Mark Jones
@markjonesvet.bsky.social
Vet, wildlife enthusiast, nature and animal lover, Head of Policy at Born Free Foundation. All views are my own.
Lemurs are being eaten as an urban delicacy in Madagascar news.mongabay.com/2025/11/lemu...
Lemurs are being eaten as an urban delicacy in Madagascar
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In Madagascar’s cities, a quiet but lucrative market is reshaping th...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Lemurs are being eaten as an urban delicacy in Madagascar news.mongabay.com/2025/11/lemu...
‘The narwhals stop calling’: how the noise from ships is silencing wildlife in the Arctic www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘The narwhals stop calling’: how the noise from ships is silencing wildlife in the Arctic
Evidence that the whales and other marine animals are particularly vulnerable to sound is driving calls for quieter vessels
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December 1, 2025 at 4:30 AM
‘The narwhals stop calling’: how the noise from ships is silencing wildlife in the Arctic www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Building the EU of 2050: Animal welfare must be at the centre www.brusselstimes.com/1858933/buil...
Building the EU of 2050: Animal welfare must be at the centre
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December 1, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Building the EU of 2050: Animal welfare must be at the centre www.brusselstimes.com/1858933/buil...
MEPs call on the Commission to finally ban fur farming www.eurogroupforanimals.org/news/meps-ca...
MEPs call on the Commission to finally ban fur farming
Today, during a plenary debate in Strasbourg, MEPs from across the political spectrum asked the European Commission (EC) to introduce an EU-wide ban on fur farming and on the placing of farmed fur pro...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:29 AM
MEPs call on the Commission to finally ban fur farming www.eurogroupforanimals.org/news/meps-ca...
Animals at the Amazon COP wfa.org/cop30-outcom...
Animals at the Amazon COP - WFA at COP30
The World Federation for Animals reports from COP30 in Belém, Brazil, examining animal welfare, policy outcomes, and the role of wildlife as climate allies.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Animals at the Amazon COP wfa.org/cop30-outcom...
Survey raises estimate of African forest elephant numbers phys.org/news/2025-11...
Survey raises estimate of African forest elephant numbers
DNA pulled from the dung of African forest elephants has given experts a more accurate—and higher—population estimate for the elusive animal, but the species remains critically endangered, a study sho...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Survey raises estimate of African forest elephant numbers phys.org/news/2025-11...
Chained up and injured: Police free chimpanzees from illegal keeping in Sicily www.bluewin.ch/en/news/inte...
Police free chimpanzees from illegal keeping in Sicily
A young chimpanzee smuggled illegally from Malta to Sicily has been rescued by police in poor condition and chained up in an apartment near Syracuse. The injured animal is now receiving medical treatm...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Chained up and injured: Police free chimpanzees from illegal keeping in Sicily www.bluewin.ch/en/news/inte...
BORN FREE CAMPAIGNS FOR END TO FAROES GRIND AT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT www.bornfree.org.uk/news/born-fr...
Born Free calls EU Parliament to end Faroes Grind
We joined Sea Shepherd and the Stop the Grind campaign to call for an end to whale and dolphin hunts in the Faroe Islands.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
BORN FREE CAMPAIGNS FOR END TO FAROES GRIND AT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT www.bornfree.org.uk/news/born-fr...
Breaking: Police Charges Filed in Faroe Islands Against Grind Whalers Halts Hunts www.seashepherdglobal.org/latest-news/...
Breaking: Police Charges Filed in Faroe Islands Against Grind Whalers Halts Hunts
Eighteen months after Sea Shepherd filed a detailed police report on a grind in which dozens of whales were left alive in shallow water in violation of Faroese law, that complaint has now led to forma...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Breaking: Police Charges Filed in Faroe Islands Against Grind Whalers Halts Hunts www.seashepherdglobal.org/latest-news/...
Legalising rhino horn is a deadly mistake, and CITES CoP20 must close the door completely www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
Legalising rhino horn is a deadly mistake, and CITES CoP20 must close the door completely | Daily Maverick
<p>The combined lessons of recent enforcement actions, judicial rulings and criminal investigations point to a decisive conclusion: legalising rhino horn, in any form, under any circumstances, will st...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Legalising rhino horn is a deadly mistake, and CITES CoP20 must close the door completely www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
After Ambani zoo probe, wildlife body reverses call to curb animal imports to India www.reuters.com/world/india/...
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November 23, 2025 at 10:17 AM
After Ambani zoo probe, wildlife body reverses call to curb animal imports to India www.reuters.com/world/india/...
Ahead of CITES CoP20, starting 24 November 2025, we answer the most commonly asked questions about CITES and where Born Free stands on key issues. www.bornfree.org.uk/news/cites-c...
CITES CoP 20 - Key Questions Answered
Ahead of CITES CoP20, starting 24 November, we answer the most commonly asked questions about CITES and where Born Free stands on key issues.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Ahead of CITES CoP20, starting 24 November 2025, we answer the most commonly asked questions about CITES and where Born Free stands on key issues. www.bornfree.org.uk/news/cites-c...
The PVA’s Andre Menache considers whether the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology’s new strategy on Replacing Animals in Science will deliver an end to animal testing.
Media — PVA
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November 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The PVA’s Andre Menache considers whether the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology’s new strategy on Replacing Animals in Science will deliver an end to animal testing.
Scientists slam Canada-US proposal to lower trade protections for peregrine falcons 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 7:55 PM
Scientists slam Canada-US proposal to lower trade protections for peregrine falcons news.mongabay.com/2025/11/scie...
Trade in marine fish for aquariums includes threatened species, lacks oversight news.mongabay.com/2025/11/trad...
Trade in marine fish for aquariums includes threatened species, lacks oversight: Study
The United States is the main market for “ornamental” marine fish, those that end up as pets in aquariums. Now, a new study of U.S.-based online retailers has found that nearly 90% of traded species a...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Trade in marine fish for aquariums includes threatened species, lacks oversight news.mongabay.com/2025/11/trad...
A yearlong investigation into the African-grey trade reveals a web of poachers, egg smugglers, wealthy businessmen — and multitudes who want a talking bird www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
TikTok Is Obsessed With Talking Parrots. It's Fueling a Global Black Market
A yearlong investigation into the African-grey trade reveals poachers, egg smugglers, wealthy businessmen — and multitudes who want a talking bird
www.rollingstone.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A yearlong investigation into the African-grey trade reveals a web of poachers, egg smugglers, wealthy businessmen — and multitudes who want a talking bird www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Born Free renews call for reindeer-free festive events www.bornfree.org.uk/news/born-fr...
Born Free renews call for reindeer-free festive events
A record 35 organisations and experts have joined this year’s campaign calling for festive events to not use live reindeer in 2025.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Born Free renews call for reindeer-free festive events www.bornfree.org.uk/news/born-fr...
Wildlife experts urge India to halt imports for Ambani-run mega-zoo www.24newshd.tv/09-Nov-2025/...
Wildlife experts urge India to halt imports for Ambani-run mega-zoo
Leading wildlife protection experts have urged India to suspend all imports of the world's most endangered species, endorsing long-running concerns by
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November 12, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Wildlife experts urge India to halt imports for Ambani-run mega-zoo www.24newshd.tv/09-Nov-2025/...
One Health. One Planet. Our Responsibility. www.who.int/europe/news/...
One Health. One Planet. Our Responsibility.
As wildfires, heatwaves, floods and other interconnected crises intensify in 2025, recognizing the link between human, animal and environmental health – and acting across sectors – is essential.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
One Health. One Planet. Our Responsibility. www.who.int/europe/news/...
Key outcomes for animals on the road to COP17 from SBSTTA-27 wfa.org/key-outcomes...
Key outcomes for animals on the road to COP17 from SBSTTA-27
In October 2025, governments gathered in Panama City for SBSTTA-27, the scientific body of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). WFA was present at the event with a clear message: animals are ...
wfa.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Key outcomes for animals on the road to COP17 from SBSTTA-27 wfa.org/key-outcomes...
Lack of wildlife crime convictions opening the door to other serious crimes www.wcl.org.uk/wildlife-cri...
Lack of wildlife crime convictions opening the door to other serious crimes
Wildlife and Countryside Link's latest report on Wildlife Crime shines a light on the low level of convictions for such crimes, and also reveals the connection between wildlife crime and other serious...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Lack of wildlife crime convictions opening the door to other serious crimes www.wcl.org.uk/wildlife-cri...
India mega-zoo in spotlight again over animal acquisitions www.digitaljournal.com/world/india-...
India mega-zoo in spotlight again over animal acquisitions
Leading wildlife protection experts have urged India to suspend all imports of the world's most endangered species.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
India mega-zoo in spotlight again over animal acquisitions www.digitaljournal.com/world/india-...
Born Free pressures international governments to step up for wild animals www.bornfree.org.uk/news/born-fr...
Born Free pressures governments on animal welfare
Born Free championed wild animal welfare as essential to restoring ecosystems and driving climate solutions at the CBD technical meeting in Panama.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Born Free pressures international governments to step up for wild animals www.bornfree.org.uk/news/born-fr...
Global biodiversity assessment counters Supreme Court’s clean chit to Vantara india.mongabay.com/2025/11/glob...
Global biodiversity assessment counters Supreme Court's clean chit to Vantara
A new CITES report highlights gaps in India’s due diligence on wildlife trade. It recommends India halt imports of endangered species till it reviews its import procedures and strengthens enforcement.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Global biodiversity assessment counters Supreme Court’s clean chit to Vantara india.mongabay.com/2025/11/glob...
Moral panic or measured response? The politics behind South Africa’s elephant ‘crisis’ www.conservationaction.co.za/moral-panic-...
Moral panic or measured response? The politics behind South Africa’s elephant ‘crisis’ - Conservation Action Trust
Behind claims of escalating human-elephant conflict lies a tangle of weak data, mismanagement and a R460-million fund that seems to need a crisis more than it proves one. Are elephants becoming increa...
www.conservationaction.co.za
November 5, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Moral panic or measured response? The politics behind South Africa’s elephant ‘crisis’ www.conservationaction.co.za/moral-panic-...