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...
The New York City Emergency Management Department and the Mayor’s Office of Animal Welfare today announced the launch of the NYC COVID-19 Pet Hotline.
The...
The South Korean Ministry of Environment signed an agreement last week with the Bear Farmers Association and numerous local animal protection organizations to prohibit...
The official population estimate of North Atlantic right whales has dropped to 340 individuals remaining in the wild. The data was released this week by...
Photo by: Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
First thing this morning, the panda team at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI)...