In 2019, after IWCC members pressed for the lifting of prohibitions on imports of elephant and lion trophies from Tanzania, the USFWS issued an import permit for a lion trophy from that country, the first since the species was listed as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Photo by …
SeaWorld to End Orca Breeding Programme and Orca Shows by 2019
Banner image courtesy of Banksy [Update] “Expedia to stop selling holidays that include captive dolphin shows,” The Guardian, 7 November 2021 There has been a joint announcement between SeaWorld and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), that says SeaWorld has agreed to stop breeding captive killer whales. Therefore, we can …