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POLL: Should the keeping of dolphins and whales in tanks be banned worldwide?

POLL: Should the keeping of dolphins and whales in tanks be banned worldwide?

April 16, 2018February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 2 Comments

It’s been nearly 9 years since The Cove brought the story of dolphin massacres in Taiji, Japan, and the issue of captive cetaceans before the eyes of millions of people around the world. The film shows viewers the images of fishers corralling dozens of thrashing and squealing dolphins into nets set up in Japan’s sheltered […]

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In early push into Papua, palm oil firms set stage for massive forest plunder

In early push into Papua, palm oil firms set stage for massive forest plunder

February 3, 2018February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 9 Comments

JAKARTA – The clearing of Indonesia’s last untouched swath of pristine forest has begun in earnest, with an area the size of Washington, D.C., razed for just a single oil palm plantation in Papua province, new data show. Nearly 200 square kilometers (77 square miles) of forest have been cleared in Merauke district since 2014 […]

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POLL: Should Sun Bears be used for Chinese medicine?

POLL: Should Sun Bears be used for Chinese medicine?

October 15, 2013February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 11 Comments

Wildlife campaigner Louis Ng is no stranger to close encounters with animals in distress. But nothing quite prepared him for the emotional exchange with an adult bear outside a bear farm in Laos. A film-maker had stumbled upon the farm and contacted Ng, the co-founder and executive director of Animal Concerns Research and Education Society […]

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Dolphin Escapes Pen to Reunite with Her Pod After Years in Captivity

Dolphin Escapes Pen to Reunite with Her Pod After Years in Captivity

July 31, 2013December 23, 2019 Supertrooper 3 Comments

We always knew that dolphins were incredible, but this story made our jaws drop – a dolphin, captured and held in captivity for several years, escaped from her pen and reunited with her pod. The dolphin, named Sampal, was accidentally caught by fishermen off Jeju Island, near South Korea, as reported by the environmental blog […]

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