Update: Washington state has officially banned octopus farming following Governor Jay Inslee's signature on House Bill 1153 on March 13th.
This legislative action marks a...
Last week, New York State Senator Liz Krueger and Assembly Member Kenneth Zebrowski announced that they will be introducing a revised version of their...
U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a bipartisan bill, the Preventing Future Pandemics Act, which would direct the State Department to...
China has upgraded the national protection status of its native pangolin species, in particular the Chinese Pangolin Manis pentadactyla, to Class I, the highest form...
1. Congratulations to Joaquin Phoenix for winning Best Actor at the Oscars for his outstanding performance in the Joker.
Joaquin gave an inspirational speech using...
Last week, Mercy For Animals announced that Representatives Haley Stevens of Michigan and Veronica Escobar of Texas sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requesting that the...
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House Republicans will consider a bill today introduced by Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) that could prohibit vital Endangered Species Act protections for...
Populations of vertebrates (mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish) have seen a devastating 69% drop on average since 1970, according to World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Living...
Defenders of Wildlife and the Center for Biological Diversity have sent a notice of their intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service for failing to protect...
State wildlife agency officials announced yesterday that wolf OR-54 was found dead this week in Shasta County. The radio-collared wolf from Oregon made California...