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...
A new report released last week by the Center for Biological Diversity details how pervasive and damaging offshore fracking and other extreme oil and...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last week that it will join hunting groups and the state of Utah in appealing a federal judge’s recent decision...
Yesterday, following a speech by Queen Elizabeth, the UK Government published a history-making Action Plan For Animal Welfare. The plan is designed to revolutionize the treatment of...
Photos by: Brent Stirton & African Parks
African Parks, a conservation NGO that manages 22 protected areas in partnership with 12 governments throughout Africa, announced...
Yesterday, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) issued trade sanctions against Mexico for its failure to control illegal fishing and trade that...