News
Global protest against Hermès for exploiting crocodiles for their bags
Animal rights groups held protests at stores of fashion label Hermès in nine countries as part of a global action against crocodile farming.
Elephant kills suspected poacher in South Africa
An elephant killed a suspected poacher in South Africa's famed Kruger National Park, a spokesman said Friday.
Escaped puma still missing in France, petition not to kill him
Police are still looking for an escaped mountain lion...
Escobar’s hippos recognized as legal persons by US court
In a legal first, a US court has recognized Colombian hippos as legal persons, able to protect their own interests.
Pigs are not ‘spare parts’, responses to pig to human kidney...
Animal rights representatives have pushed back against this week's news of a pig kidney being successfully transplanted to a human.
Animal welfare laws broken every day in the UK, critics say
Catching chickens by their legs is illegal in the United Kingdom, but it still happens every day, animal welfare organizations said.
Wildlife
Five critically endangered grey-shanked douc langurs killed in Vietnam
Poachers in Vietnam have killed five critically endangered grey-shanked douc langurs, state media said Tuesday.
Leprosy found in wild chimpanzees in Guinea-Bissau and Ivory Coast
Leprosy has been discovered in chimpanzees in Cantanhez National Park in Guinea-Bissau and Taï National Park in Ivory Coast.
Koalas get chlamydia vaccine in Australia
Australian koalas will be vaccinated against chlamydia, a sexually transmitted disease also found in humans.
Environment
Habitat loss and pesticides are killing pollinators, essential for plants
The numbers of bees and other pollinators continue to decrease worldwide because of the destruction of nature and the use of pesticides.
Environmental groups join forces to save Balkan rivers
More than twenty environmental organisations joined forces in Bosnia's capital to campaign against hydroelectric dams in the Balkan region.
European Parliament want legally binding measures to protect nature
The European Union needs legally binding measures to protect nature and biodiversity, the European Parliament said on Tuesday.
Opinion
Commercial fishing is an abomination and it’s killing the planet
There is no such thing as a sustainable commercial fishing industry. Over 2 trillion fish are taken from the sea every year.
Happy the elephant was denied rights designed for humans – but...
Happy lives alone in conditions that experts suggest could significantly increase her risk of depression, bone disease and other illnsesses.
Halloween can be scary, but here is what’s horrifying
Halloween, if you're looking for a scary movie, look up the movie Dominion. It's one of the scariest films and it's based on a true story.
Captivity
Seven lions rescued from breeding facility in Romania
Seven out of ten lions were rescued by Four Paws from dangerous breeding and keeping conditions in Romania.
Ocean
Sea turtles injured from fishing gear and plastic in rehab in...
Most sea turtles rescued by a rehabilitation center in Ecuador have trash or fish hooks in their intestines.
Veganism
Japanese researchers are developing 3D printed Wagyu steak
Japanese scientists succeeded in creating lab-grown Wagyu beef using 3-D bioprinters. They used bovine stem cells to replicate a Wagyu steak.
