#Act4 Wildlife Wolf Action Group Finland questions if Finland will finally adapt its Wolf Management Plan to reflect scientific progress and improve the unfavourable conservation status of wolves in their country. Will Finland listen to science when updating their Wolf Management Plan? 22 March 2019 Susiryhmä
#Act4 Wildlife The following statement was issued by Arnaud Goessens, EU Policy Manager, for WCS EU. Wildlife Conservation Society EU congratulates Belgium for steps towards closing its domestic ivory market 19 March 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Eight member states of the European Union have already totally banned the fur industry and several others are considering a similar movement. Most Europeans oppose this business. Ask the European Commission not to legitimize the fur industry 18 March 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Animal Welfare Minister Beate Hartinger-Klein (FPÖ) has spoken out in favor of a Europe-wide ban on fur farming. Fur farming: Austrian Minister Hartinger-Klein for EU-wide ban 18 March 2019 Four Paws
#Act4 Wildlife Some 67,154 badgers have been killed in the since the scheme began in 2013. Tens of thousands more badgers face slaughter as UK areas ask for licences to kill 17 March 2019
#Act4 Wildlife With regard to animal welfare and conservation, whistleblowers are often alerting authorities, media, and NGOs about the lack of compliance with the legislation. Intergroup meeting report: "Whistleblowers: the protection of persons reporting on breaches of EU law” 14 March 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Departmental report says shooters bribed landholders and farmers provided false information Kangaroo pet food trial: one million animals killed, and fraud and bribery alleged 13 March 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Scientists have studied how fish adapt to rapid changes in the surrounding freshwater environment to understand how the marine life may respond to climate change. Scientists monitoring climate change impact on behaviour of freshwater fish 11 March 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Aquatic animal production is the fastest growing food sector globally. FVE maps out the educational steps to become an aquatic veterinarian to address EU lack of vets for fish 11 March 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Cargolux has decided to place a ban on the transport of lion bones in an effort to curb and deter this worrying new trend in wildlife trafficking. Cargolux bans lion bone transport 6 March 2019
#Act4 Wildlife The one-year anniversary of the Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online (the Coalition) was celebrated in China this week during an event themed under “Protecting Wildlife with Technology”. Global internet giants gather in China to protect wildlife with technology 6 March 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