"Listing polar bears on Appendix I would end international commercial trade in polar bear parts, removing a needless pressure on a species already struggling for its survival," said Rebecca Aldworth, director of Humane Society International/Canada.

The countries of the world will be deciding the fate of dozens of threatened species in March 2010 at the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) meeting. The United States has submitted an important

Normally they help the physically disabled but now service dogs are being assigned to help war veterans cope with their psychological woes.

www.nwf.org/save the cargibu they are getting less food to eat since the weather is changing and more programs ,share one and more

WSPA has joined animal welfare organisations around the world in condemning the Australian Government's decision to allow the religious ritual slaughter of conscious animals to continue in some abattoirs.

In June 2009, PETA Germany asked Princess Stephanie of Monaco to use her influence as patron of the International Circus Festival and urge organisers to stop using wild animals. It is not yet clear whether wild animals will continue to be exhibited, but

As social and economic changes around the world become a bit 'greener', retail giant JCPenney turns the page on its bi-annual "Big Book", the last of the large-scale mail-order catalogs. Read more...

According to the impending Marine (Scotland) Act, salmon farmers will be allowed to kill pregnant and nursing seals during breeding season, leaving their defenceless pups to slowly starve to death. At a crucial committee debate on the proposed act,

An interesting piece on how Hawaii will deal with climate change.

Changes to seismic monitors will provide precious seconds to notify emergency crews, utility officials and, eventually, the public, to brace for shaking.