Plastic is killing 40 per cent of young sea turtles according to a recent article in the Daily Mail UK. This is a shocking statistic, one we should all be appalled by. Baby turtles are almost four times more likely to be killed by ingesting plastic waste compared to adults. Continue reading New Research Shows Plastic is Killing 40% of Young Sea Turtles→
When we hear about creatures being harmed because of the plastics they have eaten or encountered, we almost always think about the countless species of birds, fish, aquatic animals in the oceans.
We rarely hear about the number of animals on land that are harmed worldwide. The suffering they endure is rarely reported. Continue reading Shocking: 10 Animal Species Dying From Eating Plastics→
Wildlife charity WWF say that figures show that 341 rhinos have been killed in 2011 so far, which has already overtaken last year’s total of 333. South Africa National Parks keep a record of the number of rhinos who have been found with their horns sawn off. WWF think the rise is down to more people using rhino horn in Vietnamese traditional medicine. BBC
SAVAGE TREATMENT OF RHINOS
It always comes down to cold hard cash, that combined with the cultural heritageexcuse. You know, our ancestors did it, so we continue to do it and the consequences to damned because it’s tradition!
Shark finning and killing rhinos for their horns are one in the same hideous unforgivable act. Cutting off shark fins for soup and killing rhinos for their horns to used for ornamental and pseudo medicinal reasons are barbaric acts of cruelty.
And so it is with a great deal of sadness that it is being reported that the sub-species black rhino is now officially extinct!
GENEVA — The Western Black Rhino of Africa has been declared officially extinct, and two other subspecies of rhinoceros are close to meeting the same fate, a leading conservation group said Thursday.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature said a recent reassessments of the Western Black Rhino had led it to declare the species extinct, adding that the Northern White Rhino of central Africa is now “possibly extinct” in the wild and the Javan Rhino is “probably extinct” in Vietnam, after poachers killed the last animal there in 2010.
Take a good look at that suffering animal, it should be embedded into your consciousness. Now, what are you going to do to change this?
Too many people refuse to take the impact of plastic bags, trash, and debris in the oceans seriously.
For some it is as simple as out of sight and out of mind. If they can’t see it (the destruction caused by plastic trash), it cannot possibly be an issue to grapple with. For others, the attitude they present is,”don’t bother me with facts, my mind’s made up!”
ino had led it to declare the species extinct, adding that the Northern White Rhino of central Africa is now “possibly extinct” in the wild and the Javan Rhino is “probably extinct” in Vietnam, after poachers killed the last animal there in 2010.
