Gray whales along the West Coast are dying at alarming rates, and melting Arctic sea ice is largely to blame. According to The Seattle Times environment reporter Lynda V. Mapes, gray whale populations have dropped by over 40% in the last decade—marking the steepest and most sustained decline in over 50 years of monitoring. Once […]
Two New Species of Neotropical Crocodiles Identified
Crocodiles immigrated to the Neotropics from Africa approximately 5 million years ago and diversified into the four living species recognized today. The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) inhabits a wide variety of environments from hypersaline to freshwater localities on the mainland, islands, cays, and coral atolls along the Neotropical Pacific and Caribbean coasts and is sympatric […]
Common pesticide caused mass death of little corellas, NSW environment watchdog confirms
A common agricultural pesticide caused the mass deaths of 200 little corellas across Newcastle in March, the New South Wales environment watchdog has confirmed. The Environment Protection Authority said toxicology tests had detected the presence of barley grain and the pesticide fenitrothion in all the deceased birds. Fenitrothion is a pesticide commonly used in agriculture […]
Petition: Stop Wind Turbine Bat Deaths in Australia – A Simple Fix Can Save Thousands
Every year, tens of thousands of bats fall victim to wind turbines across Australia – but it doesn’t have to be this way. We can easily protect both the environment and these special animals, with just one simple change. Recent studies have shown that just increasing the wind speed that turbines use when they start […]
The missing lynx: how the rise of border walls has split up wildlife populations
The lynxes of the Białowieża forest once freely prowled through 1,420 sq km (548 sq miles) of ancient woodland. Then, in 2022, the habitat was abruptly sliced in two. Poland built a 115-mile (186km) wall across its border with Belarus to stop refugees and migrants entering the EU. About 15 lynxes were left stranded on […]
Collapsing bird numbers in North America prompt fears of ecological crisis – research
Bird populations across North America are falling most quickly in areas where they are most abundant, according to new research, prompting fears of ecological collapse in previously protected areas. Analysis of nearly 500 bird species across North America has found that three-quarters are declining across their ranges, with two-thirds of the total shrinking significantly. The […]
Petition: Justice for Bear 399 – Enforce Speed Limits to Protect Wildlife Now
Grizzly bear 399, a beloved icon in the Yellowstone region, tragically lost her life at age 28 after being hit by a car. Bear 399 was adored worldwide, known for being a kind and gentle soul who raised 18 cubs and even played with her grandcubs. Her life shouldn’t have been cut short like this. […]
20 Sea Lions Freed from Deadly Nets in the Gulf of California
In a powerful show of force against illegal fishing gear, Sea Shepherd and our partners have rescued 20 California sea lions from deadly entanglement in the Upper Gulf of California—an area plagued by abandoned fishing nets and black-market totoaba poaching. Three of the animals were freed at Isla Consag during an intensive five-day rescue operation […]