No matter what you call it, litter, debris, waste, garbage, refuse, rubbish, it is still engulfing our planet and endangering and killing our wildlife, especially in the form of plastic trash which is especially enticing to our elephants, unfortunately. This year’s (2024) Earth Day message is “Planet vs Plastics”. Plastics harm humans. Plastics … Continue reading »
Living in harmony with nature by consciously taking the necessary steps to ‘Invest in Our Planet’ can only ensure that present and future generations (including elephants) flourish. Wishing everyone a happy Earth Day 2023. Take a moment to share our message of elephant conservation and remember to Share the Planet. ‘plant trees’ ‘Reduce plastic consumption’ … Continue reading »
In the port town (3) of Dikson, the ‘northernmost settlement’ in Russia, lived a little polar bear named Monetochka. She found herself in serious trouble when an empty tin of condensed milk became stuck in her mouth as the ‘lid clamped down on her tongue’. She had become emaciated as she was unable to eat … Continue reading »
“You cannot begin to preserve any species of animal unless you preserve the habitat in which it dwells. Disturb or destroy that habitat and you will exterminate the species as surely as if you had shot it. So, conservation means that you have to preserve forest and grassland, river and lake, even the sea itself. … Continue reading »
It’s not every day that you discover a man so devoted to the conservation of wildlife, namely crocodiles, to whom so few accolades have been given. It was his son Steve Irwin who shone and took to the spotlight giving his dad a place just out of reach of the cameras, a place Bob was … Continue reading »
What’s a Ruru to Do? Sometimes one gets caught out in the rain; if you are an owl with an untreated skin condition you can be left with, well, left with an unsightly photograph. Thankfully, this New Zealand Morepork/Ruru owl (his name is Purple) was rescued and expeditiously diagnosed by veterinarians at Wildbase Hospital. (The … Continue reading »
Rescued at just 150 days of age, at a weight of a little over 17 ounces, this wee koala joey was barely at a stage where “she would have been starting to poke her head out of mum’s pouch.” Instead she found herself staring up at (and in the arms of) a human surrogate mama, … Continue reading »
Acknowledging the inability of a wild animal to endure the life of a traveling circus performer, constantly being hauled from town to town, French Environment Minister Barbara Pompili recently announced a gradual ban on the use of elephants (employing them & their bullhook wielding trainers) and other species of wildlife in traveling circuses in France. … Continue reading »
If you are between the ages of 5 and 14 you are eligible* to enter the 1st “Patrick Mavros Art Competition.” But don’t delay as you must have a photograph of your drawing (include your age), your “interesting fact about your favourite African animal” (it could be an African elephant 🙂 or it could be … Continue reading »
A horrific discovery in West Borneo Indonesia was recently made when two orangutan were rescued from a fire in what was their habitat, their only home. Not only were the apes, named Bara & Arang by their rescuers, International Animal Rescue traumatized by the fire but one simian had actually been shot, “a bullet still … Continue reading »