U.S. to pursue aggressive crackdown on wildlife trafficking
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for a comprehensive, global strategy to combat illegal animal trafficking and poaching.
Thousands protest Enbridge pipeline in Canada
In Canada, thousands of protesters flooded the lawn of the British Columbia Legislature building in Victoria for a "Defend Our Coast" demonstration.
Chinese activists don't want Canada's ill-begotten seal products
In an open letter to the Canadian Senate, 50 Chinese environmental and animal welfare groups have asked that the exportation of seal products from Canada to China be stopped immediately.
Bear rescue center faces risk of profit-driven shutdown
A bear rescue center run by Asian-focused (with a headquarters in Hong Kong) charity group Animals Asia faces an eviction from Tam Dao National Park in Vietnam.
Activists call for end to polar bear killings
Environmentalists, looking to help polar bears already affected by global warming, are pushing for an international ban on the legal trade in polar bear items.
Historic vote to end “bear farming”
In a historic move, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature voted at its World Congress in Jeju, South Korea to phase out bear farming.
Japan withdraws goal of no nukes by 2040
If the Japanese government continues to cater to corporate interests, critics fear, it will accommodate neither public demand nor scientific fact.
