Pouring cold water on ‘sustainable use’
None of the existing role players in conservation understand what is required to save Africa’s vanishing wilderness. The issue is just too broad and deep – and politically charged.
Browsing: Environment
New orangutan species identified in Indonesia
Scientists have identified a new species of orangutan in Indonesia, but the Tapanuli orangutan is already being described as one of the most endangered great ape species in the world.
5 colorful fish you will see while snorkeling the Mexican Caribbean
Tropical fish are nature’s art! It is up to all of us to make better decisions to keep our ocean and ocean ecosystem healthy.
POETRY: Black Mood
Look at the world and think
With choice would you want
To rejoice with us in the stink
Of this overcrowded land?
Taste, not appearance, drives corals to eat plastics
Microplastics pose a major threat to foraging sea animals, but if we can manufacture plastic so it unintentionally tastes good, we might also be able to manufacture it so it intentionally tastes bad.
International Gibbon Day: smaller apes are ‘endangered, yet overlooked’
Events are being organised around the world for International Gibbon Day. Gibbons, who are also referred to as “smaller apes”, are not only losing their habitat because of deforestation; they are also being trafficked as pets.
Roads Shouldn’t Be Graveyards for Wild Animals
Humans incessantly demand new roads for connectivity, forcing wild animals closer to roads and human settlements, so that even new wildlife crossings can do little to save animal lives.
POETRY: Change
It’s October
In Canada
And I’m still sitting outside
On my deck.
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Borneo foundation to create a forest island for albino orangutan
Alba is believed to be the only albino orangutan alive in the world. To ensure she can live a free and fulfilling life, Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation is making her a forest island home.
Lions and Treaties: Why we need a bold new conservation paradigm if lions are to avoid extinction
It is tragic that intelligent and well-meaning academics and lawyers can miss the point so badly. The point is that there are very good reasons why existing conservation rules are not being implemented in Africa.
A Humane Future: Moral, judicial, and legislative approaches to a world of compassion for animals
Veteran animal rights and legal expert Larry Weiss discusses some of the most pressing issues in animal rights today, and outlines his vision for a humane tomorrow, at VegFest Colorado 2017.
Wildlife watching soars as hunting dies off, says new U.S. report
Watching animals more and hunting them less, Americans spent more on wildlife activities in 2016 than at any other time in the past 25 years, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of the Interior.