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Thousands of invasive Burmese pythons have ravaged the Sunshine State's native wildlife. Some question if hunting them is the right answer. NAPLES, FLORIDA“It’s a good night for a python hunt.” The air is thick and soupy. Pythons seem to like stormy, humid air, says professional hunter Amy Siewe, and Hurricane Idalia is about to make landfall in Florida. In about nine hours over two nights, Siewe catches, and kills, four Burmese python hatchlings. She spots them from atop a so-called snake deck—a platform drilled into the bed of her white Ford truck affixed with floodlights. We cruise down highways 29 and 41 in Naples, driving no faster than 25 miles per hour as she looks for snakes in the grass. A blonde with a bright smile, Siewe, 46, left behind a thriving real estate business in Indiana in 2019. On a vacation to Florida earlier that year, she’d gone on a python hunt and was hooked. “This is what I’m supposed to be doing,” she says. She used to work for the state python-hunting program, but it didn’t pay enough to live on. Now, she leads small groups of two to four people on guided hunts for $1,800 a night, teaching civilians how to kill the invasive reptile, which has taken hold throughout much of Florida. Siewe preps me on what to look for: the snakes are mostly motionless, and their eyes don’t shine in the light, but their skin has a plastic sheen. Our best bet is to come across one that’s periscoping, or holding its head high. Siewe shows me a photo on her phone of a python she’d found recently. On the screen, the snake is circled in yellow, but I still have trouble spotting it. “Python!” she shouts. Dave Roberts, her partner both in life and snake-catching, slams on the brakes and she jumps out. Twisting and squirming, the hatchling struggles in her grasp, its jaws wide open. She holds the snake just behind its head so it can’t bite her. About two feet in length, these hatchlings are nothing compared to the 19-footer she helped catch last year, but she counts this as a victory. It takes a python about 200 prey animals and three years to reach 10 feet in length, Siewe estimates. “Every [python] that we’re taking out is making a difference.” (Read about the largest-ever python found in Florida.) I film the catch with my iPhone camera, but when it’s time to kill the python, Siewe has me turn it off—this part’s not for show. “It’s really unfortunate what we have to do to these pythons,” she says. She’s loved snakes her whole life and has “great respect” for them, she says. “Unfortunately, there’s no option.” Normally she and Roberts use a bolt gun to kill the pythons they catch, but because this one’s so small, Dave uses a pellet gun while she holds the snake steady. The wriggling tail instantly goes still. It’s no secret that Florida has a python problem. Since at least 1979, Burmese pythons have slithered over the southern tip of Florida, including Everglades National Park, gradually expanding their range to nearly a third of the state. The species, native to southeastern Asia, arrived in Florida likely sometime mid-century via the exotic pet trade. It’s now illegal to acquire one as a pet in Florida. Top picture: Grabbing it behind the head so it won’t bite her, Siewe wrestles the python from the brush on a hunt in August 2023. Pythons aren’t venomous, but their bites are painful—and bloody. PHOTOGRAPH BY ZACK WITTMAN, THE NEW YORK TIMES/REDUX Bottom picture: Mike Kimmel, the self-dubbed “Python Cowboy,” found this three-foot python near Miami in 2020. Catching the smaller snakes is a victory, Siewe says—it’s better to catch them before they’ve grown large by feeding off native wildlife. PHOTOGRAPH BY ALICIA VERA, REDUX Though Florida is a hot spot for invasive species, pythons are particularly tricky—a January study by the U.S. Geological Survey called them “one of the most intractable invasive-species management issues across the globe.” These snakes thrive in Florida for several reasons—their coloring makes them difficult to spot, they’re often most active at night, and they spend much of their time submerged underwater or hidden in vegetation. The fact that the Everglades are watery and largely uninhabited, as well as cover thousands of miles, only compounds the issue. “They don't really lend themselves to being trapped well,” says Melissa Miller, a University of Florida ecologist working on a python-tracking program. Over the last few decades, these gigantic reptiles have wrought havoc on the state’s ecosystems. The constrictors have decimated native wildlife, including opossums, rabbits, rats, and foxes, with some suffering a decline of up to 99 percent, according to roadside surveys. They’ve swallowed pets, from legions of neighborhood cats to a 60-pound Siberian husky. Scientists keep a running list of the threatened or endangered animals that have been found in python stomachs: state-listed species like the little blue heron, roseate spoonbill, and Big Cypress fox squirrel; federally threatened species like the wood stork; and federally endangered species like the Key Largo woodrat and Key Largo cotton mouse. They compete with other predators, including bobcats, Florida panthers, and native snakes, for prey. And as adults, they have few known predators—basically American alligators and crocodiles, bobcats, other snakes, and potentially Florida panthers, according to the USGS study. (Read more about Florida's panther conservation efforts.) “It’s an emergency situation we’re in,” says Mike Kirkland, senior invasive animal biologist and python elimination program manager for the South Florida Water Management District. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/invasive-python-hunts-in-florida

• Hyundai gave its N 74 Vision and RN22e prototypes their Canadian debuts at the Toronto Auto Show today. • The N Vision 74 concept is a spectacular-looking, hydrogen-powered concept. • The Ioniq RN22e is a high-performance take on the Ioniq 6, itself also on hand at the show. Toronto, ON – The DeLorean DMC-12 is probably one of the most recognizable cars the world has ever seen, whether you’re a car person or not. The stainless steel-coloured time machine of Back to the Future has become legend. This is a Hyundai story, though. Why are we talking about an ‘80s relic? Because during development of the DMC-12, famed car designer Giorgetto Giugiaro is said to have come across the design for the Hyundai Pony Coupe concept, which was a sporty take on the Pony we all know. While that Pony hatchback version made production, the coupe was stillborn due to technological limitations and other factors, namely Hyundai’s freshness on the market. As Hyundai tells it, Giugiaro is said to have thought something to the effect of “hmm. This looks good. Let’s make something out of it” and so, the DeLorean as we know it was born, and that’s where it ends. Except, it kind of doesn’t. Hyundai N Vision 74 Enter the absolutely stunning and spectacular Hyundai N Vision 74 concept, a hydrogen-powered masterpiece of a concept that’s all sharp creases, big wings, squinting headlamps and a stance that leaves little to the imagination. Yeah, there’s some DeLorean there – namely the rear side window – but Lee insists that we “don’t say it looks like a DeLorean (because) we did it first!” Either way, this is all silhouette racer. Think of the BMW M1 Procar or Lancia Beta Montecarlo of the early ‘80s, an image driven home by the aerodynamic wheels whose hubs recall the cooling fins seen on those aforementioned racers. It should come as little surprise that there’s a massive underbody diffuser as well. If you were ever to drive one of these, you’d need that aerodynamic help, because the 85-kW fuel cell and 62-kWh battery combine to produce over 671 hp and over 664 lb-ft of torque, which leads to of a 0-100 km/h time of…well, they haven’t told us yet but it will likely be pretty darn quick. Further, it gets three independent cooling channels for the batteries, fuel cell and EV motor as well as the ability to change power distribution between the left and right rear wheels. That’s not likely something many will ever be able to verify. The N 74 is strictly a concept, here to provide a halo of sorts for the Hyundai brand to show just how far they can push their E-GMP EV platform. Indeed, it’s called “Vision” because it represents how Hyundai sees the path to electrification for its N performance brand. Ioniq RN22e In the meantime, for those looking to see what Hyundai N electric is doing on the production front, look no further than the Ioniq RN22e, a high-performance take on the Ioniq 6, also on hand at this year’s show. Like the N Vision 74, Hyundai is calling the RN22e a “rolling lab” to help the manufacturer develop a high-performance version of the Ioniq 6. So, the striking blue car seen here with its aggressive rear diffuser and wing as well as touring car-like ride height may not make production looking like this, but it likely won’t be very far off. As it stands, though, the spectacular N 74 and RN22e models serve to show just how far a collaboration between Hyundai’s Ioniq EV and N performance brands could go – and we can’t wait to see it. https://www.auto123.com/en/news/toronto-2023-hyundai-n74-rn22e/70071/

This winter, animal shelters are in crisis, with pet abandonments hitting a three-year high. We follow one golden retriever from emergency surgery to adoption by Chloë Hamilton All of Willow’s dog toys have one ear. Tattered, misshapen, with synthetic stuffing poking out of them, they are scattered around an otherwise immaculate front room in north-west Norfolk, a telltale sign that a puppy lives in the house. There are other signs too: a new lead on a hook in the hallway; a still shining food bowl in the kitchen; a plush, hardly slept-in dog bed by the sofa. Willow the golden retriever isn’t actually a puppy – she is three. But, as far as her new owners can tell, she never got the chance to spend her youth tearing the extremities off dog toys. So now she’s making up for lost time. Willow, who previously went by a different name, was brought by her former owner to the Grove veterinary practice in Fakenham, north Norfolk, one morning in late September. She was filthy, the dirt stark against her creamy white fur. She was also in labour and in trouble. The vets prepped her for surgery, an emergency caesarean, but it was too late for five of her puppies, who had already died inside her. A further four were delivered alive while Willow was under general anaesthetic, although one later died while still at the surgery. Mid-operation, the vets had a decision to make. Willow, dangerously ill, needed to be spayed but her owner had to give his consent for the procedure – and agree to Willow’s £3,000 vet bill. Despite repeated phone calls, the vets couldn’t get hold of him. Eventually, just as the hospital director Debbie Abraham had decreed the procedure could go ahead anyway, contact was made. The owner gave his permission but said he couldn’t afford to pay and, as a result, would not be coming to collect his dog. And so, as Willow came round from surgery, she and her remaining puppies were signed over to the Grove, which, three days later, gave them to a local rehoming centre run by the animal welfare charity RSPCA. Willow’s search for a new home had begun. There are many possible reasons that this particular owner decided not to collect his dog that day, but Abraham suggests it may have been because he was breeding puppies for profit. “My opinion – not fact in any way, shape or form – is that with only four puppies alive and a three-grand bill, that wouldn’t cover the cost,” she says. Maybe Willow’s spaying contributed to the decision: “The chain stops.” Willow’s story, or what we know of it, is, sadly, not unique, and cases like hers are just one reason that animal shelters across the UK are at breaking point. Brexit, the pandemic and a cost of living crisis have led to what the RSPCA calls “a winter crisis”, with animal abandonments hitting a three-year high, likely to total more than 21,000 for 2023. Meanwhile, as bills go up, shelters are becoming more expensive to run. The West Norfolk RSPCA rehoming centre, where Willow and her puppies were taken in September, is full. All 20 kennels are occupied, with some containing two dogs if they have been brought in together, although even animals that have previously lived side by side can get stressed and begin to fight in a kennel environment. The centre also has two holding pens, each housing a litter of puppies, and four isolation kennels for dogs that need to be kept apart. It is licensed to accommodate up to 36 cats and eight feline mothers with litters too. The cattery has been at capacity since April. As well as the animals on site, the centre has an army of fosterers – volunteers who temporarily take home animals that struggle in a shelter. There’s still a waiting list, says Carl Saunders, the shelter’s general manager. The centre manager Emily Cole nods in agreement and estimates that six out of 10 animals that come in from homes – as opposed to being found as strays – are brought in because their owners can’t afford them. The pair lead me through to the holding pens, where I am greeted with deafening yapping. The puppies wag their tails and press their tiny noses against the bars of the kennels, inviting me to pet them as they squeak with giddy excitement. Over the din, Saunders begins to unpick the situation. “During Covid, there was a massive spike in demand for puppies, and people were paying stupid amounts of money for them,” he says. “I reckon over 90% of the puppies being bred were not in any way licensed.” Worse, a vet shortage caused by Brexit – last year the British Veterinary Association said the number of new EU registrants coming to work in the UK had fallen by more than two-thirds between 2019 and 2021 – means there are fewer vets available to sterilise animals, a particular problem with free-roaming cats. “A kitten is fertile from about four months,” says Saunders. “And within four weeks of having a litter, they can have another one.” Owners often haven’t got a clue what they’re taking on, he says, especially with brachycephalic (flat-faced) breeds such as French bulldogs, the second most po[CENSORED]r dog in the UK in 2022, according to the Kennel Club. “They have terrible breathing problems. The simplest of nasal or soft palate operations can cost between £1,200 and £1,500. When people are spending £200 or £300 a month on their electricity, where are they going to get the money?” More often than not, he adds, animals that come in aren’t insured, with many owners admitting they let their insurance lapse because they could no longer afford the monthly bill. Feeding pets can also be a stretch; the RSPCA already delivers pet food to food banks in the north of England and plans to expand the project across England and Wales in 2024. While desperately needing the rehoming crisis to abate, the shelter staff are keen for struggling owners to approach them for help. Saunders is quick to stress that there’s no shame in surrendering your animal. “If it hasn’t worked out, it’s not your fault. It’s also not your fault if you can’t afford a £2,000 operation you weren’t expecting.” Animal charities are naturally keen for anyone considering getting a pet to rescue rather than buy. To encourage this, a number of organisations, including the RSPCA, now offer a lifetime guarantee. “If anything changes in that household and they can’t cope with one of our adopted animals any longer, we will always take that animal back in,” says Cole. “It doesn’t matter if it’s been out for 10 weeks or 10 years.” Later in my visit, I see a dog who had left the shelter three years earlier being returned by an owner whose circumstances have changed. The handover is calm, respectful and agonising to watch. It’s not always like that, though. “Some people are so distraught they almost have to go out in a bucket,” says Saunders. “Others just don’t care.” The impression I get, after talking to Abraham and the staff at the shelter, is that Willow’s former owners fell into the “don’t care” category, which is hard to stomach for the people involved in her recovery. Just days after Willow arrived, it became clear she had picked up an infection and needed additional surgery. By the time she was well enough to leave the vets, her milk had dried up and her remaining two puppies – one had, sadly, succumbed to the same infection – had to be taken away to be hand-reared by one of the centre’s volunteers. Liz Jackson admits to being daunted by the task. “I’d never hand-reared any animal before and, although I’ve had children of my own and fostered over 80 children, I’ve never actually bottle-fed, so making up feeds was a new experience.” But that was only the tip of the iceberg. The puppies relied on her entirely, even needing help going to the toilet. Initially, they required feeding and toileting every hour, which meant Jackson was up throughout the night. “Being there when they opened their eyes was wonderful. They would normally be with their mother and you wouldn’t get to witness these things,” she says, adding she lost count of the number of times she was asked if she was keeping them. “Like with fostering children, I knew I was just providing care up to a certain point. But I must admit, I was really sad when I had to leave them. It was such a wrench.” When the puppies were five weeks old, Jackson handed them over to a member of staff at the centre, Debi Dennis. Every day, until they were ready to leave for their new homes, Dennis packed the puppies into her car and drove them to work with her. There, they would spend the day in the office in a puppy pen – they couldn’t venture farther afield until they’d had their vaccinations – being doted on by besotted volunteers. They were nine weeks old when I met them on my visit to the centre – pleasingly cuddly bundles of bright white fur who were far more relaxed in the presence of humans than the shrill, excited puppies I had encountered in the holding pen. “They’re used to humans more than their mum,” Dennis explained, a revelation that was both sweet and sad. In the end, in a turn of events worthy of a Richard Curtis film, the puppies were adopted by the veterinary staff who saved them, one of the adopters being Abraham, who first held her new puppy when she was just hours old. “It’s really special, isn’t it?” she says. “It’s like we have managed to save her and then provide her with a life.” Illustration of a dog at a blackboard writing lines that say: I will not jump up at strangers In the dog house: why are so many of Britain’s dogs behaving badly? Read more Willow’s story has a happy ending too. While recuperating at the centre, she was spotted by a volunteer “cat-cuddler”, Rosie McAllister, who had only signed up to help six months earlier. “I decided to volunteer with the cats because I didn’t trust myself not to fall in love with the dogs,” she tells me with a smile and a glance at Willow, who is sitting timidly in the gap between an armchair and a sofa. Willow is withdrawn when we visit and seems reluctant to emerge from her safe space. Progress with her is slow but steady, says McAllister, with whom Willow has clearly formed a close bond. “She’s happiest next to me,” she says, reaching down to gently stroke Willow’s head. “I don’t really get an awful lot done.” McAllister, who is retired, has slept downstairs with Willow since she arrived four weeks ago and says she is a different dog at night. “She’s got her tail wagging, she’s running around, she comes up and nudges me. She eats her food at night; she won’t eat food in the day.” https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/dec/12/willows-story-how-an-abandoned-dog-lost-seven-puppies-and-found-a-new-home

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Hunger is worsening across the besieged enclave, with the United Nations saying half of Gaza’s po[CENSORED]tion is starving. Palestinians inspect a site after it was hit by an Israeli bombardment on Rafah on Tuesday [Fatima Shbair/AP Photo] Israeli tanks and warplanes are carrying out new attacks on starving Palestinians in southern Gaza as aid flows are hampered by the intensity of the attacks, now in their third month. Hunger is worsening across the besieged enclave, with the United Nations saying half of Gaza’s po[CENSORED]tion is starving. An elderly Palestinian, Tawfik Abu Breika, said his residential block in Khan Younis was hit without warning by an Israeli air raid on Tuesday that had brought down several buildings and caused casualties. “The world’s conscience is dead, no humanity or any kind of morals,” said Breika as neighbours sifted through rubble. “This is the third month that we are facing death and destruction … This is ethnic cleansing, complete destruction of the Gaza Strip to displace the whole po[CENSORED]tion.” Further south in Rafah, which borders Egypt, health officials said 23 people, including seven children, were killed in an Israeli air raid overnight. Residents said the shelling of Rafah, where the Israeli army this month ordered people to head for their safety, was some of the heaviest in days. “At night, we can’t sleep because of the bombing and in the morning, we tour the streets looking for food for the children; there is no food,” said Abu Khalil, 40, a father of six. Gaza Palestinians were battling hunger and thirst to survive, resident Mohammed Obaid said as he inspected debris in Rafah. “There’s no electricity, no fuel, no water, no medicine.” According to the latest health ministry figures, at least 18,412 people have been killed and 50,100 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. Children react following an Israeli air raid on Palestinian houses in Rafah. [Fadi Shana/Reuters] A Palestinian man inspects the damage at the site of Israeli attacks on houses, in Khan Younis. [Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters] Palestinian women check their home after an Israeli attack in Khan Younis.[Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters] People salvage their belongings following an early morning Israeli attack in Rafah. [Said Khatib/AFP] Israeli warplanes launched an air raid on Rafah, destroying or severely damaging several buildings. Some Palestinians collected usable belongings from the rubble of their ruined houses. [Abed Rahim Khatib /Anadolu Agency] Residents and civil defence teams conduct a search and rescue operation among the rubbles of demolished buildings after Israeli attacks in Deir el-Balah. [Ashraf Amra/Anadolu Agency] Palestinian children injured in Israeli attacks are brought to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah. [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency] A Palestinian child wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip is brought to a hospital in Rafah. [Hatem Ali/AP Photo] Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, at the hospital Rafah. [Fatima Shbair/AP Photo] Palestinians mourn relatives who died in Israeli attacks as they take the bodies from Al-Aqsa Martyr's Hospital's morgue for funeral ceremony in Deir el-Balah [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency] [ https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/12/12/photos-israel-is-bombing-starving-palestinians-in-southern-gaza ]

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The US and Israel were among the few votes against the non-binding resolution calling for an end to the fighting. The 193-member United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in war-torn Gaza. Tuesday’s resolution passed with 153 countries voting in favour, 23 abstaining and 10 countries voting against, including Israel and the United States. While the resolution is non-binding, it serves as an indicator of global opinion. “We thank all those who supported the draft resolution that was just adopted by a huge majority,” Saudi Arabia’s UN ambassador Abdulaziz Alwasil said in remarks following the vote. “This reflects the international position to call for the enforcement of this resolution.” The vote comes as international pressure builds on Israel to end its months-long assault on Gaza, where more than 18,000 Palestinians have been killed, the majority of them women and children. More than 80 percent of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents have also been displaced. Relentless air strikes and an Israeli siege have created humanitarian conditions in the Palestinian territory that UN officials have called “hell on earth”. The Israeli military offensive has severely restricted access to food, fuel, water and electricity to the Gaza Strip. Tuesday’s vote comes on the heels of a failed resolution in the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Friday, which likewise called for a humanitarian ceasefire. The US vetoed the proposal, casting the sole dissenting vote and thereby dooming its passage. The United Kingdom, meanwhile, abstained. Unlike UNGA votes, UNSC resolutions have the power to be binding. After Friday’s scuttled UNSC resolution, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres took the extraordinary step of invoking Article 99 of the UN Charter, which allows him to issue warnings about serious threats to international peace. The last time it was used was in 1971. But the passage of the non-binding UNGA resolution on Tuesday likewise faced US opposition. Both the US and Austria introduced amendments to the resolution to condemn the deadly Hamas attack on October 7, which marked the start of the current conflict. Al Jazeera correspondent Kristen Saloomey said Arab countries saw these amendments as an effort to politicise the vote. They both failed to pass. “What we’re hearing from many countries is that the credibility of the United Nations is on the line here, that respect for international law requires respect for humanitarian efforts,” Saloomey said. Egyptian UN Ambassador Osama Abdelkhalek called the draft resolution “balanced and neutral”, noting that it called for the protection of civilians on both sides and the Israel’s envoy Gilad Erdan railed against calls for a ceasefire, calling the UN a “moral stain” on humanity. “Why don’t you hold the rapists and child murderers accountable?” he asked in a speech before the vote. “The time has come to put the blame where it belongs: on the shoulders of the Hamas monsters.” The administration of US President Joe Biden has firmly supported Israel’s military campaign, arguing that it must be allowed to dismantle Hamas. But as Israeli forces level entire neighbourhoods, including schools and hospitals, the US has found itself increasingly at odds with international opinion. In remarks on Tuesday, however, Biden sharpened his criticism of the US ally, saying that Israel was losing international support due to “indiscriminate bombing” in Gaza. The US, which has strongly criticised Russia for similar actions in Ukraine, has been accused of employing a double standard on human rights. “With each step, the US looks more isolated from the mainstream of UN opinion,” Richard Gowan, the UN director at the International Crisis Group, an NGO, told Reuters. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/12/un-general-assembly-votes-overwhelmingly-in-favour-of-gaza-ceasefire

New report exposes an online trend of owning and exploiting wildlife as pets fuelled by social media. Videos show wild animals such as lion cubs wearing nappies, bush babies dressed in baby clothes, monkeys fed bottles of milk, tigers being held on a leash, and other exotic animals being kept as pets. The AfA Social Media Animal Cruelty Coalition (SMACC)’s latest spotlight report, Wild animals ‘pets’ on social media: a vicious cycle of suffering, exposes a disturbing trend of wild animals such as monkeys, tigers, otters, and snakes, kept as pets and being ‘psychologically and physically’ tortured for ‘likes’ and comments on social media. As a member of the AfA Social Media Animal Cruelty Coalition (SMACC), World Animal Protection is working with 12 fellow animal welfare and advocacy organisations to stop the proliferation of animal cruelty content on social media platforms. Endangered wild animals kept as pets New research has exposed an online trend of owning and exploiting wildlife as pets fuelled by social media. Between September 21 and October 2022, SMACC recorded 840 individual links to videos from Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram, depicting a wide range of wild animal species being kept as pets in people’s homes. Videos, which are very easy to find on social media platforms, show wild animals such as: lion cubs wearing nappies, bush babies dressed in baby clothes; monkeys fed bottles of milk; tigers being held on a leash; and other exotic animals being kept as pets. Many videos included Critically Endangered species such as orangutans and Endangered species such as chimpanzees and tigers. A ball python being used as a prop - photo by Aaron Gekoski for World Animal Protection Social media is fuelling the demand for exotic pets Social media is normalising the keeping of wild species as pets, leading to an increase in their demand. This, in turn, has detrimental impacts on animal welfare and fuels the trade in wild animals as pets. Viral trends, often exacerbated by celebrities or influencers, have led to widespread miseducation about the suitability of wild animals as pets. Online content, often misinterpreted as harmless, also risks creating more demand for wildlife being bred, captured, and sold for the pet trade. World Animal Protection contributed three case studies to this latest report, exposing the trade in wildlife as pets from West Africa via Facebook posts, the online trade in African Grey Parrots and the growing po[CENSORED]rity of otter cafes. A pet African grey parrot who has plucked out his feathers due to stress Gilbert Sape, Global Head of Campaign for Wildlife at World Animal Protection, said: “We have been campaigning to end the suffering of wild animals being sold and kept as pets for many years. Every day, thousands of wild animals are poached or farmed and sold into the global multi-billion-dollar wildlife pet trade. They suffer a lifetime in captivity, with lack of adequate shelter, food and room to roam, with their full range of needs never being met. “Social media is normalising and increasing the demand for wild animal pets, but animals are not props or entertainers, they are sentient beings being subjected to cruelty and abuse online for human use and profit. These are wild animals, they have no place in people’s homes, they have a right to a wild life.” “The social media giants are continuing to facilitate the sharing, promotion and monetisation of animal cruelty content, resulting in astronomical numbers of views, likes and follows of animal suffering and abuse. It’s time for the platforms to take more responsibility and action to prevent this content reaching people in the first place. We will be continuing to work to make sure this happens.” https://www.worldanimalprotection.org/latest/news/report-wild-animals-exotic-pets-suffering-social-media/

Nigeria's Victor Osimhen has been crowned the 2023 African Footballer of the Year at the Confederation of African Football (Caf) awards ceremony in Marrakesh. The Napoli player beat Egypt's Mohamed Salah and Morocco's Achraf Hakimi to the prestigious award - the first time a Nigerian has picked up the title since Nwankwo Kanu in 1999. Nigeria enjoyed double success with Asisat Oshoala retaining the women's award - the sixth time the Barcelona star has won the accolade. The winners are voted for by a panel consisting of Caf's technical committee plus African media professionals, head coaches and captains. Clubs involved in the group stages of Caf's continental competitions also have a say. Osimhen triumph Napoli's Osimhen, 24, was tipped to pick up the prestigious Caf award for the first time in his career after a stellar 2022-23 season. He scored 26 times in 32 appearances, including the decisive goal that sealed the Scudetto in May and won Napoli their first Serie A title in 33 years. The former Wolfsburg and Lille striker was also named the Italian Footballers' Association Player of the Year earlier this month after an outstanding season. Lagos-born Osimhen scored five goals in four Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualification matches as his country reached next year's finals. He also became the first Nigerian to finish in the top 10 of the Ballon d'Or vote with an eighth-placed finish and was made a Member of the Federal Republic in his homeland. Barcelona star Asisat Oshoala, 29, made it a night to remember for Nigeria, winning the Women's Player of the Year title for a record-extending sixth time. Oshoala - who went to the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand this year - retains the trophy she won last year. She beat off competition from South Africa and Racing Louisville's Thembi Kgatlana and Zambia and Shanghai Sengli's Barbra Banda. World Cup recognition South African Desiree Ellis picked up her fourth Caf Coach of the Year award after leading Banyana Banyana to their first World Cup. The men's award went to Morocco's Walid Regragui on a great night for the Atlas Lions, who were named the National Men's Team of the Year. Their heroics at Qatar 2022 - where they became the first African team to reach a World Cup semi-final - also helped Yassine Bounou win the Men's Goalkeeper of the Year prize. Nigeria's Super Falcons won the Women's National Team of the Year with their Paris FC star Chiamaka Nnadozie picked up the women's goalkeeper award. Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa were named the Women's Club of the Year after triumphing in the African Women's Champions League for a second time. Egyptian giants Al Ahly, who won a record 11th Champions League title in 2023, won the Men's Club of the Year award. https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/67686671

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