Meatless Monday: Bid to ban live pigeon shoots in Pennsylvania

August 22, 2016

We’ve only recently learned the term canned hunting, which as we’ve discovered is the use of animals kept specifically for people to hunt and…

Rhino at San Diego Zoo Safari Park victim of failed poaching attempt in Africa

August 19, 2016

If rhinos can’t even be free from poachers in a wildlife refuge, where can they be safe? That’s the question now plaguing officials after it…

Wednesday Zen Moment: Googly-eyed squid charms scientists on E/V Nautilus

August 17, 2016

The E/V Nautilus team explore the ocean studying biology, geology, archeology and more to see what can be seen. And sometimes what they see…

Unwanted fur coat? Orphaned baby animals need them for snuggling

August 17, 2016

A campaign to collect furs for critters in rehab and rescue centres begins on Labor Day in a bid to re-use animal fur in…

World Lions Day as Cecil the Lion and other famous lions remembered

August 16, 2016

There are just 20,000 lions left in the world, a grim reminder of their shrinking numbers on World Lions Day. Every day, lions in…

Petition to change Cincinatti Bengals to Cincinatti Harambes to honour gorilla

August 10, 2016

A petition to change the name of the NFL team Cincinatti Bengals to honour the gorilla killed earlier this year at the Cincinatti Zoo…

Cigarette butts thrown out on beaches end up in marine mammals stomachs

August 9, 2016

Here’s an alarming infographic: Look at what happens to cigarette butts that are discarded near shorelines and on beaches. They end up in the…

Edmonton police lay charge under Quanto’s Law after service dog attacked

August 9, 2016

Edmonton police have laid its first charge against a someone under Quanto’s law, a ground-breaking piece of federal legislation designed to punish criminals who hurt or kill…

Horse thief sedates mare, snatches foal from Langley, B.C. farm

August 8, 2016

Mounties in British Columbia are looking for a modern-day horse thief after a newborn foal worth up to $20,000 vanished from a pasture in Langley….

Meatless Monday: On beaches in Bermuda, signs that tourists and cruise ships are illegally poaching from the sea

August 8, 2016

So often, travel tours offer clients who take their cruises or excursions, fresh seafood caught and then grilled right in front on them on…