What’s Really In Your Makeup?
36% of vegetarians are completely unaware that animal products are used by the makeup industry.
Browsing: Marine Animals
Scapegoating the Aliens: “Invasive” Species
Our society needs a new kind of conservation, one that dispenses with scapegoating and with trying to regulate species numbers through large-scale destruction.
A Sea Of Blood: The Whale-Killing Tradition Of The Faroe Islands
The Faroese tradition of hunting pilot whales is under pressure from animal protection organizations, and locals have been recommended to reduce whale meat consumption for health reasons.
Oceans Are in Trouble
The world’s oceans are losing oxygen and becoming warmer, more acidic, and increasingly filed with plastic.
7 Lies The Captive Dolphin Industry Tells
The lies propagated by the captive dolphin industry help to allow this cruel and ridiculous practice to go on.
US House Passes Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act
The law would prohibit the sale, purchase, and possession of shark fins in the United States, helping to curb an inhumane global trade that claims the lives of 73 million sharks each year.
Researchers Show Noise Pollution is Threatening the Survival of a Number of Species
The study analyzed the effects of noise in over one hundred species, and concluded that noise pollution affecting animals is the norm, not the exception.
Are We in an Age of ‘Mass Extinction’?
When the loss of species rapidly outpaces the formation of new species, this balance can be tipped enough to elicit what are known as “mass extinction” events.
Court Rules in Key Case to Protect One of Earth’s Rarest Whales
The ruling found that the National Marine Fisheries Service violated the Endangered Species Act when it opened thousands of square miles of right whale habitat to fishing with gear known to entangle, injure, and kill right whales.
Is Sea Shepherd Its Own Worst Enemy?
In an interview with Sea Shepherd’s longest-serving crew member, Peter Brown, we discuss his misgivings about the organization’s post-Whale Wars trajectory, and the value of passion as a guiding principle.
Global Warming Doesn’t Exist in Isolation and Fighting It Requires All Life on Earth
What humans do need to do is to grasp the concept that life on Earth is interconnected, and that to mess with one part of it is to mess with it all.
Sharks and Rays Continue to Face Over-Exploitation
A study has identified the world’s top 20 shark and ray catchers and traders, who catch almost 600,000 metric tonnes of sharks and rays each year.