Marine scientists say several right whales are struck and killed each year by commercial ships passing through their feeding grounds.
But when researchers blasted warning noises from ships to scare the whales away, the lumbering giants instead
Scientists here and elsewhere are increasingly finding they have no choice but to intervene as a warming Earth, changing ocean conditions, and coastal development threaten to outpace the sea turtles' ability to adapt.
Please take action!! The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has issued a permit for Conservators' Center, Inc.--a roadside zoo in Mebane, North Carolina--to send two tigers to the Baghdad Zoo in Iraq.
Almost two years after the European Parliament drafted a resolution calling for a ban on seal products, the European Commission has announced a proposed ban on the import of seal products
QUITO - After decades of solitude, "Lonesome George" may finally save his species of Galapagos giant tortoise from extinction, his keepers said on Monday.
George, a Pinta island tortoise who has shown little interest in reproducing during 36 years in c
Please send the E-mail letter and take action for the animals here. British Columbia is home to a wealth of species, many of which are at risk: nearly half of the plant and animal species found in BC are currently endangered or threatened.
QUITO (Reuters) - After decades of solitude, "Lonesome George" may finally save his species of Galapagos giant tortoise from extinction, his keepers said on Monday.
A North Wellsford farmer has been sentenced following his guilty plea earlier in March this year to five charges under the Animal Welfare Act 1999.Keith Thomas was sentenced in the Warkworth District Court and ordered to pay $53,000 in costs and an enfor
Today, in an historic step forward in the campaign to end cruel commercial seal hunts, the European Commission responded by adopting a proposal to ban most trade in seal products within the European Union. This is a major step forward, although...
Rather than send Jenny to a U.S. sanctuary, where she would have the company of other African elephants and live in a spacious, natural habitat, the Dallas Zoo announced it will ship Jenny to Africam Safari Park, a "drive-thru" tourist attraction in MEX.
Mandatory Alternatives Petition (MAP) asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require the use of scientifically proven drug testing methods that replace the use of animals.
The American Veterinary Medical Association House of Delegates have voted to pass a groundbreaking policy on veal calf housing that promotes both animal health and welfare...
"a change in practices that severely restrict movement..."
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