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Brown bear in a green forest

Bears

Bears are powerful, majestic animals who were once nearly wiped out, but are now reclaiming their wild homes.

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bobcat

Bobcats

Named for their stubby tails, bobcats are so elusive that you’d be lucky to catch a glimpse of one in your lifetime.

Animal
Elephant in Namibia, Africa

Elephants

Sensitive, intelligent elephants are the world’s largest land mammal (by weight) and a living link to long-extinct species like the woolly mammoth.

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giraffes masai mara

Giraffes

Giraffes are gentle giants.

Animal
Hippo calf relaxing in the water with large white bird on its back

Hippos

Combine a bulbous snout with a prominent jaw, a body like a beer keg set on four stubby legs, and you have a hippopotamus.

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kangaroos grazing in a field

Kangaroos

They look like a deer crossed with a giant jack rabbit; with long, muscular tails and belly pouches, kangaroos are the world’s largest marsupial.

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Lioness with cub in a grassy field

Lions

African lions are stunning and iconic creatures in danger of extinction.

Animal
Mountain lion on a rock in Montana

Mountain Lions

Whether you call them mountain lions or cougars, they’re one of the most adaptable big cats in the Western Hemisphere.

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polar bears walking along ice floe

Polar Bears

Depending on pack ice for their habitat, polar bears are threatened by climate change—and by traffic in their fur and parts.

Animal
Black rhino walking in Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Rhinos

One of the largest living land mammals, rhinoceroses once shared the earth with saber-toothed cats and the earliest humanlike apes.

Animal
A group of sheep in a grassy field

Sheep

Sheep are complex and intelligent animals.

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Adult male tiger in Ranthambhore

Tigers

Tigers are the largest cat species, with striped coat patterns as unique as fingerprints.

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Two half-grown Gray Wolves from the Grant Creek Pack walking near Polychrome Pass, Denali National Park, Interior Alaska.

Wolves

Social, family-oriented and highly adaptable—wolves have a lot in common with humans.

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Zebra portrait in natural background in Kruger National park, South Africa

Zebras

Zebras are striped, horse-like mammals that live across Africa.

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Mountain lion in the wild

Banning Trophy Hunting

To save wildlife from being killed just for bragging rights.

Big Fight

After legal loss, Trump Administration disbands illegal trophy hunting council

After a key legal defeat, the Department of the Interior told a federal district court in New York late Friday that no future meetings of the International Wildlife Conservation Council (IWCC) will take place, bringing an end to the controversial council. Environmental and animal advocacy groups...

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An undercover investigation at the Safari Club International convention reveals the sale of illegal wildlife products

WASHINGTON — An undercover investigation last week by the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International exposed exhibitors peddling wild animal products at the Safari Club International convention in Reno, Nevada. Items found for sale include belts and boots made of elephants...

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Cecil the lion’s heirs may be the next trophy hunting target

WASHINGTON—The Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society International and Humane Society Legislative Fund sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week calling out that the agency is not fulfilling its mandate under the Endangered Species Act by allowing imports of African...

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Colorado legislators introduce S.B. 31 to protect wild cats from trophy hunting

Colorado legislators introduced Senate Bill 31 today to end trophy hunting of mountain lions, bobcats and Canada lynx. This groundbreaking legislation is being championed by a powerhouse coalition of legislators including Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis (Boulder County), Sen. Joann Ginal (Fort Collins), Rep...

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Despite the pandemic, Dallas Safari Club promotes global carnage of wild animals at its annual convention this week

WASHINGTON—Today, the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International released a shocking analysis of the 2021 Dallas Safari Club annual convention, taking place virtually Feb. 10 to 14. Trophy hunters, hunting outfitters and other businesses from around the world will gather...

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