I thought I'd share two hunting related articles I came across today.

The first is from the Sydney Morning Herald (referred to by liadlaith): Hunter buys zoo's endangered antelope

For the linkphobic, or those who just don't want the SMH to earn the advertising revenue [I just edited the link so it now directs to the same article on the Animals Australia ( Read more... )

Hello, all! I've been saving up questions so I can do it all in one post ( Read more... )

You know it really does piss me off when people go on about how zoos are all about caring for animals ( Read more... )

For my brother's birthday (he's turning 29, not 5 or anything cute and innocent like that) my entire family is going to the zoo :(  Zoos are miserable places and if I go I know I'm going to have to work hard to not bring everyone down with me ( Read more... )

Knut is a psychopath and will never mate, say experts

By Tony Paterson in Berlin

Thursday, 24 January 2008

Berlin Zoo does little to prepare visitors for the shock of a first encounter with Knut, the world's most famous polar bear. Placards advertising the ursine celebrity at its entrance gate show a cuddly, snowy-white creature ( Read more... )

What follows is a link to one of the finest articles I have ever read in my life, and it's about animal issues - particularly, zoos. I recommend reading it on-line and either buying the magazine itself or sending this link to your friends ( Read more... )

What Your Pet is Thinking ( Read more... )

apparently anyone in america can get a license to own & show tigers and make a profit off of it.

in fact, there are now more privately-owned tigers in america than there are wild tigers in india

4,692 US
3,508 India

i don't even know where to begin on this one...

Scientists are hoping that Ling Ling and Shuan Shuan will manage to reproduce this coming February. There are only about 1,000 pandas left, and they are famous for failing to breed in captivity. The hope is that Ling Ling and Shuan Shuan will procreate, but if they don't manage it, artificial insemination will be the next step.