Posted by kittymowmow in Birds, Science & Tech, Wildlife on 01 28th, 2009 | No Comments

Franklin mayor says hundreds of birds found dead killed by gov’t poisoning

Neighbors on streets in the Griggstown section were left Sunday shoveling up hundreds of dead birds that had apparently been killed a few days earlier in an attempt by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reduce their numbers. "It's horrible," said Colette Kiveris, who said she and her husband Sunday...
Read More
Posted by kittymowmow in Conservation, Mammals, Science & Tech, Underwater, Wildlife on 01 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

NJ River Dolphins Debate May Have Ended Tragically

A pack of wayward dolphins, who wound up in New Jersey shore rivers last June, are believed to have all died from the cold. And locals are fighting mad that the feds never authorized an intervention to save them. Fears are mounting that the 16 bottlenose dolphins who unexpectedly arrived in the Shrewsbury...
Read More
Posted by kittymowmow in Animals & Law, Endangered Species, Mammals, Science & Tech, Underwater, Wildlife on 01 13th, 2009 | No Comments

Lawmakers step up efforts to aid dolphins in rivers

These dolphins need suicide intervention.  Any suggestions? Federal lawmakers are increasing pressure on wildlife officials who have refused to try to rescue a dwindling group of bottlenose dolphins from two New Jersey rivers. The dolphins' continued presence in the rivers has led to worries they...
Read More
Posted by kittymowmow in Animal Shelters, Cats, Pets on 01 5th, 2009 | No Comments

So Many Animals — Not Enough People

Shelters nationwide are being hit by the economic meltdown. Cash-strapped pet owners have inundated the SPCA with pets that they can no longer afford. It's not just the usual cats, dogs, rabbits and guinea pigs -- a horse and 50 chickens have also landed at a South Jersey SPCA. "What I’m seeing is...
Read More
Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Underwater on 09 25th, 2008 | No Comments

South Jersey pond infested with Asian swamp eels

Another unwelcome foreign animal species is causing trouble in New Jersey. State fish and wildlife officials have found hundreds of Asian swamp eels slithering and breeding around Silver Lake in Gibbsboro. Four states now have the eels, which can gobble up all kinds of aquatic life. Click here for the...
Read More
Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Cats, Mammals, Pets on 09 3rd, 2008 | No Comments

Cat Rescued After Six Days Stuck In Tree

After six nights in a tree, Bella the cat is back on solid ground. She had been stuck up a tree in Westmont, Camden County, N.J., since Wednesday. The 2-year-old black-and-white mix couldn't seem to make her way down. Brian Clark, 8, had been trying to coax his cat out of his neighbor's tree. Click...
Read More
Posted by kittymowmow in Uncategorized on 08 1st, 2008 | 2 Comments

New Jersey Court Rules Factory Farm Practices Not Humane

Factory farming practices cannot be considered humane simply because they are widely used, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, setting a legal precedent for further actions to end the worst abuses on factory farms throughout the United States. In a unanimous decision, the court struck down...
Read More
Posted by kittymowmow in Uncategorized on 06 27th, 2008 | No Comments

Wildlife Officials Hope to Shoo 15 Dolphins Out of Shallow New Jersey Waters

Wildlife officials were hoping — but weren't particularly hopeful — that strong thunderstorms expected Thursday and Friday might scare a family of 15 dolphins out of their playground in the Shrewsbury River and back out to the ocean. The bottlenose dolphins have been wowing spectators along both...
Read More
Posted by kittymowmow in Uncategorized on 04 24th, 2008 | No Comments

N.J. Senator’s Bill Would Eliminate “Canned Hunting” of Exotic Animals

Today, U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) introduced legislation that would prevent importing and confining exotic animals for the purpose of hunting.  This type of hunting, commonly known as “canned hunting,” is a brutal practice of placing an animal in an enclosure that severely limits its...
Read More
Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Conservation, Culture, Science & Tech, Wildlife on 01 2nd, 2008 | No Comments

Un-bear-able Wildlife

photo credit: judepics Throughout most of the world humans have exterminated carnivores in order to keep their places of habitation safe, and while large carnivores still exist in patches we have a sort of "You keep to your side, I'll keep to my side," sort of attitude towards them. The problem,...
Read More