Photos by Meredith Lee/ HSUS
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is assisting the City of Crystal Springs with the rescue of approximately 170...
(Photo not of the rhino killed)
Earlier this week, tragic news was released by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) that a three-year-old...
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...
North Atlantic right whale mother and calf. Photo credit: NOAA Fisheries/Christin Khan
“I commend the Senate for moving quickly on this measure. Local marine fisheries will do well to implement the flexible plan developed by top state fishery officials as soon as possible to support the conservation of this critically endangered species,” said Gina Garey, Maine State Director at Animal Wellness Action. Ms. Garey, who is an animal behavior scientist testified on the North Atlantic right whale protections at a NOAA field hearing in Maine in August of this year.
Photo by Center For Biological Diversity
For years, overexploitation by the whaling industry caused North Atlantic right whale numbers to plummet, leading to their designation as an endangered species in 1970. Despite federal protection, right whales experience high levels of mortality from rope entanglements and lines used in commercial fishing and ship strikes. These forms of human-caused mortality prevented their recovery. Only about 400 North Atlantic right whales remain on earth today.
Dead North Atlantic Right whale off the coast of Long Island, New York. Credit: NY Department of Environmental Conservation
(Photo not of the rhino killed)
Earlier this week, tragic news was released by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) that a three-year-old...