IFAW, Lawmakers Push Bill Protecting Big Cats
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online One of the many idiosyncrasies of humanity is our desire to domesticate otherwise wild animals and keep them around as pets. This has generally worked out well for us in regards to small...
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WASHINGTON, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Representatives Howard "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) and Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) today introduced (H.R.1998) the Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act. The bill, spearheaded by IFAW and other animal welfare groups, is aimed at prohibiting private possession and breeding of captive big cats in the United States. "No matter how many times people try, big cats such as lions, tigers and cheetahs are impossible to domesticate for personal...
Program to Launch with the African Lion & Environmental Research Trust (ALERT) NEW YORK, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Rubenstein Public Relations (RPR) has launched a new company program today that will provide pro bono communications services on behalf of highly-regarded nonprofit organizations around the world, beginning with the African Lion & Environmental Research Trust (ALERT), a lion conservation and restoration charity located in Zambia, Africa. ALERT is dedicated to...
McLEAN, Va., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- USA TODAY, official U.S. representative to the International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, announced today the winners of the 2013 Young Lions "Team USA" competitions. Through this annual competition, USA TODAY helps to identify emerging American creative talent and celebrate them on a global stage. "Hosting the Young Lions competition is one of our favorite parts of being the official U.S. representative to Cannes Lions, as we are...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online The first empirical evidence of an animal not capable of vocal mimicry that can keep the beat comes from a California sea lion that bobs her head in time to music. The findings of this study, published online in the Journal of Comparative Psychology, challenge current scientific theories, according to the authors. Those theories hold the ability to synchronize movements with sound is associated with the same brain mechanisms that...
Winning Filmmaker Will Apprentice With Acclaimed National Geographic Filmmaker in Africa SUN VALLEY, Idaho, March 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nat Geo WILD, in partnership with the Sun Valley Film Festival and the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), announced today at the Sun Valley Film Festival the first annual WILD to INSPIRE Short Film Competition--a short film competition that will give independent documentarians the chance to win an apprenticeship in wildlife filmmaking...
Michigan State University In the southern Rift Valley of Kenya, the Maasai people, their livestock and a range of carnivores, including striped hyenas, spotted hyenas, lions and bat-eared foxes, are coexisting fairly happily according to a team of coupled human and natural systems researchers. “I wouldn’t call the results surprising,” said Meredith Evans Wagner, a visiting scholar from the University of Florida in the Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability (CSIS) at...
GLASGOW, Scotland, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tennent Caledonian has today (11th March) announced a commitment to using only Scottish barley in the production of its core portfolio of beer brands from 2013 onwards. Phased in since the start of the year, this pledge is a dynamic shift for Scotland's leading brewer and will see the business purchase approximately 25,000 metric tons of barley from Scottish farmers this year alone. It follows the resounding...
HAMILTON, Ontario, Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lion Rampant and Schmidt Spiele are excited to announce a new partnership for distribution and sales in North America. Games titles such as Dog(TM), Vampires of the Night(TM), Peek-a-Boo!(TM) and Magician's Kitchen(TM) will soon be available in North American versions and will include English, Spanish and French instructions. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130206/NY55477LOGO) In addition, Lion Rampant will once again...
OAK BROOK, Ill., Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jenny Park, a 13-year-old from California, USA, has been named the grand prize winner of the Lions International Peace Poster Contest. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130201/DC52949) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121001/DC82808LOGO) Lions Clubs International is celebrating the 25(th) anniversary of the Peace Poster contest, which was created to showcase the importance of world peace to young people...
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A new high-tech device, called the LEO, will help parents and emergency services quickly and efficiently respond to children in times of crisis. Jason Sullivan, inventor and father of two, has patented and developed a 911-GPS emergency locator wristwatch enabled with voice communications and a panic button system that promises to change the way we think about protecting our children. (Logo:...
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The southern reedbuck (Redunca arundinum), also known as the common reedbuck or the rietbok, is a species of antelope that can be found in southern Africa. Its range extends from Tanzania and Gabon to South Africa, including Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Namibia, and Zambia, among other areas. It prefers a habitat within grasslands, woodlands, pastures, and valleys. This species uses reeds and other tall vegetation located near water to remain hidden from predators....
The California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) is a coastal sea lion of the northern Pacific Ocean. Males grow to 600 lb (300 kg) and 8 ft (2.4 m) long. The females are significantly smaller they are about 200 lb (100 kg) and 6.5 ft (2 m) long. The California Sea Lion has a streamlined body that contains a layer of blubber under the skin to provide warmth and buoyancy. Their large eyes help them adjust to low levels of light in underwater environments, while their whiskers augment their...
Golden jackals (Canis aureus), also called Asiatic or common jackals are small jackals native to northern and central Africa and southern Asia. Golden jackals live 7 to 9 years in the wild, but have been known to live up 16 years in captivity. Appearance Golden jackals have golden reddish-yellow fur with a white mark on the throat. The color can vary with age, region, season, such as in the winter the coat darkens. Body length is about 27.56 to 33.46 in (70-85 cm). Their height is...
The brown hyena (Parahyaena brunnea, formerly Hyaena brunnea) lives mainly in the Kalahari and Namib deserts of southern Africa. It is smaller than the spotted hyena, and unlike its spotted cousin, is largely a scavenger. It is the largest land animal to derive most of its diet from scavenging. Because of the scarcity of food in the desert, the brown hyena supplements its diet with fruit and vegetables. Along the Namib coastline they are known to snatch seal pups. Also unlike the spotted...
The amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) is a rare subspecies of tiger (P. tigris). Also known as the Siberian, Korean, Manchurian, or North China Tiger, it is the largest natural animal in the feline family Felidae. The amur tiger is critically endangered. In the early 1900s, it lived throughout the Korean Peninsula, northeastern Mongolia, southeastern Russia, and northeastern China. Today, it has virtually disappeared from South Korea and is largely confined to a very small part of...
