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Mark Jones
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Vet, wildlife enthusiast, nature and animal lover, Head of Policy at Born Free Foundation. All views are my own.
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Mark Jones @markjonesvet.bsky.social · 2d
Global body adopts policy to protect Earth’s old, wise and large animals www.cdu.edu.au/news/global-...
Global body adopts policy to protect Earth’s old, wise and large animals | Charles Darwin University
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has recognised Charles Darwin University-led research into the Earth’s oldest animals with the adoption of the ‘Longevity Conservation’ global...
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Mark Jones @markjonesvet.bsky.social · 4d
Bogus law firm and fake Google notices: The murky online campaign to suppress stories on Vantara zoo www.thenewsminute.com/news/bogus-l...
Bogus law firm and fake Google notices: The murky online campaign to suppress stories on Vantara
A suspicious entity created a fake law firm, using the identity of a noted lawyer, in an attempt to gag journalists and media outlets critical of the Vantara zo
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Mark Jones @markjonesvet.bsky.social · 4d
West Africa’s leopards now officially endangered after 50% population crash news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
West Africa’s leopards now officially endangered after 50% population crash
There are only about 350 mature leopards left in West Africa, according to the latest regional assessment by the IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority. Leopards (Panthera pardus) in West Af...
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Mark Jones @markjonesvet.bsky.social · 5d
Born Free welcomes the outcomes of the IUCN World Conservation Congress www.bornfree.org.uk/news/born-fr...
Born Free welcomes the outcomes of the IUCN World Congress
Dr Mark Jones explains why we’re calling for urgent and robust implementation of the outcomes, following the congress in Abu Dhabi.
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Mark Jones @markjonesvet.bsky.social · 5d
Labour's Planning Bill: pro-growth changes disastrous for wildlife protectthewild.org.uk/deer/labours...
Labour's Planning Bill: pro-growth changes disastrous for wildlife - Protect the Wild
The IPB would allow developers to bulldoze sites without conducting timely wildlife surveys – a disastrous prospect for animals inhabiting those areas.
protectthewild.org.uk
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Mark Jones @markjonesvet.bsky.social · 6d
Good News for Minks! Polish Parliament Votes to Ban Fur Farming www.peta.org.uk/blog/poland-...
Good News for Minks! Polish Parliament Votes to Ban Fur Farming
The ban will spare around 3.5 million animals a year from being bred, confined and violently killed for their fur in Poland.
www.peta.org.uk
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Mark Jones @markjonesvet.bsky.social · 6d
EC must reaffirm commitment to legislative action on animal welfare as partial leak raises concerns www.eurogroupforanimals.org/news/ec-must...
EC must reaffirm commitment to legislative action on animal welfare as partial leak raises concerns
Animal protection organisations express concern after a partial leak of the European Commission’s (EC) 2026 Work Programme is missing the animal welfare modernisation plan previously promised by Commi...
www.eurogroupforanimals.org
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Mark Jones @markjonesvet.bsky.social · 7d
Protesters call for release of penguins ‘trapped in basement’ of London aquarium www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Protesters call for release of penguins ‘trapped in basement’ of London aquarium
Campaigners have claimed the Sea Life London Aquarium, owned by Merlin Entertainments, are keeping the birds in ‘horrible’ conditions for profit.
www.independent.co.uk
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Mark Jones @markjonesvet.bsky.social · 9d
West Africa’s leopards now officially endangered after 50% population crash news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
West Africa’s leopards now officially endangered after 50% population crash
There are only about 350 mature leopards left in West Africa, according to the latest regional assessment by the IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority. Leopards (Panthera pardus) in West Af...
news.mongabay.com
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Mark Jones @markjonesvet.bsky.social · 10d
Elephant deaths in captivity emphasise zoo issues www.bornfree.org.uk/news/captive...
Elephant deaths in captivity emphasise zoo issues
Born Free is saddened and frustrated by recent tragic events involving elephants in zoos around the world.
www.bornfree.org.uk
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Mark Jones @markjonesvet.bsky.social · 10d
Badger culling continues despite Bern Convention findings www.bornfree.org.uk/news/badger-...
Badger culling continues despite Bern Convention findings
Thousands more badgers face being shot in England this autumn despite a finding that the culls contravene an internationally binding legal agreement.
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Mark Jones @markjonesvet.bsky.social · 12d
Cheetah cubs rescued from illegal trade in "one of the largest confiscations" of the endangered species, conservationist says focusingonwildlife.com/news/cheetah...
Cheetah cubs rescued from illegal trade in "one of the largest confiscations" of the endangered species, conservationist says | Focusing on Wildlife
Eleven cheetah cubs were rescued from illegal trade in Somaliland in what a conservationist described on Thursday as “one of the largest confiscations of the
focusingonwildlife.com
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Mark Jones @markjonesvet.bsky.social · 12d
Positive Animal Welfare wellbeingintl.org/positive-ani...
Positive Animal Welfare
Animal welfare science has advanced steadily over the past fifty years. The International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE—originally founded as the Society for Veterinary Ethology in Edinburgh) has...
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Mark Jones @markjonesvet.bsky.social · 12d
Combatting Wildlife Smuggling – how novel technologies and fresh crime-fighting techniques are transforming the battle against wildlife trafficking, one gorilla handprint at a time wellbeingintl.org/combatting-w...
Combatting Wildlife Smuggling
The August 2025 edition of National Geographic dedicates a cover article to the important topic “On the Hunt for Smugglers”. The subtitle argues that novel technologies and fresh crime-fighting techni...
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Mark Jones @markjonesvet.bsky.social · 13d
Close season for hares: Your questions answered - Born Free www.bornfree.org.uk/news/close-s...
Close season for hares: Your questions answered
Our Head of Policy, Dr Mark Jones tackles the questions we’ve received via social media about hares, hunting and the urgent need to take action.
www.bornfree.org.uk
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Mark Jones @markjonesvet.bsky.social · 13d
Majority of world’s bird species in decline as nature crisis deepens – experts www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Majority of world’s bird species in decline as nature crisis deepens – experts
Three Arctic seal species have also moved closer to extinction as global warming destroys their icy home.
www.independent.co.uk
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Mark Jones @markjonesvet.bsky.social · 13d
Skinned for Profit: How Global Trade Is Driving Africa’s Donkeys to the Brink therevelator.org/skinned-for-...
Skinned for Profit: How Global Trade Is Driving Africa’s Donkeys to the Brink • The Revelator
Millions of animals are slaughtered each year for use in traditional Chinese medicine — a trade that’s devastating many African communities.
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Mark Jones @markjonesvet.bsky.social · 15d
75,000 Endangered and Exotic Animals, SLAPP Suits, and Zero Oversight

How oil and coal billionaires with close ties to the Modi government escape judicial and media scrutiny in India.

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75,000 Endangered and Exotic Animals, SLAPP Suits, and Zero Oversight
How oil and coal billionaires with close ties to the Modi government escape judicial and media scrutiny in India.
drilled.media
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Mark Jones @markjonesvet.bsky.social · 16d
Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation ‘win’ www.bbc.com/news/article...
Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win'
Once endangered due to hunting, it is making a strong recovery thanks to global conservation efforts.
www.bbc.com
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Mark Jones @markjonesvet.bsky.social · 17d
Hunting to heritage – Zim reserve begins eco-tourism transition www.tourismupdate.com/article/hunt...
Hunting to heritage – Zim reserve begins eco-tourism transition
Zimbabwe’s Chewore South concession, within a UNESCO World Heritage Site, will end trophy hunting as part of a pilot project to test whether eco-to…
www.tourismupdate.com
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Mark Jones @markjonesvet.bsky.social · 17d
Wild fauna and flora: MEPs call for an end to all illegal trade by 2030 www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
Wild fauna and flora: MEPs call for an end to all illegal trade by 2030 | News | European Parliament
MEPs push for better application of bans and restrictions globally and call on the EU to lead the global fight against illegal trafficking of wild animals and plants.
www.europarl.europa.eu
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Mark Jones @markjonesvet.bsky.social · 18d
Losing Nemo: Almost all aquarium fish in the US are caught in the wild phys.org/news/2025-10...
Losing Nemo: Almost all aquarium fish in the US are caught in the wild
New research has revealed that about 90% of marine aquarium fish sold by online retailers in the United States are sourced directly from wild populations, mostly in the western Pacific and Indian Ocea...
phys.org
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Mark Jones @markjonesvet.bsky.social · 18d
New global guidelines needed to rein in the wildlife pet trade news.mongabay.com/2025/10/new-...
New global guidelines needed to rein in the wildlife pet trade (commentary)
The illegal and unsustainable wildlife pet trade depends on the appeal of live animals — creatures that people naturally want to care for. Yet behind the allure of a bright-eyed chameleon or playful p...
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Mark Jones @markjonesvet.bsky.social · 19d
The Exotic Pet Trade Harms Animals and Humans. The European Union Is Studying a Potential Solution goodmenproject.com/featured-con...
The Exotic Pet Trade Harms Animals and Humans. The European Union Is Studying a Potential Solution
EU legislators are considering a form of regulation that could protect many species from unsafe exploitation — if it’s done right.
goodmenproject.com
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Mark Jones @markjonesvet.bsky.social · 20d
Conservation in a hotter world news.mongabay.com/2025/09/cons...
Conservation in a hotter world
For most of its history, conservation has been about preservation: setting aside reserves, managing fisheries, and safeguarding livelihoods in ways that assumed tomorrow would look broadly like today....
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