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Tiger rescue: from hell to heaven

by Sabrina Nizeti,

Rescuing a tiger is not a job for the faint hearted! But thanks to you, 12 tigers are living a whole new life at the Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand sanctuary. When I saw the original photograph of Salamas in her cell at the tiger farm, it just broke my heart....

Meet Martell: a true champion for animals

by Humane Society International,

Martell loves animals! She first became a supporter of HSI more than 20 years ago and has steadily increased her support the more she learned about our campaigns to protect animals. We asked her to share her thoughts on why our work matters so much to her. Where do you...

Wild and free again

by Humane Society International,

As you know the goal of every wildlife rescue is the rehabilitation of the animal and release back into the wild. That is something that our partners at the Zambia Primate Project have perfected.  Late last year the team released a group of 27 vervet monkeys, named the Nkonde troop,...

At last! South Korea bans dog meat.

by Humane Society International,

It is hard to describe the total joy we shared with our supporters and colleagues around the world when the government of South Korea passed legislation in January that makes the slaughter of dogs and the sale of dog meat for human consumption illegal. HSI Korea has been leading the...

Nature Law Explainer – Environmental assessments and decision-making

by Dr Megan Kessler,

March 2024  Most people interact with our federal national environment law - the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) - through assessment and decision-making processes. This is because they are applying to take an action that will significantly impact on protected matters, or because they are concerned...

Nature Law Explainer – Strong nature laws shouldn’t be undermined by exemptions 

by Dr Megan Kessler,

Even the best written nature laws can be undermined if they aren’t applied strictly and comprehensively. One of the problems with the current Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the large number of broad exemptions which prevent the proper application of the law. Our new laws...

Hunting and agriculture are pervasive threats to migratory wildlife, UN report says

by Kitty Block,

While the human world is marked by borders between territories and nations, the animal world in its natural state knows no such boundaries. Migratory animals—who travel thousands of miles on land, through sea, and in the air—not only play a crucial role in ecosystems, but are living, breathing testaments to...

Nature Law Explainer – What ‘triggers’ the EPBC Act?

by Dr Megan Kessler,

Our federal national environment law, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is triggered when an action is likely to have a significant impact on a Matter of National Environmental Significance (MNES). There are currently nine MNES or ‘triggers’. It is important that our new national nature...

How zebras suffer from trophy hunting

by Dr Megan Kessler,

Photo Credit: Chris Searle-large Today is World Zebra Day, an important day to raise awareness of this intelligent, striped African wild animal. We’re taking this opportunity to look at Australia’s ongoing role in trophy hunting for zebra and other threatened species.   Did you know Australia still imports hunting trophies from...

Nature Laws Explainer: What are biodiversity offsets? (Part 1)

by Dr Megan Kessler,

This is Part 1 of our Nature Laws Explainer on biodiversity offsets. In this blog we look at what offsets are and what makes an appropriate offset. Part 2 of this Nature Law Explainer explores why current offset systems are failing biodiversity. What are biodiversity offsets? Biodiversity offsets are quantifiable...

Nature Laws Explainer: Why biodiversity offsets are failing wildlife (Part 2)

by Dr Megan Kessler,

Nature Law Explainer: Why biodiversity offsets are failing wildlife Part 1 of this Nature Law Explainer on biodiversity offsets looked at the definition of offsets and the 12 principles that must be used in designing an offset. This blog – Part 2 - looks at some of the key reasons...

Flying-foxes in crisis: How we’re helping and how you can too

by Helen Church,

Flying-foxes are Australia’s unsung heroes, playing a vital role in keeping our forests healthy by pollinating native trees and dispersing the seeds of the native fruits they eat. These animals are immensely intelligent and highly social, traits that allow them to travel for long distances and congregate in colonies to...

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