Activists Uncover Whaling Scandals in The Faroe Islands

The bloody slaughter of up to one thousand pilot whales and other dolphins takes place every year in the European Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic…

Almost 800 geese gassed at Bergen parks

Bergen County Parks Department, with the help of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), exterminated some of the Canada Geese population at county parks…

Court clears way for horse roundup on CA-NV border

A federal appeals court on Tuesday cleared the way for the roundup of more than 2,000 wild horses in California and Nevada, rejecting critics’ claims that the free-roaming mustangs have a legal right to remain on the range…

District court blocks gray wolf hunt and re-lists species for ESA protection

Missoula U.S. District Court disagreed with the Interior Department’s decision, under Secretary Ken Salazar, to prematurely de-list Northern Rockies gray wolves from Endangered Species Act protection…

BLM: More than 600 mustangs rounded up in Nevada

Federal land managers said Wednesday that more than 600 wild horses in northeastern Nevada were gathered during an emergency roundup they say was necessary to prevent the animals from dying of thirst…

Animal Planet premieres ‘Blood Dolphins’ August 27

On Friday, August 27, Animal Planet premieres “Blood Dolphins”, a three-part miniseries spotlighting renowned dolphin activist and member of Earth Island Institute’s Marine Mammal Team Richard (Ric) O’Barry’s campaign to expose the plight of dolphins worldwide…

Asian Officials Extend Lifeline For Wild Tigers

Wild tigers have been offered a lifeline by countries where they still roam. The countries have agreed to work together to double the tiger population within 12 years…

400 Park Geese Die, for Human Fliers’ Sake

They have been a familiar sight around the lake in Prospect Park in Brooklyn: Canada geese, scores of them. To some residents, the birds and their fuzzy offspring are charming hints of wildlife amid the bricks of the city. Recently, when one was found with an arrow through its neck…

Bear necessities: Interview with Jill Robinson

It was 1993 and a bear named Hong was unaware that she was about to dramatically impact the life of one woman and inspire the birth of an organisation that would change the face of animal welfare in Asia. Jill Robinson, founder of Animals Asia, spoke with Liz Bowie…

Jane Goodall calls for protection of chimpanzees

This year marks the 50th anniversary since world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall stepped into Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park…

Elle Macpherson Eats Illegal Rhino Horn Powder for Beauty Treatment

Supermodel Elle Macpherson admitted to eating powdered rhinoceros horn as a “beauty treatment.” Yes, in case you missed it, I just said that a woman in her late forties — whose net worth is estimated at over 40 million dollars — ingests a product made from the illegal poaching of an endangered species…

Oregon Wolves Earn Reprieve as Hunt Is Halted

In response to a lawsuit by four conservation groups challenging the legality of a state-sponsored hunt of two of Oregon’s 14 endangered wolves, Wildlife Services voluntarily agreed today not to kill any wolves in Oregon for at least four weeks…

Mexican Gray Wolf One Step Closer to Separate Protection Under Endangered Species Act

A Center for Biological Diversity settlement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, filed today with a federal court, requires the Service to respond by July 31, 2010 — one month from today — to a 32-page petition submitted by the Center last August asking for recognition of the Mexican gray wolf as an endangered [...]

Whale meat restaurants top 100 in Ulsan

Ulsan is the place to be if you are craving a plate of whale meat. The number of restaurants offering the dish in the southeastern metropolitan city has increased sharply over the past year, exceeding 100…

BLM says survey confirms horse claims

Faced with legal challenges accusing the government of rounding up too many wild horses in the West, federal land managers released a new aerial survey Friday, claiming it confirms that they left as many mustangs as they intended after a contentious roundup last winter…

Calico geldings are still dying but BLM doesn’t want to know why

Another newly gelded captive Calico mustang died last week at the BLM feedlot in Fallon, Nevada, ostensibly as a result of complications from his castration. But in his refusal to conduct a necropsy to determine precisely what it was that killed the 15-year-old horse (Tag #1442) who was euthemistically “found dead,” the BLM’s veterinarian, Dr. [...]

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