Chris R. Shepherd
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November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Help us fight for British wildlife: protectthewild.shop/collections/...
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The Government of Canada recently tabled a response to petition e-6589, which called on the government to end the practice. We're unpacking several of the claims made in the response as an opportunity to increase understanding about the realities of fur farming: buff.ly/QrthCW8 #CDNpoli
November 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The Government of Canada recently tabled a response to petition e-6589, which called on the government to end the practice. We're unpacking several of the claims made in the response as an opportunity to increase understanding about the realities of fur farming: buff.ly/QrthCW8 #CDNpoli
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The Ottawa-Alberta pipeline agreement signed this morning should be seen for what it really is — an attempt to spin a narrative for a pipeline with no route, no proponent and no support from Coastal First Nations or the B.C. government.
Read our statement here: sierraclub.bc.ca/stories-even...
Read our statement here: sierraclub.bc.ca/stories-even...
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The Ottawa-Alberta pipeline agreement signed this morning should be seen for what it really is — an attempt to spin a narrative for a pipeline with no route, no proponent and no support from Coastal First Nations or the B.C. government.
Read our statement here: sierraclub.bc.ca/stories-even...
Read our statement here: sierraclub.bc.ca/stories-even...
B.C. NDP, Coastal First Nations slam pipeline deal between Ottawa and Alberta - Vancouver Sun
November 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
B.C. NDP, Coastal First Nations slam pipeline deal between Ottawa and Alberta - Vancouver Sun
Opinion | One major contributor to climate change is being under-reported - Toronto Star
November 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Opinion | One major contributor to climate change is being under-reported - Toronto Star
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Disease risk is growing as more than 475 medically important drugs are sprayed on fruits and vegetables.
The overuse of #antibiotics and #antifungals as #pesticides on crops threatens public health — it can lead to superbugs and fungal infections that are less treatable.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/3K7qwHY
The overuse of #antibiotics and #antifungals as #pesticides on crops threatens public health — it can lead to superbugs and fungal infections that are less treatable.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/3K7qwHY
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Disease risk is growing as more than 475 medically important drugs are sprayed on fruits and vegetables.
The overuse of #antibiotics and #antifungals as #pesticides on crops threatens public health — it can lead to superbugs and fungal infections that are less treatable.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/3K7qwHY
The overuse of #antibiotics and #antifungals as #pesticides on crops threatens public health — it can lead to superbugs and fungal infections that are less treatable.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/3K7qwHY
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Under Canadian law, animals are not considered sentient and are classified as property. Sign and share federal petition e-6955 that seeks to recognize animals as sentiment beings. Thank you to supporter Maureen Boag for initiating this petition: buff.ly/id4HukK
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Under Canadian law, animals are not considered sentient and are classified as property. Sign and share federal petition e-6955 that seeks to recognize animals as sentiment beings. Thank you to supporter Maureen Boag for initiating this petition: buff.ly/id4HukK
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This photo was taken after a bear got into an unsecured garbage bin. Leaving garbage unsecured invites bears into your yard and puts them in danger. Remember to lock up bins and secure attractants - small steps like this can make a big difference in reducing bear deaths and keeping everyone safe.
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This photo was taken after a bear got into an unsecured garbage bin. Leaving garbage unsecured invites bears into your yard and puts them in danger. Remember to lock up bins and secure attractants - small steps like this can make a big difference in reducing bear deaths and keeping everyone safe.
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We are facing the most serious threats we've ever seen from Washington, DC.
This administration is demonizing us for a simple reason: We get in its way when it tries to destroy public lands and wildlife.
We need all our allies with us. Please give now ➡️ bit.ly/4raxigL
This administration is demonizing us for a simple reason: We get in its way when it tries to destroy public lands and wildlife.
We need all our allies with us. Please give now ➡️ bit.ly/4raxigL
November 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
We are facing the most serious threats we've ever seen from Washington, DC.
This administration is demonizing us for a simple reason: We get in its way when it tries to destroy public lands and wildlife.
We need all our allies with us. Please give now ➡️ bit.ly/4raxigL
This administration is demonizing us for a simple reason: We get in its way when it tries to destroy public lands and wildlife.
We need all our allies with us. Please give now ➡️ bit.ly/4raxigL
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The #ESA is the world's most successful conservation law, and it's under attack again. The Trump admin. just proposed four new rules that would gut the Act and drive imperiled plants and animals closer to extinction.
We have fewer than 30 days to voice our opposition loud and clear ➡️ bit.ly/3LZAGe6
We have fewer than 30 days to voice our opposition loud and clear ➡️ bit.ly/3LZAGe6
November 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The #ESA is the world's most successful conservation law, and it's under attack again. The Trump admin. just proposed four new rules that would gut the Act and drive imperiled plants and animals closer to extinction.
We have fewer than 30 days to voice our opposition loud and clear ➡️ bit.ly/3LZAGe6
We have fewer than 30 days to voice our opposition loud and clear ➡️ bit.ly/3LZAGe6
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Don't buy 'curiosities' made of dead bats!
Online stores including Amazon and Google shop are still openly selling these items, a year after we highlighted the problem. Trade in Endangered species needs to stop. #wildlife #bats #nature 🌍
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Online stores including Amazon and Google shop are still openly selling these items, a year after we highlighted the problem. Trade in Endangered species needs to stop. #wildlife #bats #nature 🌍
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November 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Even this tiny, desert-dwelling dragon thinks it's getting too hot in here!
The Mule Mountains population of Yarrow’s spiny lizard live on a single mountain range. #ClimateChange has forced them to higher elevations over the past 8 years.
Learn more about our work to save them ➡️ bit.ly/4oRiDWd
The Mule Mountains population of Yarrow’s spiny lizard live on a single mountain range. #ClimateChange has forced them to higher elevations over the past 8 years.
Learn more about our work to save them ➡️ bit.ly/4oRiDWd
November 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Even this tiny, desert-dwelling dragon thinks it's getting too hot in here!
The Mule Mountains population of Yarrow’s spiny lizard live on a single mountain range. #ClimateChange has forced them to higher elevations over the past 8 years.
Learn more about our work to save them ➡️ bit.ly/4oRiDWd
The Mule Mountains population of Yarrow’s spiny lizard live on a single mountain range. #ClimateChange has forced them to higher elevations over the past 8 years.
Learn more about our work to save them ➡️ bit.ly/4oRiDWd
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In our latest blog post, Dr. Valli Fraser-Celin explores a study that looked at 100 years of research – and showed some species are being researched more than others. Here's what’s being overlooked, and how filling research gaps could improve conservation outcomes: thefurbearers.com/blog/study-r...
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
In our latest blog post, Dr. Valli Fraser-Celin explores a study that looked at 100 years of research – and showed some species are being researched more than others. Here's what’s being overlooked, and how filling research gaps could improve conservation outcomes: thefurbearers.com/blog/study-r...
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Will you be at #CITESCop20? So will Dr. Sarah Foster
@sarahjfoster.bsky.social, our Focal Point for Global Fisheries and Trade. If you spot her, please say hello, & be sure to join our side event "Global Action for Seahorses" on 29 Nov!
👉 www.iucn-seahorse.org/cites
#CoP20Samarkand #Uzbekistan
@sarahjfoster.bsky.social, our Focal Point for Global Fisheries and Trade. If you spot her, please say hello, & be sure to join our side event "Global Action for Seahorses" on 29 Nov!
👉 www.iucn-seahorse.org/cites
#CoP20Samarkand #Uzbekistan
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Will you be at #CITESCop20? So will Dr. Sarah Foster
@sarahjfoster.bsky.social, our Focal Point for Global Fisheries and Trade. If you spot her, please say hello, & be sure to join our side event "Global Action for Seahorses" on 29 Nov!
👉 www.iucn-seahorse.org/cites
#CoP20Samarkand #Uzbekistan
@sarahjfoster.bsky.social, our Focal Point for Global Fisheries and Trade. If you spot her, please say hello, & be sure to join our side event "Global Action for Seahorses" on 29 Nov!
👉 www.iucn-seahorse.org/cites
#CoP20Samarkand #Uzbekistan
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Another 'missing' Hen Harrier, this time in the Moorfoot Hills, south of Edinburgh - a well known hotbed of illegal raptor persecution over several decades.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
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#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
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Satellite-tagged Hen Harrier ‘Circe’ disappears in suspicious circumstances in Moorfoot Hills, south Scotland
Press release from Hen Harrier Action (20th November 2025) HEN HARRIER ACTION APPEALS FOR INFORMATION AS ANOTHER RARE HEN HARRIER SUSPECTED TO HAVE BEEN ILLEGALLY KILLED IN SCOTLAND A satellite tag…
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November 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Another 'missing' Hen Harrier, this time in the Moorfoot Hills, south of Edinburgh - a well known hotbed of illegal raptor persecution over several decades.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/20/s...
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/20/s...
With this proposal, Falk said, Canada and the U.S. are “shifting the admin burden” to poorer countries, where most of the rare subspecies are found. “It’s collateral damage that they didn’t think of when they made the proposal.”
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news.mongabay.com/2025/11/scie...
Scientists slam Canada-US proposal to lower trade protections for peregrine falcons
The crow-sized, slate-blue-backed peregrine falcon, with its bright yellow feet, soars across the skies from Greenland’s Arctic tundra to the steppe plains of Patagonia in South America. Falco peregri...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
With this proposal, Falk said, Canada and the U.S. are “shifting the admin burden” to poorer countries, where most of the rare subspecies are found. “It’s collateral damage that they didn’t think of when they made the proposal.”
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/scie...
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/scie...
"A U.S. citizen residing in Tijuana, Mexico, was indicted Friday after authorities say he attempted to smuggle a protected species – orange-fronted parakeets – into the U.S. last month without following proper quarantine and clearance procedures."
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Man accused of smuggling protected parakeets in his underwear
When Customs and Border Protection Officers asked Jesse Agus Martinez about the suspicious bulge in his pants, he claimed that the protrusion was natural – using a Spanish word for a male appendage. B...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
"A U.S. citizen residing in Tijuana, Mexico, was indicted Friday after authorities say he attempted to smuggle a protected species – orange-fronted parakeets – into the U.S. last month without following proper quarantine and clearance procedures."
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November 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
An attempt to smuggle 35.7kg of rhinoceros horns from South Africa into Laos through Singapore was uncovered at Changi Airport on Nov 8!
Congratulations to the authorities in Singapore on this enforcement success!
www.straitstimes.com/singapore/en...
Congratulations to the authorities in Singapore on this enforcement success!
www.straitstimes.com/singapore/en...
Singapore foils attempt to smuggle record 35.7kg of rhino horns from South Africa to Laos
Singapore authorities at Changi Airport have made their largest seizure of rhino horns, disrupting illegal wildlife trafficking and enhancing enforcement. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at s...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
An attempt to smuggle 35.7kg of rhinoceros horns from South Africa into Laos through Singapore was uncovered at Changi Airport on Nov 8!
Congratulations to the authorities in Singapore on this enforcement success!
www.straitstimes.com/singapore/en...
Congratulations to the authorities in Singapore on this enforcement success!
www.straitstimes.com/singapore/en...
Big seizure of wildlife made in Israel. And... it came from Thailand!
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Man smuggles nearly 200 exotic animals stuffed in his luggage: See the wild photos
An Israeli man, 24, was caught allegedly smuggling 186 exotic animals from Thailand, including snakes, turtles and lizards, in his suitcase at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv.
www.foxnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Big seizure of wildlife made in Israel. And... it came from Thailand!
www.foxnews.com/travel/man-s...
www.foxnews.com/travel/man-s...
More live reptile trafficking to supply demand for exotic pets. This time, 47 venomous snakes, again seized in India.
More action is needed to put an end to the trafficking of live reptiles!
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More action is needed to put an end to the trafficking of live reptiles!
vocal.media/fyi/mumbai-a...
Mumbai Arrest: 47 Venomous Vipers Found in Baggage Stuns Airport Security
A chilling discovery at a major Indian airport sparks global concern over wildlife trafficking and public safety
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November 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
More live reptile trafficking to supply demand for exotic pets. This time, 47 venomous snakes, again seized in India.
More action is needed to put an end to the trafficking of live reptiles!
vocal.media/fyi/mumbai-a...
More action is needed to put an end to the trafficking of live reptiles!
vocal.media/fyi/mumbai-a...
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New webinar recording available! 📼
Panellists explain how our new global dugong assessment shows dugongs are vulnerable to extinction in many parts of their range and underscores the vital role of seagrass meadows for biodiversity and climate resilience.
View here www.tropwater.com/event-detail...
Panellists explain how our new global dugong assessment shows dugongs are vulnerable to extinction in many parts of their range and underscores the vital role of seagrass meadows for biodiversity and climate resilience.
View here www.tropwater.com/event-detail...
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
New webinar recording available! 📼
Panellists explain how our new global dugong assessment shows dugongs are vulnerable to extinction in many parts of their range and underscores the vital role of seagrass meadows for biodiversity and climate resilience.
View here www.tropwater.com/event-detail...
Panellists explain how our new global dugong assessment shows dugongs are vulnerable to extinction in many parts of their range and underscores the vital role of seagrass meadows for biodiversity and climate resilience.
View here www.tropwater.com/event-detail...
15 cockatoos saved from trafficking attempt in Indonesia...
The live bird trade in Indonesia is massive and widespread - and largely illegal. More effort is needed to tackle this conservation crisis.
en.tempo.co/read/2066113...
@wildparrotsg.bsky.social
The live bird trade in Indonesia is massive and widespread - and largely illegal. More effort is needed to tackle this conservation crisis.
en.tempo.co/read/2066113...
@wildparrotsg.bsky.social
15 Sulphur-crested Cockatoos Rescued from Smuggling Out to Maluku
The owner of a box full of smuggled cockatoos managed to escape from the joint officers.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
15 cockatoos saved from trafficking attempt in Indonesia...
The live bird trade in Indonesia is massive and widespread - and largely illegal. More effort is needed to tackle this conservation crisis.
en.tempo.co/read/2066113...
@wildparrotsg.bsky.social
The live bird trade in Indonesia is massive and widespread - and largely illegal. More effort is needed to tackle this conservation crisis.
en.tempo.co/read/2066113...
@wildparrotsg.bsky.social