endangered species

2 Critically Endangered Right Whales Found Dead, Entangled in Fishing Gear

By Dan Zukowski / September 29, 2016

Two North Atlantic right whales were found dead off the Maine coast on Tuesday, while a third was rescued from entrapment by fishing gear off Cape Cod. Ropes and bouys entangle a young, endangered right whale bear the U.S./Canada border in the Gulf of Maine.Campobello Whale Rescue A study by the New England Aquarium in […]

This Bumble Bee Is About to Go Extinct

By EcoWatch / September 28, 2016

200 Farms in China Breed Tigers for Slaughter for Body Parts, Luxury Goods

By Dan Zukowski / September 27, 2016

10 Selfies of the World’s Most Endangered Animals

By EcoWatch / August 8, 2016

97% of Endangered Species Threatened by 3 Common Pesticides

By EcoWatch / April 9, 2016

U.S. Banks Financing Rainforest Destruction for Palm Oil Plantations

By EcoWatch / November 22, 2013

A new report names major U.S. and European banks that are financing land grabs in Indonesia for palm oil production—which is harming the rainforest and the lives of the people who live there—and the investors who are profiting from the business. Palm oil producers in Indonesia are clearing tropical rainforests to plant their oil palm trees, obliterating the […]