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...
Dried shark fins were among the many items hidden in mislabeled containers that Hong Kong Customs uncovered late last month. They discovered a vessel...
Botswana has just announced plans to allow the hunting of 287 elephants beginning next month, causing worldwide outrage among conservationists.
This shocking news comes a week after...
A federal court recently allowed a lawsuit challenging the failure of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to review outdated plans for offshore oil platforms...
Animal activists rejoice as the Strengthening Welfare in Marine Settings (SWIMS) Act was introduced last week. The legislation would phase out the captive display...
South African National Parks (SANParks) announced another well-executed operation that resulted in the arrest of three more suspected poachers on Wednesday, April 21st in the...