What is becoming an issue in the West with gas and oil exploration, due to the number of so-called "split estates" in which a person may own the surface rights to something, but someone else buys the mineral rights.

The two tiger reserves in West Bengal represent the best and the worst in the evaluation of Project Tiger as was revealed at the All India Meet for Tiger Reserve Directors at Sariska over the weekend. While the National Tiger Conservation Authority

Coal mining by mountain top removal leaves terrible scars on the countryside, blocks and pollutes streams, and even poisons well water.

Responding to the concerns that its demand for leather is fueling deforestation of the Amazon and contributing to climate change, Timberland has taken a major step forward in the latest statement around the sourcing of leather from the Amazon rainforest.

Iceland's whaling season began overnight in defiance of protests from animal rights groups that have called for an end to the practice and after international calls for it to reduce whaling quotas.

Norway & Iceland start 2008 whaling season. Protest Song.Beautiful lyrics.Just listen to the text !

First whale killed by Iceland. Sea Shepherd recently received the following report from an Icelandic citizen

Philippe Chow's people tell us that he's banning shark-fin soup at his restaurants and urging other Asian restaurants to do the same.

Film on Taiji dolphin slaughters to compete at Sundance.Dolphins are dying, whales are disappearing, and the oceans are growing sick.

Minke whales porpoising - Very unusual behaviour. Credit Lewis Drysdale Military sonar causing unusual behaviour in Scotland's whales