Problem Seal

Absolutely indefensible. Utterly inexcusable. In a sickening roll back of basic wildlife protections, a cruel new rule by the Trump regime officially grants trophy hunters the legal authority to bait and execute black and brown bears across millions of acres of Alaska’s national preserves. This isn't hunting — it is a point-blank slaughter. By allowing hunters to lure these magnificent animals with piles of high-calorie human foods like bacon grease, doughnuts, and meat scraps, the Trump regime has turned our protected public lands into personal execution chambers for wealthy hobbyists. This pathetic, lazy practice creates an extreme safety hazard by deliberately conditioning wild bears to associate humans with food, spiking the risk of aggressive encounters and putting park visitors in direct danger. Shamefully overturning a common-sense 2024 Biden administration ban, this rule change is nothing more than a corrupt political gift to cowardly right-wing trophy hunters at the direct expense of American wildlife and public safety. Our national preserves belong to the public, not to the special interests of people who need a pile of junk food just to kill a bear at close range.

It's pupping season for grey seals on the UK Norfolk coast and people flock to see them. Newborns and mothers are extremely vulnerable to disturbance—if they're looking at you, you're too close. Stay at least 100 m away, keep quiet and don't fly drones. Keep dogs on a lead—better still, keep them off the beach altogether at this time. If you scare away the mother, the pup won't be fed, and won't gain the weight it needs to survive. Never approach, touch or move a pup. A pup alone is not necessarily abandoned, its mother may be feeding at sea. If you are concerned, DO NOT take matters into your own hands. Call the experts: put this number into your phone now: British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR): 01825 765546. Seals face threats from us in multiple ways—don't add to them. Babies need their sleep.