• Animals

COVID-19 Is Devastating Ecotourism and That Makes Another Pandemic Even More Likely

• animals. wildlife trafficking
• COVID-19
• ecotorism
• elephants
• endangered species
• great apes
• Lions
• science

Wildlife sanctuaries, game reserves, and national parks in Asia, Africa, and South America have closed during the COVID-19 pandemic as borders have been shut, visas restricted and quarantines enforced to limit the spread of the virus.

Why This Matters:  Globally this drastic reduction (80% in most places) translates into losses of trillions of dollars and millions of jobs to local communities for whom this is their only income, and these declines in travel are expected to last at least a year.

• Animals

Something to Be Thankful For: Ending Private Ownership of Big Cats

• big cats
• Lions
• tigers
• zoos

Our partners at the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) are dedicated to ending the private ownership of big cats like lions and tigers. So when we asked them what they were thankful for this year they wanted to share the progress that has been made to end cruelty and abuse of these amazing animals. […]

• Animals

New Lion King Live Action Film Aims To Protect Lions IRL

• #KnotOnMyPlanet
• #ProtectThePride
• #TheLionKing
• Disney
• endangered species
• Lions
• Tiffany's

Disney’s new live-action film The Lion King will undoubtedly be a box office smash, but it will also mark the company’s largest public commitment to conservation by supporting a global campaign to raise awareness of the plight of lions called “Protect the Pride.”   The campaign is supporting the Lion Recovery Fund, a collaboration between The Wildlife Conservation Network and the Leonardo Di Caprio Foundation, that is aiming to double the number of lions in the wild in Africa by the year 2050.

• Animals

Ending the “pet” trade for big cats will save lives

• big cats
• IFAW
• Lions
• tigers

Big cats don’t make good pets but you might be shocked at how many of these magnificent animals are being held in captivity in private homes, often living in atrocious conditions that not only endanger their lives but those of people in the surrounding community. As Beth Allgood, the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s U.S. […]

• Animals

One cool thing: Natural History Museum announces wildlife photography winners

• Lions
• photography

As Eco Watch reported, the Natural History Museum in London announced on Wednesday the winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year: LUMIX People’s Choice Award. After counting 16,000 votes from nature fans, wildlife photographer David Lloyd’s shot of a pair of nuzzling Serengeti lions, called Bond of Brothers, was crowned the top image. The two […]