News
New York’s highest court allows case of Happy the elephant
New York's highest court, the New York Court of Appeals, has agreed to hear the case of the lonely elephant Happy at the Bronx zoo.
The starving grey whale Wally is lost in the Mediterranean Sea
The young grey whale Wally is lost in the Mediterranean Sea and can't find his way home to the Pacific ocean, thousands of miles away.
Puppies and kittens packed in delivery ‘blind boxes’ rescued in China
Chinese citizens have urged the government to crack down on the illegal practice of delivering animals in 'blind boxes'.
Eight lions in Indian zoo test positive for COVID-19
Eight lions at the Nehru Zoological Park in India have tested positive for the coronavirus. They showed signs of respiratory distress.
One of the world’s best restaurants Eleven Madison Park is going...
Eleven Madison Park in New York City, one of the best restaurants in the world, will serve a plant-based menu.
Thousands of dead fish wash up in Lebanon: “They’re hiding a...
Thousands of dead fish have washed up on the shores of Lake Qaraoun in Lebanon. The fish died from the polluted water in the lake.
Wildlife
Wild animals are being run over on highways in Colombia
Colombia many highways that go though heavily areas where a lot of animals live. Those animals get run over.
Botswana trophy hunting season opens again: 287 elephants will be killed
Botswana resumed its controversial trophy-hunting season. The government has given out licences to kill 287 elephants.
Record number of brown bears in Pyrenees, after near extinction
The number of brown bears in the Pyrenees mountains separating France and Spain rose to 64 last year, including 16 cubs.
Environment
Russian ballerina dances on frozen lake to save swans
Ilmira Bagautdinova danced Swan Lake on the Gulf of Finland to protest against the construction of a port in Batareinaya Bay.
Two-thirds of tropical rainforests destroyed or degraded by humans
Humans have degraded or destroyed about two-thirds of the world's original tropical rainforests, home to monkeys, jaguars, birds and many other animals.
French supermarket sued for selling beef linked to rainforest destruction
Indigenous people from Brazil and Colombia sued French supermarket chain Casino Group for selling beef linked to deforestation in the Amazon.
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
Large trees fall on captive elephants in Thailand: two dead, three...
Two captive elephants were killed on Wednesday during a storm in the Chiang Mai Province in Thailand
Ocean
Thousands of dead fish wash up in Lebanon: “They’re hiding a...
Thousands of dead fish have washed up on the shores of Lake Qaraoun in Lebanon. The fish died from the polluted water in the lake.
Veganism
One of the world’s best restaurants Eleven Madison Park is going...
Eleven Madison Park in New York City, one of the best restaurants in the world, will serve a plant-based menu.
