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...
An estimated 100 bottlenose dolphins were tragically slaughtered last Friday in the latest Faroe Islands drive hunt. The victims reportedly included a pregnant female...
Earthjustice filed suit this week against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA) for continuing to allow Pacific longline fishing fleets to operate off the coast of...
The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) in South Korea has announced plans to legally recognize animals as ‘sentient beings’ rather than ‘objects’ in an attempt...
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 5-4 over the weekend against a proposed 2022 spring bear-hunting season. The vote by the commission, which...
Photo from Wildlife Conservation Society
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories has confirmed SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in...