Divers uncover a surprising discovery near the wreck of the Titanic
The wreck of the Titanic sits in two parts at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean, slowly decaying nearly 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) below the surface, but it’s not alone. A sonar blip detected around 26 years ago has now revealed there’s much more to this underwater area than previously thought. P.H. Nargeolet, a […]
Sen. Cory Booker has a plan to stop taxpayer bailouts of Big Meat
The process of factory farming nearly 10 billion land animals per year is a risky business, but when something goes wrong, it’s often taxpayers—not the corporations that produce America’s meat, milk, and eggs—who foot the bill. Now, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) wants to make those corporations pick up the tab. On Tuesday, Vox can report […]
To save salmon, U.S. approves largest dam removal in history
A U.S. agency seeking to restore habitat for endangered fish gave final approval on Thursday to decommission four dams straddling the California-Oregon border, the largest dam removal undertaking in U.S. history. Dam removal is expected to improve the health of the Klamath River, the route that Chinook salmon and endangered coho salmon take from the […]
U.S. declares lab-grown meat safe to eat in ‘groundbreaking’ move
The U.S. government has cleared the way for Americans to be able to eat lab-grown meat, after authorities deemed a meat product derived from animal cells to be safe for human consumption. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will allow a California company called Upside Foods to take living cells from chickens and then […]
Animal Law Symposium free sessions available
On Saturday, September 24, 2022, the Animal Law Symposium: Washington, D.C. featured panels of experts discussed crucial animal law issues currently before the courts that will have long-term effects for animals nationwide. The full-day symposium, co-hosted by GW Law’s Animal Legal Education Initiative, took place in-person in Arlington, Virginia.
Captain Peter Hammarstedt pays tribute to the Bob Barker
After thirteen years of loyal service as an iconic Sea Shepherd vessel, Sea Shepherd Global has made the heartbreaking decision to retire the Bob Barker. First built in 1951 as a whaling vessel, the Bob Barker has since spent 71 years at sea including time as a Norwegian Coast Guard vessel, an eco-tourism vessel and […]
UN chief warns ‘we will be doomed’ without historic climate pact
Rich countries must sign a “historic pact” with the poor on the climate, or “we will be doomed,” the U.N. secretary-general, António Guterres, has warned, as a deepening gulf between the developed and developing world has put climate talks on the brink. The stark warning comes as world leaders start to gather for the UN […]
How factory farms are destroying a critical natural resource
The Amazon fires of 2019 captured the public’s attention—causing massive damage to one of the world’s most important carbon reserves and sparking widespread condemnation of Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsanaro. Yet most of the world has ignored the almost 3 million hectares of Chiquitano dry forest consumed by fire that very same year, and the vast […]
Dozens of species were assumed to be mute — until they were recorded making sounds
In the animal kingdom, some creatures are famous for the sounds they make — birds and their songs, cats and their meows, frogs and their ribbits. But some animals are more quietly mysterious. Do turtles talk? What about other lesser-known vertebrates such as tuataras, caecilians and lungfish? The answer is yes, according to a new […]
Large dams may threaten survival of platypus populations, research finds
Major dams have disrupted gene flow between platypus populations, making them more vulnerable to threats, according to new research. Scientists from the University of New South Wales examined the genetic makeup of platypuses in free-flowing and dammed rivers in that state. Their results, published in Communications Biology, found there was greater genetic differentiation between platypus […]
Interview with Visual Journalist Ana Palacios
We Animals Media contributor Ana Palacios is a journalist and documentary photographer focused on human rights, shining a light on broken systems in collaboration with NGOs such as Manos Unidas, Trampled Rose and UNICEF. Her work has been awarded, exhibited, and published worldwide in National Geographic, The Guardian Weekend Magazine, Al Jazeera, New Internationalist, El […]
Interview with Photographer Molly Condit
We Animals Media photographer Molly Condit began her professional career in the post production field in 2006, working primarily in broadcast media. After a short stint in the veterinary world and forming her own jewelry design company, Molly found her calling as a commercial and portrait photographer. Over the past nine years, she has cemented […]
