This summer, brown bears will converge on the pristine rivers, streams, and wetlands of Bristol Bay, Alaska to feed on sockeye salmon in preparation for a long winter of hibernation. But unless we act now, that magnificent wilderness and its abundant fish and wildlife could be devastated by one of the largest open-pit gold and […]
Author: Supertrooper
Founder and Executive Editor
Petition: Yet Another Mountain Lion Has Been Killed by Rat Poison
When two mountain lion kittens were discovered in a remote den in the Santa Monica Mountains three years ago, there were concerns about their ability to survive in this challenging environment. Although a wildlife corridor across the busy 101 Freeway is in the planning stages, I wondered back in January 2016 if it would it […]
POLL: Should the Trump Administration be allowed to ignore the Endangered Species Act?
The Endangered Species Act is one of the most effective pieces of legislation in the United States. Roughly 99 percent of the species protected under the act have been saved from extinction — preserving biodiversity even as relentless development into animals’ natural habitats continues. Unfortunately, the Trump administration has unleashed a full broadside into the […]
Petition: Johns Hopkins University Is Tormenting Owls in a Basement
It looks like something out of a horror movie. Shreesh Mysore, an experimenter at Johns Hopkins University, is holding barn owls captive in his basement laboratory, experimenting on them, and then killing them. Mysore and his team implant electrodes in the birds’ brains, lock them in restraining devices, and force them to see or hear […]
POLL: Should the use of elephants for tourist entertainment be banned?
During the episode of “The Amazing Race” that aired on CBS April 24, contestants had to ride Asian elephants across a river in Laos to reach their next destination. “The Elephant Conservation Centre is funded by ecotourism, providing a safe haven and breeding program to ensure the quality of life and survival of these gentle […]
POLL: Should the massive culling of feral cats be allowed (with long read)?
In the deep winter weeks of last July, Shane Morse and Kevin Figliomeni nearly always got up before the sun rose. They awoke next to the remains of a campfire or, occasionally, in a roadside motel, and in the darkness before dawn they began unloading poisoned sausage from their refrigerated truck. The sausage was for […]
Rare Tibetan Antelopes Are Killed to Make Expensive Luxury Scarves
The market for an expensive, luxurious scarf is wiping out the population of the rare Tibetan antelope. The shahtoosh shawl or scarf is made from the down hair of these beautiful antelopes. However, it takes the death of four antelopes to make just one scarf. They are not domesticated and can’t be shorn, so the […]
Petition: Urge the U.S. to Deny Import of Captive Dolphins
An application has been filed by The Chicago Zoological Society and the Brookfield Zoo to import three bottlenose dolphins to the United States. The dolphins are currently held at Dolphin Quest Bermuda and would either be sent the to Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, IL or to the Coral World Ocean Park in St. Thomas, U.S. […]
