National Lawyers Guild NYC Animal Rights Committee

Hundreds of missing lion, ligers, tigers, leopards-- bred for America's cub-petting industry. At 12 weeks old, they "just disappear". Where are they? https://vimeo.com/558287895/8869061c48

Senators Blumenthal (D-CT); Collins (R-ME), Carper (D-DE) and Burr (R-NC) re-introduce the Big Cat & Public Safety Act. Lions, tigers, and jaguars belong in their natural habitats, not in the hands of private owners where they are too often victims of cruelty or neglect, Senator Collins stated. https://www.nytimes.com///us/politics/tiger-king-bill.html

Wolves save lives. Here's how: "Once wolves colonize an area, deer-vehicle collisions plummet ~24%, said Dominic Parker co-author of the study published in "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences". Why the sudden drop? Wolves impact deer behavior. Wolves use flat linear surfaces as travel corridors-- e.g. highways, roads, pipelines and stream beds. Deer learn this and adapt by avoiding the highway. https://apnews.com//wolves-business-deer-science-environme

Where in the World is there the greatest concentration of tigers?

Species Unite talks with author and investigative journalist Sharon Guynup. #TigerKing Where are they now?

This weekend, the last big cat, a jaguar, was rescued from Jeff "Tiger King" Lowe's infamous Thackerville roadside debacle. When federal agents inspected Tiger King zoo in June & July 2020, they found foul-smelling, partially burned, decomposing carcasses and a broken-down refrigerator containing rotting meat. But they found no properly refrigerated meat on site for the big cats. No surprise that some were so starved "...they could not walk or stand. Others exhibited neurological problems." Isolated and depressed, cubs had maggots eating away their ears..." https://www.oklahoman.com//tiger-king-park-tha/5206362001/

Missed Marianna Wright's presentation at last Thursday's webinar? Here is the Executive Director of the National Butterfly Center, addressing multiple impacts Trump's border wall has on endangered butterfly species.

Maggie Howell, Executive Director of the Wolf Conservation Center

Congressman Quigley calls Trump's wall "the very definition of a boondoggle, costing the American taxpayer millions and achieving little of its purported purpose."

Factory Farming in sub-Saharan Africa. Tomorrow, May 20th 11:00AM EST. Academics, lawyers, and civil society advocates discuss the impacts of industrial farming in Africa. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-impacts-of-industrial-agri

Half the Diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) are gone from NYC's Jamaica Bay down to an estimated 10,000 turtles today. Researchers launched a multi-year study to discovery why. Join Dr. Russell Burke TOMORROW, May 17, 2021 7:00 PM ET to talk terrapin! Register here: https://zoom.us//r/8216127128903/WN_ildWt8oORrKCS9h8XRefGg