endangered species

Graffiti Campaign Inspires Protection of Endangered Rhinos

Graffiti Campaign Inspires Protection of Endangered Rhinos

By Michael Tatarski Throughout the month of March, a unique graffiti campaign popped up on the walls of several streets in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, the hyperactive commercial capital of Vietnam. The works differed from the usual tags and designs that adorn urban areas around the world. The graffiti pieces, 17 in all, carry […]

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    Watch Sea Shepherd Ship Sail with Megapod of Dolphins

    Watch Sea Shepherd Ship Sail with Megapod of Dolphins

    On Feb. 25, while patrolling the waters of the Gulf of California for Operation Milagro III, the M/V Sam Simon sailed through a megapod of dolphins with numbers estimated to be more than 1,000 individuals. The elation and joy of this sight comes with the realization that many of these dolphins’ lives will be cut […]

    Help Save the World’s Most Endangered Species

    Help Save the World’s Most Endangered Species

    By Zak Smith There are only about 30 vaquita porpoises left in the world. The smallest and most endangered cetacean species on the planet faces extinction in three years if the people with the power to save it don’t take immediate action. Instead of shrugging their shoulders and casting blame elsewhere, the Mexican government, Mexican […]

    66 Totoaba Found Dead in a Single Net, Dead Newborn Vaquita Washes Ashore

    66 Totoaba Found Dead in a Single Net, Dead Newborn Vaquita Washes Ashore

    With the near-extinct vaquita porpoise now numbering less than 30, conservation was dealt a blow on March 12, when Sea Shepherd found a dead newborn vaquita on the beach just 33 km south of San Felipe, in the Northern area of the Gulf of California. The non-profit marine conservation society’s anti-poaching ships, the M/V Farley […]

    Trump’s Border Wall Will Do ‘Irreparable Harm’

    Trump’s Border Wall Will Do ‘Irreparable Harm’

    The Center for Biological Diversity joined the Borderlands Project and other organizations Tuesday in launching Embattled Borderlands, a new story map project that details the various places, people and wildlife put in harm’s way by border walls and militarization. The immersive web platform combines a decade of photo documentation and scientific data to highlight a […]

    Rhino Shot Dead by Poachers at French Zoo

    Rhino Shot Dead by Poachers at French Zoo

    A young white rhino was killed after being shot in the head three times by poachers who broke into the Thoiry Zoo in Paris Monday night. Poachers de-horned the 4-year-old rhino, named Vince, and left alive two other white rhinos, 37-year-old Gracie and 5-year-old Bruno. They left part of Vince’s second horn, leading local police […]

    Sea Shepherd Uncovers Huge Shipments of Shark Fins

    Sea Shepherd Uncovers Huge Shipments of Shark Fins

    Despite a worldwide ban on the transportation of shark fins by major shipping carriers, a three-month investigation by Sea Shepherd Global—as part of their global shark defense campaign Operation Apex Harmony—has verified that large shipments of shark fin are still arriving in Hong Kong on airlines and shipping lines that have made “No Shark Fin” […]