We know that ocean plastic can have a devastating impact on aquatic life such as seabirds, fish and whales. Now, researchers have found that 60 percent of post-hatchling loggerhead turtles stranded on southern Cape beaches in South Africa have been impacted by growing quantities of human-caused debris such as plastic fragments, packaging and fibers. South […]
As elephants continue to pay the ultimate price for the demand for their tusks, their advocates are preparing to watch the largest stockpile of ivory yet go up in flames in Kenya’s Nairobi National Park on Saturday, April 30. The bottom line is that all ivory came from an elephant who is worth far more […]
Watch PETA‘s (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) exclusive “veggie testimonials” and find out what your favorite stars have to say about the benefits of a meat-free lifestyle. Why did this extraordinary group of talented individuals make the choice? 1. Paul McCartney Posing in PETA’s “Eat No Animal” shirt, Paul McCartney describes the first time […]
Neil Young has announced his new, full-length album EARTH. The 98-minute record, out June 17, features an unusual set of collaborators: live animals. Young described his latest project on social media: We made a live record and every creature on the planet seemed to show up. Suddenly all the living things of Earth were in the audience going […]
The smell of fish is all around the Greenpeace Esperanza. We’ve been docked in Diego Suarez in Madagascar, getting ready to take on the tuna giant Thai Union—the largest canned tuna company in the world and owner of Chicken of the Sea canned tuna in the U.S. Children wave to the Esperanza as the ship […]
At a press conference held Wednesday in San Diego, Jean-Michel Cousteau, oceanographic explorer and president of the Ocean Futures Society, urged SeaWorld to free its current population of captive orcas. “They need to be released and put back into a place where we can keep an eye on them and they can reconnect with nature,” Cousteau, who […]
A plan to open a dolphin attraction in the Arizona desert is being met with intense criticism and backlash. Mexico-based company Dolphinaris is set to open a $20 million “dolphinarium” on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community near the suburb of Scottsdale this July. Dolphins are highly intelligent and socially complex beings. Photo credit: Flickr […]
By Roger Di Silvestro, Ocean Conservancy The tuxedo seems to have two separate origins. Why the fashion industry came up with the tux and why it hasn’t vanished with the top hat, is tough to say. But why penguins evolved into tuxedo-wearing birds is pretty clear: The white belly makes them harder to spot when […]
Early this morning, activists with Rainforest Action Network (RAN) scaled the iconic Pepsi sign in Gantry State Park along the East River in Queens and dropped a 100 x 15 foot banner calling on snack food giant PepsiCo to eliminate Conflict Palm Oil from its supply chains. Today’s action is the latest escalation in the […]
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