German wind farm delayed over possible danger to porpoises
The 230,000-plus porpoises (and dolphins) in the North and Baltic seas use sound to navigate, locate prey, and find mating partners. Interference with that could, indeed, effectively kill them.
Crackdown on illegal pet trade
Over 8,700 birds and other animals have been seized - and 4,000+ people arrested - in what appears to be a large-scale crackdown on the black market Latin American bird trade.
Alberta oil sands: bear death toll rises, Lakotas protest
Senseless killing of bears, wolves and caribou can be avoided, but the Canadian oil industry and government are putting profits before responsible environmental welfare.
Is seal killing at an end?
Sealing - a grotesque business that involves killing seals for both their fur and meat - may soon see its last days in Canada.
With walruses on thin ice, Shell pursues Arctic drilling
As global warming threatens the wellbeing of Alaskan walruses, the government has exacerbated the issue.
Bang your own head, not a seal’s
Humane Society International and heavy metal musicians are calling upon the Canadian government to cancel the 2011 commercial seal killings.
