Party for the Animals - Animal Politics Foundation’s Post

Do you want to know more about the animals you see on the safari? Here are a few facts about the wildebeest! https://buff.ly/36RbTVF #greatmigration #wildebeest #masaimara #visitkenya #kenya

👉 Reintroducing wild bisons to the Carpathians: a five-step guide! 🦬 ✅ Careful selection: We scientifically select each bison to avoid inbreeding and ensure their good health . ✅  Journey to freedom: They are transported to a 13-hectare enclosure in Romania. ✅ Close supervision: Each bison is closely monitored to ensure that it adapts well to its new environment. ✅ Reinforced security: We constantly check that everything is in place to prevent any surprise escape.  ✅ The big day: After a few weeks, if all goes well... the doors open to freedom! But this is only the beginning of the adventure... More information about the reintroduction of this iconic species here 👇 FR: https://lnkd.in/e_PDKE9Z NL: https://lnkd.in/eYW4EjZr WWF-Romania WWF Central and Eastern Europe

I am currently in Mexico diving but have yet to see a shark - not even a reef shark - which is very unusual. Maybe the answer is international trade in shark fins which continues to kill sharks at alarming rates. Although several shark species are “protected” by the reporting requirements of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species the reporting mechanism is flawed as discussed in the article below. For more info on the extent of shark fin trade and the failure of CITES read my recent paper with Dr Rolf Weder here:https://lnkd.in/gqcA2mrD

#StopTheCrueltyAtSurinElephantFestivalEach year, #Thailand’s #SurinElephantFestival becomes a ground for the cruel treatment and exploitation of elephants, drawing tourists unaware of the dark realities behind the spectacle. These majestic creatures endure unimaginable hardships — from being poached as babies to undergoing a brutal “breaking” process for #EntertainmentPurposes. Why This Matters: 1. #IllegalTrade: Many #Elephants at the #Festival are #IllegallyCaptured form their homes in the #Wild and sold, fueling a harmful industry. 2. #CruelTraining: Practices: The #Elephants are subjected to severe #Abuse to #PrformAndEntertain. 3. #DestructiveImpact: This not only harms the elephants but also perpetuates a cycle of #Exploitation. We’re calling on the #ThaiGovernment to intervene and end the sale of #BabyElephantsAtTheFestival. #VoiceForTheVoicelss can make a difference! #SignThePetition and help end the #Exploitation at #SurinElephantFestival. Let’s stand together for the welfare of these noble animals and push for changes that respect their well-being and dignity. 🐘✨ #AnimalRights #SaveTheElephants #EndAnimalCruelty #WildlifeProtection #EthicalTourism #ProtectWildlife #ElephantConservation

When Balearic shearwaters (𝘗𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴) hunt, they dive up to 35m deep to catch their favourite food, pelagic fish. They are amazing divers and big gourmets, trying to get the most flavourful snack. Unfortunately, this species of the Puffinus family has been in serious decline for many years. #Bycatch is the main driver of the decline of the species, with almost 50% of the mortality being caused by this factor. The #LIFEPanPuffinus project is an initiative that works together with fishers to find mitigation strategies and to collect more data on bycatch in the Mediterranean. Our Partners BirdLife Malta, Ορνιθολογική BirdLife Greece, LPO France, SEO/BirdLife, and SPEA - Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves are working tirelessly to establish connections between all users of the sea and ensure a brighter future for seabirds. ❗ BUT policymakers must do their part to implement electronic monitoring and data collection schemes. 👇 Here is the message 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 policymakers 𝘁𝗼 policymakers to understand what the loss of our seabirds means and that we need now to prevent further decline. 📽 by BirdLife Malta #SeabirdFriendly #Natura2000 #sustainablefishing

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 Last September I spent 4 hours in an Icelandic sweat lodge - one of my strangest experiences in 2023. We passed around a speaking stick taking turns to invoke our ancestors, share our fears and dreams. Heimir, our 'guide', would have a vision and declare that person's spirit animal. We had a healthy mix of Eagles 🦅, Leopards 🐆, Wolves 🐺, Sea Turtles 🐢 and Lions 🦁 as spirit animals. My spirit animal was a Koala! 🐨!!! I felt cheated (no offence to Koalas). Later, eating at Heimir's house I got to read his book on spirit animals. I remember the Koala's watchwords '𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀' For a while I thought this was funny, but as 2024 started I realized the power of the Koala. In leadership and in consulting, we (I) talk too much in order to credentialise and justify ourselves - often driven by our own insecurities. In 2024, I'm trying to 'Listen more, Talk less' - with my clients, colleagues, team, friends. Hopefully, its coming across (please don't answer 🙉), but I'm certainly more curious, learning more and empathising more NB. in case you are wondering, I did also take photos of the Ketchup aisle when i was in Iceland EDIT - to be clear, when I went to Iceland, I did not plan on a sweat lodge/spirit animal experience;-) #koala #spiritanimal

The commerce of wildlife should be completely banned. Even if captively bred. This can be a cover-up for trafficking as well. Here in the UK I can buy a marmoset online, a small primate found in the neotropics. Recently a Macaw was seen in Cambridge. There are some serious conservation breeding programs but commerce, sometimes used as an excuse to fund these breeding programs, should not be allowed. And why should private menageries be permitted, with extremely endangered species turned into glorified pets, like the Spix macaw, be permitted? Whilst there are some interesting initiatives in Brazil to reintroduce them, commerce is still allowed in Europe and elsewhere thanks to loopholes in the CITES convention. 👇🏼 https://lnkd.in/e3jdHg2u

Réttir time in Iceland! 🐑 This is the annual sheep roundup where locals gather to bring the sheep down from the mountains. It’s a tradition that’s been passed down for generations. Did you know that in Iceland, there are around 360,000 people but over 800,000 sheep? Would you like to experience something like this? 📸 by our guide: Saevar #Réttir #IcelandicTradition #SheepRoundup"

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