Yet Another Delay for Toronto Elephants. Unbelievable!
It’s now just over two years (May 12th, 2011) since the board of the Toronto Zoo – and then the city council – ruled that the…
British Royals Warn of ‘Irreversible Tragedy’ They Helped Create
Britain’s Prince William joined his father, Prince Charles, at a conference at St. James’s Palace in saying that “stamping out the illegal wildlife trade needs to…
The ‘Animals in War’ Memorial
It’s bad enough what happens to our own sons and daughters, let alone the families of the “enemy” in whatever war we humans happen to be…
Tornado Dog Emerges from Debris
It happens, live on camera, as a woman being interviewed by CBS suddenly sees her dog trying to crawl out of the rubble of her house.
Living Up to Their Name!
World’s most slothful sloth. Chewbacca, from a volunteer at the Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica.
Terrarism and the Terrarists
Terrarism, terrarists and terracide: words coined on the TomDispatch blog to refer to the the men who run what may be the most profitable corporations on…
Orca Family Cares for Disabled Calf
This young orca is missing her dorsal fin and her right-side pectoral fin. That means she can’t navigate well, and can’t catch food on her own.…
Beginner’s Guide to the Sixth Mass Extinction
Not sure what we mean by the Sixth Mass Extinction? What were the other five? Is there really a sixth one going on? Will we all…
Questions from a High School Student
A high school student who’s giving a presentation to her class about sport hunting asked if I’d be up for answering some brief questions on the…
Why You Lie Like an Ape
Next time someone catches you telling a small fib, just explain that, as one of the great apes, it’s just part of your cooperative nature. After…
A Week of Extreme Weather
A whole neighborhood of Granbury, Texas, was leveled in one of the tornadoes that tore up whole swaths of the United States last week. But that…
India Bans Dolphinariums
Good news, for a change! The Government of India has issued a nationwide ban on keeping dolphins in captivity. The ban had been under consideration for…
Are the Elephants Fighting Back?
It was just one small battle in a war that the elephants are losing, but the body of a poacher has been found at a National…
How a Tarantula Sheds Her Skin
This isn’t the tarantula; it’s what the tarantula leaves behind when she sheds her skin. Here’s a time lapse video of how she does it –…
Dog Saves Kitten in Ravine
Great story of a dog rescuing a kitten whom she found at the bottom of a ravine behind a Home Depot store in Anderson, South Carolina.…
Unintended Sky Burial with Vultures
A campaign against Griffon vultures has been gathering steam in France after the body of a hiker, who had fallen off a cliff to her death,…
Ex-RSPCA Officer Hanged Herself
A former inspector for the British Royal SPCA, who blew the whistle on how many dogs are routinely being killed by the animal charity, rather than…
The $325,000 Burger
Meat cells being grown in a petri dish The inventors of the first laboratory-grown meat are gearing up to unveil their creation in a few weeks…