S2 E19 - The Weekly News 05-12-2022 with Shannon Elizabeth & Peter Borchert
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Show Notes: S2 E19 – The Weekly News 05-12-2022 with Shannon Elizabeth, Peter Borchert & a special guest interview with Dr. Louise de Waal/Blood Lions Simon is in the USA, so Shannon and Peter are in charge.  Peter is updating Rhino Review, while Shannon helped to take care of a 6-day-old baby rhino over the weekend.  Peter talks about the evolution of rhinos across 55 million years.  Do you know what the largest land mammal ever to have lived was? A story in Science Magazine notes that a research team believes they have found pieces of the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs. Do you know how many millions of years ago that was?   During an archeological dig in Luzon in the Philippines, fossils of an “Ice Age” rhinoceros were found. Can you guess what they discovered about these bones dating back 700,000 years ago? We welcome Dr. Louise de Waal, the Director and Campaign Manager of Blood Lions, who tells us all about their new campaign #CancelCaptivity, why it is so important, and how you can help. Blood Lions launches a new campaign to urge the ministers in South Africa to implement protections for captive bred lions.  Sign the Blood Lions petition. Peer-Reviewed Paper: Welfare concern associated with captive lions and the implications for commercial lion farms in South Africa. Wild Choices will help you make ethical choices about captive wildlife tourism facilities in South Africa.  Bats buzz like hornets! Can you guess why? Four black rhinos were translocated to a private reserve in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province. Was this really the best thing for these rhinos? What group was behind the big move?
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