There may be a glimmer of hope for the extremely rare vaquita porpoise, the world’s smallest cetacean, a group that includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. The vaquita is also the most threatened marine mammal in the world, nearly extinct because of entanglement in fishing nets. The latest expeditions to survey the mammal in the northern […]
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Breaking! California is Now the First State in the Nation to Ban Fur
On Friday, California became the first state in the United States to ban fur. A bill signed by Governor Newsom that will make it illegal to sell, donate or manufacture fur products in California. The law applies to all clothing, handbags shoes and other items made with fur. The news came as relief to animal […]
Bill to Ban the Sale of Fur Passes the California Senate!
Just last week, the state of California banned fur trapping when Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Wildlife Protection Act of 2019 into law. Now, in more good news, they are very close to banning the sale of fur altogether! California could become the first state in the country to ban the sale of fur. Bill […]
California Bans Fur Trapping!
Fur trapping is a cruel, inhumane industry that causes terrible pain and death to animals. Using various traps like the snare trap, underwater trap, Conibear trap, and the steel-jaw trap, trappers catch animals with fur. The steel-jaw trap (the most cruel of all), shuts down on the animal’s limb. They frantically struggle to break free […]
POLL: Should Trump be allowed to open over 1 million acres in California to fracking?
On April 25, the Trump administration released details of its plan to open up more than a million acres in California to oil drilling and hydraulic fracturing – including areas close to Sequoia, Kings Canyon and Yosemite National Parks. This is horrible news. The plan would end a 5-year moratorium on leasing federal land in […]
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 […]
Southern California’s Mountain Lions May Soon Go Extinct
Southern California’s mountain lions have faced serious threats for some time, but a new study highlights the urgent need to act before we lose these incredible big cats forever. According to wildlife scientists, who just published their findings in the journal “Ecological Applications,” two populations of mountain lions in the Santa Monica and Santa Anita […]
Fisherman Risks His Life to Save a Humpback Whale
As they headed back toward the central California coast after fishing for slime eel in the Pacific Ocean, Sam Synstelien and Nicholas Taron made a troubling discovery: a humpback whale was entangled in a buoy’s rope, frantically trying to free itself. Synstelien immediately called the U.S. Coast Guard but was told it might take a […]
