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...
Today, WAN learned of the devastating news that Lolita, also known as Tokitae, has fallen gravely ill at the Miami Seaquarium. The 56-year-old orca, who has...
Today, April 7th, is World Health Day. This year's theme includes honoring the contribution of nurses around the world; which has become profoundly important...
Animal advocates have another opportunity to use their voices to support the protection of mountain lions in the Southern and Central Coast of California.
This Thursday, April...
Photos from West Texas A&M University
On January 10th, a federal judge in Amarillo, Texas, sentenced Dr. Richard Kazmaier to six months in prison, three years...