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 night, the California Coastal Commission (CCC) voted narrowly to rubber-stamp the brutal annual shooting of rare and iconic Tule elk at Point Reyes National Seashore.
The...
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) recently announced that it would begin a status review to determine whether the highly imperiled Atlantic humpback dolphin should...
Amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, which aims to phase out the use of animals for chemical toxicity testing in Canada, has just...
International wildlife charity Born Free has released a new report revealing the true extent of the pain and suffering of elephants held captive in zoos....
Following an initial 90-day review, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) issued a report yesterday announcing that wolves in the West may, in fact, warrant protection...