Eco Bible: Volume 1: An Ecological Commentary on Genesis and Exodus
Hey Rosanne
I’m a solo traveler and Kapampángan from California. I took my first solo trip over a decade ago. I like to travel for culture-rich adventures, languages, concerts, and vegan food. Travel for me feels like I get to live out different universes. This blog is to share practical travel guides as I roam around the […]
Veganuary: ‘It worked because it’s an upbeat campaign’
Back in 2011, Jane Land, then an English teacher, was single and aware that her next partner would have to be a vegetarian. In Grimsby, where she lived, the prospects seemed quite slim. “I remember being in a restaurant, and ordering a vegetarian meal, and I got chatting to the waiter, asking, ‘Do you get […]
Republicans put U.S. species on ‘direct path to extinction’ with poison pill riders
U.S. Lawmakers, mostly Republicans, have inserted a record number of anti-wildlife measures into the appropriations bills for fiscal year 2024, the Center for Biological Diversity reported. The attack comes despite the fact that scientists warn human activity may be triggering a sixth mass extinction, as species disappear at unprecedented rates.
I loved a sheep and I also loved lamb chops—until I realized the two were not compatible
I have many friends who adore their pets and regularly post photos of them on social media. Sometimes these same friends also post photos of their barbecues, or rather barbecued animals. My hunter and fisher friends often post selfies with the animals they’ve killed. They hold a fish dangling from a hook and smile unselfconsciously […]
Stephen Fry wants King’s Guard to ditch bear fur
Stephen Fry has called for an end to the use of real fur in the bearskin caps worn by the King’s Guard on duties such as guarding Buckingham Palace. The actor has backed an animal welfare campaign calling for fake fur to be used rather than real bear fur. “Tradition is never an excuse for […]
1 Vegan vs 3 meat-eating panelists: heated TV debate
Earthling Ed: In today’s video, I’m back on GB News taking on a panel that question me about plant-based alternatives, the healthfulness of vegan diets, and I almost get whiplash reacting to baffling questions about protein and ‘false vegetables.’ Mike Parry has referred to himself as a ‘sausage expert’ and yet infamously ate a vegan […]
California grizzlies were smaller in size and not the livestock killers reported in historical accounts
A team of biologists, historians, and Earth and environmental scientists affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S. has found evidence that contradicts historical accounts of the size and feeding habits of the now-extinct California grizzly bear. In their project, reported in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the group studied preserved bones and […]
The tormented, tragic lives of incarcerated bull elephants
For this year’s 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants, we are turning our attention to an often overlooked population of elephants, the lonely and frustrated bulls. Bull elephants are a force of nature. They weigh in at up to 7 tons, grow to 11 feet in height, and in their wild homes, thunder through the forests […]
Tasmanian slaughterhouses exposed
Calves killed while fully conscious, workers hitting, kicking and jumping on cows, pigs screaming and thrashing in agony and sheep electrocuted repeatedly as they convulse, reveals systemic animal abuse in five Tasmanian slaughterhouses, and a total failure of government regulators to enforce already pitiful standards.
Sperm whales live in culturally distinct clans, research finds
Sperm whales live in clans with distinctive cultures, much like those of humans, a study has found. Using underwater microphones and drone surveys, Hal Whitehead, a sperm whale scientist at Dalhousie University, in Halifax, Canada, examined the sounds the animals made and their feeding habits and found they organized themselves into groups of up to […]
Why is the Colorado River running dry?
If you draw it on a map, the Colorado River has the shape of a tree, with its trunk rooted in the Sea of Cortez and the branches reaching into the mountaintops of Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. Botanists call the shape of a tree a habit. It is a common form in […]
