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 California Assembly passed legislation on a 57-12 vote that expands protection for children, pets, and wildlife from toxic rat poisons. Spearheaded by Assemblymember...
Caldore Fire Photo By: Josh Edelson/AFP
As California begins another devastating fire season, the U.S. Forest Service has announced the temporary closure of all national forests throughout the...
Some uplifting news happened this weekend when a 13-year-old female Sumatran Orangutan was released back into the wild in North Sumatra on July 4th.
The...
Following three years of no whaling in Iceland, Svandís Svavarsdóttir, the country's Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Fisheries, is now contemplating the fact that there is little...
In a news conference today, Barbara Pompili, France's Minister of Ecological Transition, announced numerous measures to improve the welfare of captive wildlife throughout the...