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 Orang Utan Republik Foundation (OURF) will be joined by actor and environmentalist Ed Begley, Jr. as they honor individuals for environmental achievement, activism,...
The Orangutan Project, an organization focused on securing the survival of orangutans and other critically endangered species, has joined the Orangutan Information Center and...
Born Free USA, in collaboration with Humane Society International, released the results of its shocking new undercover investigation exposing the cruelty of animal trapping in...
Photo by Gary Kramer/ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Wildlife conservation groups petitioned the U.S. Forest Service this week to prohibit the aerial gunning of...
Photo credit: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information that leads...