There’s a short film Sir Richard Branson’s been facebooking, instagramming and tweeting about lately. It’s called Sides Of A Horn and it’s promising to open our eyes to the horrors of wildlife crime the way Blood Diamond (2007) opened our eyes to the illegal diamond trade. We had a chat to writer and director Toby Wosskow about why he felt compelled to make this film…
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Terri Irwin’s Petition to Save the Crocodiles
Conservation queen, Dr Terri Irwin AM, has started an online petition to stop the harvesting of crocodile eggs in Queensland. Saltwater crocs are, like koalas, listed as “vulnerable” under Nature Conservation laws. But the State Government recently legalised the harvesting of their eggs anyway. What for, you ask? Well, I guess the short answer is,…
Ellen’s WILD birthday gift from Portia
Yep, Portia. You nailed it! For her 60th birthday, Ellen received a new foundation – the Ellen DeGeneres Wildlife Fund – and the organisation’s first project is to house a gorilla conservation centre in Rwanda. It’s all thanks to wife Portia De Rossi who came up with the idea: “It’s your 60th birthday and this gift had to…