The World Wide Petition to BAN the Plastic Bag is Launched today and be found at The Greenhouse Neutral Foundation web site at http://www.greenhouseneutral.net/blog.asp Sign and make a global stand

New York City plans to trap and kill up to 2,000 Canada Geese this summer in an attempt to avoid the type of collision that caused an airliner to ditch in the Hudson River last winter. The hunt will take place on dozens of city properties located

The nearly 120 cats rescued from a St. Anthony trailer home last week have been deemed too sick to be adopted and will be euthanized. Kathie Johnson, director of animal services for the Animal Humane Society said the cats are "damaged from their

He traveled over mountain ranges and highways and across state lines. He sought territory and a female--and in the process, attained fame.

Stu lived uneventfully with Jeff and two other dogs for five years, before Jeff had to leave him with a sitter in Aug. 2005, due to a family emergency. He entrusted his dogs to an assistant who knew them. While away Stu atypically clashed with another

The future for polar bears is deadly, according to an alarming new White House report: It is projected that there will be no wild polar bears left in Alaska in 75 years. "

Polar bears are dying. As global warming accelerates, the sea ice they depend on for survival is literally melting away. Bears are starving and drowning as they have to swim farther and farther to reach solid ice. Some are even turning to cannibalism in

The Smithsonian Institution and the World Bank Group today announced a new program under the Global Tiger Initiative to help stabilize and restore wild tiger populations and save this endangered species from extinction in its natural habitats.

A new approach to tracking polar bears, developed by Queen's University researchers, will shed more light on the potentially endangered Arctic animal and help boost the economy of Canada's north.

It happens far more often than any of us realize. We hear about it only when it hits the news in a big way, when the number of pit bulls seized is rather notable, or when a well-known nonprofit calls attention to the situation. Far more often than we