In a letter to Defence Minister Luke Pollard this week, 18 MPs and one member of the House of Lords urged the government to stop using bear pelts sourced from legal culls in Canada and instead adopt faux-fur alternatives.
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James Frater,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2026
The new policy prohibits fur from animals killed specifically for their pelts, including mink, fox, rabbit, chinchilla and coyote.
The two-bedroom Ocean Cottages are the most popular option for families and friend groups; the floor-to-ceiling windows are dramatic, and there's enough square footage that adults and kids aren't negotiating for space.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Sep. 2026
These kids were gifted tickets to the show, as announced a day earlier by Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum.
Home of a fur seal trade leading to an almost extinction of seals, a whaling station, and then many volcanic eruptions leading to the destruction of scientific stations, this island looks like it is cursed.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Sep. 2026
Jacob and Green chase him to a disco called Flux, shooting him dead before the jar of whatever toxic cocktail the Indonesian women cooked up falls to the floor, seals intact.
Larger alligators are known to eat smaller ones, which is a major factor in adult alligator mortality, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
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Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
The Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences has had alligators on display for more than 100 years, although Claude is the museum’s first albino alligator, the museum said.
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