In the tropical forest surrounding Alter do Chão, a Brazilian town located on a languid stretch of the Amazon River and home to what is considered one of the most…
Category: Animal Protection
Portuguese youngsters clear major hurdle in European climate lawsuit
Six Portuguese children and young adults cleared a major legal hurdle on Monday in a climate litigation case they brought against 33 European countries, claiming government climate inaction jeopardized their…
New footage reveals Netflix FAKED death of walruses: Climate change did not cause the deaths, polar bears did
New footage revealed that polar bears, not climate change, caused the deaths of walruses shown in the 2019 Netflix documentary Our Planet. The British lobby group Global Warming Policy Forum…
Study revealing New Guinea’s plant life ‘first step’ toward protection
New Guinea’s diversity of life, cultures and landscapes has long inspired prominent scientists, from Alfred Russel Wallace to Jared Diamond. Sitting just below the equator at the nexus of Asia…
World’s protected areas lack connections, recent study finds
The world’s protected areas are largely a jumble of disjointed refuges, separated from each other by the encroachment of human impacts, a recent study has found. Fewer than 10% of…
Activists in Malaysia call on road planners to learn the lessons of history
Noormala Anwar’s frustration comes through in an Aug. 4 video she posted on Facebook. She swings her phone’s camera back and forth, revealing a bulldozer sitting right next to her…
Cut down your plastic footprint: 3 Ways to protect yourself from TOXIC plastic products
Plastic is a versatile material, but it’s also one of the most dangerous to your health. According to a study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, the majority…
Calves in a fieldCalifornia Protections for Farmed Animals Upheld In Court Yet Again
Since World Animal Protection, a coalition of advocacy groups, and 63% of Californians worked to pass Proposition 12 (Prop 12) in 2018—guaranteeing the strongest protections for mother pigs, laying hens,…
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals in pesticides and birth control pills can affect fish for generations
Fish can pass on health issues caused by endocrine-disrupting chemicals to the next two generations of their offspring, according to new research. Published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology,…
$18 billion COVID vaccine gold rush threatens horseshoe crabs, ocean ecosystem
The annual spring congregation of egg-laden horseshoe crabs on the east coast provide a vital food source for annual migrations of millions of shore birds. The $18 billion gold rush…