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Animal News (Except Bigcats)
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- The USA is trailing behind other countries—including Mexico and India—when it comes to animal protection laws for farmed and wild animals, a report published by non-profit World Animal Protection (WAP) has revealed: https://www.newsweek.com/united-states-m...ds-1491419
- Wild animals, including crocsand turtles, took over deserted tourist hotspots in southeast Mexico. One of the videos shows a jaguar walking a city street at night. According to local media, the jaguar was also spotted inside the complex of the Grand Sirenis Riviera Maya Resort & Spa in Tulum: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...sorts.html, https://expressdigest.com/wild-animals-t...n-resorts/, https://www.newsoneplace.com/12740321911...an-animals, https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/...s-resorts/, https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/11296029...us-closed/ Videos have captured the animals in Quintana Roo, where the resorts of Cancun and Riviera Maya are located. One video, which has been watched 120,000 times on Facebook, shows a huge crocodile swimming along a canal between balconies. The people filming express their shock at the animal as he swims past without stopping for the people watching him. Another video captured a jaguar roaming the streets of Tulum. According to local media, the big cat was spotted near the Grand Sirenis Riviera Maya Resort & Spa.  *This image is copyright of its original author A turtle was spotted laying its eggs - ahead of the usual seasonCredit: Newsflash/@ecologiacancun *This image is copyright of its original author It is rare for turtles to lay eggs in the area due to urbanisation and a bustling populationCredit: Newsflash/@ecologiacancun A leatherback sea turtle was even caught laying 112 eggs on the beach in front of a luxury hotel in Cancun. Alfredo Arellano, secretary of ecology and environment of the state of Quintana Roo, said the turtle sighting was "very unusual". He explained: "On an average, we only have one leatherback turtle nesting per year in the entire state and the nesting season doesn't start until May." Alfredo added that they were endangered due to the urbanisation of the area. He said it was likely to have happened "because in the absence of people, with hotels closed, beaches empty, streets without cars, wildlife naturally returns to those areas". - Construction of Trump's wall is expanding, despite the pandemic, which is bad news for animals there: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/anima...r-animals/ - Kashmiri or Cashmere goats invade Llandudno, a North Welsh seaside resort which got deserted because of COVID-19: https://wildfact.com/forum/topic-caprine...#pid112782 |
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