Last month, a Louisiana man was sentenced in a federal district court to 120 hours of community service and two years on probation for shooting and killing a Whooping Crane, one of the most endangered birds in the world. The decision was far lighter than conservationists had hoped and advocated for. According to court documents […]
Another Beautiful Whale Found Dead with 220 Pounds of Trash in Stomach
More animals are being harmed because of our plastic habits. In a northern Scottish Island, a sperm whale washed up onto the beach with 220 pounds of plastic in its stomach. The whale beached itself and died December 5, where it was later found by researchers. When a necropsy was performed on the whale, researchers […]
Flightless bird provides ‘spark of hope’ amid environmental crisis
The Guam rail, a flightless bird typically about 30cm long, usually dull brown in colour and adorned with black and white stripes, has become a rare success story in the recent history of conservation. Previously extinct in the wild, the bird has been saved by captive breeding programmes and on Tuesday its status was updated […]
Petition: Sloth Yoga Exploits Animals for Profit!
Sloths are absolutely adorable, there’s no denying it. But it doesn’t mean they are pets or that we should disregard their wellbeing for the opportunity to come in contact with them. In recent years, it seems that sloths have been gaining popularity amongst people, which is actually not good for them. They already have their […]
Why We Need to Boycott Zoos in 2020!
Zoos are popular places for people of all ages to visit. But zoos do more harm than good. For many reasons, zoos should be closed. According to conservationist Damian Aspinall, zoos claim that they are helpful for conservation. But many animals in zoos are not endangered or under threat. Showing animals in conservation is not […]
Audubon Pennsylvania Receives Grant to Further Forest Conservation
Audubon PA this week received over $183,000 in grant funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) that will be used to partner with private land owners in order to create and maintain healthy forest habitats for birds in the Appalachian mountains of Pennsylvania. The grant will allow Audubon PA to develop infrastructure to […]
Petition: Protect the Clean Water Act!
There’s been an ongoing debate on whether groundwater should be included in the Clean Water Act of 1972. A rollback of the entire law has been proposed, however, and threatens people’s access to clean water. It would mean that the pollution of rivers, streams, wetlands and other bodies of water will no longer be judged […]
Newly spotted calves boost Javan rhino population to 72
JAKARTA — The global population of the critically endangered Javan rhinoceros has increased to 72 after four new calves were spotted in the past several months. Rhino experts have welcomed the news of a rise in the population of the Javan rhino (Rhinocerossondaicus), a species driven close to extinction by poaching and habitat loss. The […]
