#Act4 Wildlife Another big cat species tested positive for coronavirus, this time a snow leopard. It's the sixth animal species confirmed to have been infected with the virus after human contact Three snow leopards test positive for coronavirus, making it the sixth confirmed animal species 18 December 2020
#Act4 Wildlife An infected wild mink was found in the “immediate vicinity” of a Utah fur farm that had an outbreak, officials say. First case of the coronavirus detected in the wild 15 December 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Millions of live animals enter the U.S. each year without disease screening — leaving us vulnerable to another outbreak, a former wildlife inspector says. To prevent the next pandemic, it’s the legal wildlife trade we should worry about 7 May 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Canada Goose announced that starting in 2022, the company will no longer buy new fur from trappers. Canada Goose will stop buying fur — Sort of 23 April 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Nadia, a tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York, has become the first of her kind to test positive for the coronavirus. A tiger at the Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus 6 April 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Macy’s will completely phase out the sale of animal fur from its stores by early 2021, making it the biggest U.S. retailer to ban the controversial product. US retailer Macy’s is banning fur from 2021 22 October 2019
#Act4 Wildlife US zoos now plan to import baby elephants from Zimbabwe, undeterred by the international furore over their 2016 import of 18 wild elephants from Swaziland. US to import baby elephants from Zimbabwe despite uproar 8 August 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Conservationists who support trophy hunting as a means of raising funds for preserving wild areas and wild animals have always argued that ‘if it pays, it stays’. IUCN study shows trophy hunting doesn’t live up to its claim of supporting conservation 30 June 2019
#Act4 Wildlife California just banned the use of wild animals in circuses. Wild animal circuses could soon be banned in the US 22 May 2019
#Act4 Wildlife A study of coyote scat in LA found the animals are attracted to fruit in gardens, where they are also finding cats and dogs High-cat diet: urban coyotes feast on pets, study finds 12 May 2019
#Act4 Wildlife The Trump administration is seeking to lift Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf, arguing the predators found mainly in the western United States have been brought back successfully from the brink of extinction. U.S. seeks to lift endangered species protection for gray wolf 6 March 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Los Angeles is stepping up for animal rights. Los Angeles becomes biggest U.S. city to ban fur 12 February 2019