Inside every hutch is a newborn calf separated from their mother. #regram @weanimals
In the scorching Arizona summer, We Animals Media photojournalist Ram Daya documented the alarming expansion of the state’s animal agriculture.
This dairy farm (Turkey Creek Dairy), originally a family farm, now accommodates up to 130,000 heifers and cows and 17,000 hutches for calves, reflecting its growth into an investor-funded corporation.
Mirroring practices our photojournalists have documented on other dairy farms around the globe, calves were immediately separated from their mothers at birth and kept in hutches for up to ninety days. Male calves and some females designated for the beef and veal market are sold within a few days of birth. Other female calves will be used for milk production in Arizona or shipped to company-owned dairy farms in other states.
Their mother’s milk, intended for them, is sold for human consumption.
🌎🐋🐋 #regram • @nytimes The Return of the Whales to Long Island
As recently as 10 years ago, a whale or dolphin sighting was an uncommon occurrence on the East End of Long Island. The overfishing of Atlantic menhaden had led to a huge drop in marine life off the coast. Since 2012, coastwide catch limits on the fish have led to populations rebounding, improving water quality and bringing more marine animals closer to the beach than they’ve been since the middle of the last century.
That resurgence, often just out of human sight, is fairly new. That is, until @suttonlynch, a photographer who has gained a devoted online following, started documenting this dramatic turning point in the East End’s environmental and cultural history with his drone.
See more beautiful scenes of whales off the coast of Long Island at the link in our bio.
🦒🤍💦 #regram • @njwight This moment was such a great privilege and one I will not soon forget. It was the middle of the night and I was staying in an underground hide overlooking the waterhole at @lentorrelodge in #Kenya. With their enormous height, drinking requires the #giraffe to adopt such a vulnerable position. Despite their size, they are so graceful in their movements and watching this male was like witnessing a “wild” #ballet. #giraffesofinstagram #tallblonde #waterhole #nightphotography #women_wildlife_photograpy#wildography #wildlifeaddict #wildlifereels #discoverearth #instanature #earthcapture #nature_perfection
#africanamazing #explore_wildlife #featured_wildlife #marvelouz_animals #nature_perfection #wildlifeperfection
🧊💦 #regram• @florian_ledoux_photographer Once the harsh winter is gone, when come the good and easier days, we often encounter bears swimming by the ice edge. Polar bears are extremely capable of having fun alone with whatever they find.
#polarbear #polarbearinternational #nature #havingfun #cuteanimals #cuteanimal #cub #playful#marinemammals #marineconservation
🦒🦒🦒#regram • @roan.carrhartley Always startling finding something in your drink but this takes the cake.
A lioness using a water trough to ambush prey as the come in for a drink.
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#conservation #natgeo #wildlifephotography #pilot #bushpilot #cub #fx3 #animals #photography #wildlifephotography #naturephptography #travel #adventure #explore #yourshotphotographer
International Women’s Day 🌍 #regram • @amivitale I want to wish a beautiful International Women’s Day to all the women who have shown me the meaning of strength, love and empathy. Thank you for the beauty you bring to this world. It is a better place because of you.
In this video, one of my heroes, Mary Lengees comforts Suyian, the very first rescue cared for at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary (@r.e.s.c.u.e) in northern Kenya. Please follow them to learn how you can get involved.
#internationalwomensday #elephants #wildliferescue #kenya #women
🤍🐘 #regram • @r.e.s.c.u.e It’s the little moments that count… and sometimes, they need a bit of slowing down for us to see just how much love and affection happen in a flash. ❤️
Mary with Milgis (flat ears) and NgareMara (folded ears) 🐘🐘
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Video by @thedailyjames
#reteti #retetielephants #rescue #wildliferescue #northernkenya #elephant #communityconservation #namunyakconservancy #samburu
South Korea 🇰🇷 #regram • @toyoung.ah Introducing angels of my city. I’m not crying, you are!! 🥲🥺💛
*The crocheted blankets are to prevent harmful bugs/insects from digging holes inside trees during winter times and later burnt once spring comes.
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#seoul #deoksugung #jeongdonggil #southkorea #wholesome #slowandwholesomeliving #heartwarming #feelgood #angels #preparingforwinter #nature #trees #treelovers #mothernature #덕수궁돌담길 #우리동네 #나무 #서울 #서울사랑 #정동길 #서울천사 #가슴뭉클
💜• @mywildlive I often get asked if my images are real; if the flowers are really that purple, if the bears are often that calm. Well if you were wondering here is a little video from my most famous image. Happy Friday!
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#nikon_canada #sharecangeo #natgeoyourshot #natgeotravel #natgeowild #yourshotphotographer #imagesofcanada #paradisecanada #explorecanada #earthcapture #bbcwildlifepotd #mymodernmet #petapixel #mmmexplore #droneglobe #passionpassport #33daysamongthebears #wildlifephotographeroftheyear #nationalgeographic #canada #arctic #polarbear #walkingwithbears #djiglobal #imindanger #gopro #ilovemyjob #drone #uniquemoments #onceinalifetime
🤍🐘 #regram • @r.e.s.c.u.e (3/3) If there ever was a case to be made for “love heals”, this would be it.❤️🩹
As Sitiin got stronger and healthier, she started joining the nursery herd on their daily bush walks (these are naturally much shorter than the bush walks of the intermediate and big herd), but we noticed that she didn’t join the mud baths.
Then one day, around 5 days after her arrival, she walked back through the gate of the boma after her bush walk and walked straight to the mud bath and started splashing water on herself.
The way in which she did it almost seemed as if she had made a conscious decision to step out of her mourning and wash the sorrow away. The more she started splashing, the more you sensed her relief. In the video you can also see the other elephants embracing her - which is so special.
We can’t help but wonder if Sitiin held off on bathing to keep her mum’s smell on her just a little longer? Maybe she wasn’t ready to let go of her just yet, until this day. ❤️🩹
But, as Sitiin shows us, by letting go of sadness, we open our hearts to be filled with love and kindness from those around us. This doesn’t mean Sitiin will ever forget her muma, we know elephants always, always remember.
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From a gut wrenching rescue not wanting to leave her muma’s body, to seeing how far she has come in just 3 weeks… her recovery can only be attributed to the outpouring of love from keepers, the herd and everyone around the world.
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Video by Reteti Elephant Sanctuary
#reteti #retetielephants #rescue #wildliferescue #northernkenya #elephant #communityconservation #namunyakconservancy #samburu #drought #climatechange
🤍🦏 #regram • @careforwild DAISY UPDATE 🌸
Daisy is feeling fabulous this Friday! To celebrate Daisy’s milestone weigh in of over 200kg, a very kind family who were volunteering at Care for Wild, bought Daisy a giant pink yoga ball to play with! Daisy is quite enraptured with her giant pink toy but it looks like she might have to fight Modjadji and Petronel for it! Check back later for the full video. Happy Friday! 🌸🦏🦓
#careforwild #careforwildrhinosanctuary #daisy #modjadji #rhino #zebra #animalfriends #fridayvibes #yoga #yogaball #rhinoconservation #rehabilitation
🐋🐬#regram• @jaimenhudson Dol-friends 🐬🐋
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Southern Right whales and dolphins playing together, Esperance
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#dolphins #bottlenosedolphins #surfing #wildlife #australia #nature #naturephotography #esperance #thisiswa #natgeo #whales #southernrightwhale
🏙️🍃#regram • @nytimes Coyotes have come to New York City — but not for the pizza.
“Considering the number of potential habitats available to them, we estimate between 20 and 30 coyotes are here in the city,” said Carol Henger, an urban ecologist at Fordham University in New York who studies the animals. The idea of this animal — not a dog, not a wolf, just big enough to be a little unsettling — haunting places like the Bronx makes the wilderness feel a little closer. But it also raises a question: What does a city coyote even eat?
Despite its urban surroundings, a city coyote maintains a surprisingly wild diet, Dr. Henger and her colleagues have learned. Urban and suburban coyotes, the researchers reported last month in the journal PeerJ, eat similar amounts of human food, which does not make up most of their sustenance. Instead, city coyotes eat what they have always eaten: small mammals, plants, bugs and whatever else they can get their paws on. Coyotes may be living in the city, but they are living alongside us — not off our stuff.
Learn more about the small population of coyotes in New York City at the link in our bio. Photo by @ivan_kuraev
🌱🌲#regram @leonardodicaprio Planting thousands of trees in a day?!
23-year-old @antoine_moses plants thousands of trees a day — here's how he grew his hobby into a world record
#worldnatureconservationday #environment #trees #plants
🦮🐕🐩🐕🦺🧑💼#regram • @nytimes In defending dogs at all costs, Richard Rosenthal has made a lot of enemies. But his animal clients owe him their lives.
As an animal attorney for more than a decade, Rosenthal takes on custody cases, sues veterinary clinics for malpractice and has made a specialty of defending dangerous dogs. In doing so, he often enrages local officials, animal control officers and district attorneys. But even animal rights groups have expressed frustration with him.
“I’m a hired gun,” Rosenthal said in an interview with The New York Times, acknowledging his reputation as the go-to lawyer to get dogs off death row. “If I take a case, it’s about winning. I take it because I believe in it.”
He allows that it is a tragedy when a dog injures or kills another dog or, worse, a person, but he says all circumstances must be considered before the dog is euthanized.
Read our full profile of Rosenthal at the link in our bio. Photos by @thecadejo
