USA: Eco-Champion Dr. Rob Wielgus reaches settlement with Washington State University but will resign

See video at:
https://www.peer.org/about-us/25th-anniversary/rob-wielgus-war-on-wolf-science.html

See May 15, 2018 Press Release at:

https://www.peer.org/news/news-releases/academic-freedom-settlement-for-washington-wolf-scientist.html

Excerpt:

Washington, DC — Washington’s leading wolf expert has resolved his complaint of harassment and infringement of academic freedom against its state university, according to a joint statement issued today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), representing the researcher, and Washington State University (WSU). The complaint concerned WSU administrators’ acquiescence to political pressure brought by the livestock industry to muzzle research showing that ranchers could largely eliminate wolf-related predation by following inexpensive best practices.

Professor Robert Wielgus was Director of WSU’s Large Carnivore Conservation Laboratory that did pioneering research into how to reduce conflict between gray wolves and livestock. His work became controversial after he showed that lethal control was not an effective means to reduce livestock depredation and that certain ranchers were provoking wolf predation to trigger policies requiring the state game agency to kill the entire wolfpack.

Canada: Fishermen call on Government officials to Crack Down on Lobster Poaching

Lobster poaching in the news again. Poaching is bad for all lobster fishermen, whether First Nations or those who arrived later. Not mentioned is that, like legal capture, poaching is most hurtful and brutally fatal for lobsters.
Fishermen call on government officials to crack down on lobster poaching | CBC News


See Symbolic Meaning of Lobsters on Avia Venefica's fantastic website:
https://www.whats-your-sign.com/symbolic-lobster-meaning.html


Informative links re lobsters (and crabs):

Homarus americanus | iucnredlist.org

Lobsters and Crabs Used for Food | www.peta.org

And:
Watch this amazing March 2018 BBC video of shellfishermen rescuing thousands of juvenile lobsters off English coast due to stranding following heavy storms. They are placed in seawater tank to revive. Over two tonnes were subsequently released back into their habitat (to suffer whatever painful fate when they grow up).

USA: Migratory birds need our help | NRDC

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Everywhere: Funeral Industry Dumps 800,000 Gallons of Formaldehyde Into the Soil Each Year

Caitlin Doughty
Order of the Good Death

Fascinating article from Mercola.com:

The Case for Green Burials: Funeral Industry Dumps 800,000 Gallons of Formaldehyde Into the Soil Each Year

https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2018/04/28/green-burial.aspx

USA and beyond: Mercy for Animals Donor Update - Two Powerful New Investigations

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Only 20 boats operate in California's driftnet fishing industry. Getting an investigator onto one of them isn't easy. But a heroic Mercy For Animals investigator managed to board two.
Our first-ever investigation into this horrific business unveils an industry that leaves its victims to slowly suffocate, violently saws off the fins of live fish, and drowns animals entangled in its nets. Your generous donations have allowed us to bring our footage to hundreds of thousands of people.
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With your support, MFA also released another powerful drone investigation exposing sickening cruelty in the dairy industry. The footage shows row after horrifying row of baby animals suffering miserably in tiny, barren boxes. The video has already received nearly 1 million views!
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As one of the largest fast-food chains in the world, McDonald's has the purchasing power to end many of the cruelest factory farming practices. With you standing by our side, I know we will win this important campaign and greatly reduce suffering for millions of animals each year.

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