More companies around the world are adjusting their farm-animal confinement policies and requesting clarification of consumer labels to reflect these changes.The moves come largely in response to U.S. voter-led initiatives and the implementation of farm>>

he illegal international trade in environmentally sensitive items such as ozone depleting substances, toxic chemicals, hazardous waste, and endangered species is a serious problem with global impact.

Sen. Barbara Boxer will convene a hearing tomorrow to get to the bottom of the Bush Administration's delay in deciding whether or not to list the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The problem is, the star witness won'

Some have stated that this is the most progressive legislation to protect seals in the world. I seriously have my doubts on this. Until seals are back on their rightful extinct islands, the battle for their survival, their freedom, is far from over.

Federal officials want money from congress to obtain land along the Yellowstone River that would allow the bison to cross from the park to a publicly owned forest north of the park. For now, they'll continue to SEND THEM TO SLAUGHTER.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - After more than a decade of federal protection, gray wolves will be fair game for hunters and ranchers in most of Wyoming when the animals are removed from the endangered species list on Friday.

With little-noticed procedural and policy moves over several years, Bush administration officials have made it substantially more difficult to designate domestic animals and plants for protection under the Endangered Species Act. Controversies have

Honore Mashagiro was a director of the Virunga National Park when he allegedly promoted the destruction of the gorillas' habitat for charcoal to make money. He has been arrested for allegedly masterminding the murder of a gorilla family in July 2007.

Mulesing is a procedure where a large section of the rear end is sliced away with hand shears - this is fleh,not just wool,leaving a raw bleeding area - no pain relief,of course!

Canada's Boreal Forest, a 1.3 billion acre green garland stretching from Yukon to Newfoundland, is one of the world's most unique and important ecosystems. The billions of birds raised in North America's Bird Nursery leave their nests in the fall and