Tag: Russia

China and Russia have blocked important protections for Antarctica that would have benefitted whales, penguins and other animals.

Animal welfare organizations are urgently appealing to rescue a pod of at least thirteen orcas trapped in floating ice off the coast of Japan.

Anastasia Kozyr and her pony Dietrich have been visiting hospices around Moscow, bringing some relief to patients who are in palliative care.

Thousands of dead Caspian seals have washed up on the shoreline of Russia's Caspian Sea coast, the local environment ministry said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will close a legal loophole that allows whales to be captured for performances in aquariums.

Russian authorities have dismantled their whale jail that kept dozens of animals in cramped conditions, causing an international outcry.