This lion attack video is hard to see but stresses the point that you should remain in your vehicle when visiting a wildife park. The possessiveness of the lioness after indicates it might be real. I find it odd that the videographer actually thought to film the kids crying behind the windows of the vehicle and the people did not run the vehicle over to the incident to attempt to disuade the animals.
Wildlife Invasions, Trafficking, Management
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In other parts of the world endangered wildlife often are a profitable way to make ends meat. This piece centers on Vietnam touches on wildlife trafficking.
This article on urban wildlife has some interesting facts.
My favorite commentary today is this one from Maine on the challenges of living with urban wildlife. When we invade the territories of wildlife, unlike humans, they adapt. We often then label them nusances, never mind that we have broken up their trails, destroyed their food sources, and damaged the local environment…not to mention created concrete jungles to replace their normal habitat.
