Thailand’s oldest elephant sanctuary reopens after two-year pandemic closure
Senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer visits Elephant Nature Park in Thailand, which was closed for more than two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The sanctuary is the oldest elephant sanctuary in the country and has now reopened its doors to tourists.
Rescue of 4,000 beagles from shuttered Virginia breeding facility Envigo
Homeward Trails Animal Rescue, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides pet adoption in Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland, announced the rescue will be assisting with the transfer of 4,000 Beagles from breeding facility Envigo. Following Virginia legislative actions and a 2021 PETA undercover investigation of the massive Envigo breeding factory in Cumberland, Virginia, Homeward Trails […]
Appetite for frogs’ legs in France and Belgium ‘driving species to extinction’
A voracious appetite for frogs’ legs among the French and Belgians is driving species in Indonesia, Turkey and Albania to the brink of extinction, according to a report. Europe imports as many as 200 million mostly wild frogs every year, contributing to a serious depletion of native species abroad.
NASA’s Webb Delivers Deepest Infrared Image of Universe Yet
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has produced the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date. Known as Webb’s First Deep Field, this image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 is overflowing with detail. Thousands of galaxies – including the faintest objects ever observed in the infrared—have appeared in Webb’s view for the […]
Endangered Species Act restored by federal judge after Trump-era weakening
A federal judge in California has overturned a 2019 Trump administration move to gut the landmark Endangered Species Act, vacating that administration’s changes and restoring protections for hundreds of species. The move is a win for environmental and conservation groups and climate advocates. The restoration of the protections could also be a boon for climate […]
The Coalition of Australians Against 1080 Poison
Sodium fluoroacetate is a chemical used to kill unwanted or unwelcome wildlife. It is more commonly known as “1080”. It is one of the most toxic substances known to exist in the world. There is no known antidote. It is a white, odourless and tasteless poison. It is considered a chemical of national security concern […]
Meat, monopolies, mega farms: how the U.S. food system fuels climate crisis
Food and the climate crisis are locked in a tangled web of cause and effect. Globally, food systems contribute about a third of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, yet they are also uniquely vulnerable to climate impacts: from soaring temperatures and drought to intense rainfall and flooding. Food production is caught in a battle between […]
45 elephants, 150 wild animals killed after being hit by trains between 2019-21
At least 45 elephants were killed on railway tracks between 2019 and 2021, said government data. While the data also reveals that over 150 wild animals have died during the accidents in the said period. The data from the Ministry of Railways presented in the Lok Sabha said that elephant deaths on tracks have nearly […]
Wolves survived the ice age as a single, global population
Man’s best friend was the first of many animals humans have domesticated. But there was no clear before-and-after moment where dogs were suddenly a distinct population of wolves. While some ancient skeletons are clearly dogs, there are a lot of ambiguous skeletons earlier than that. It’s possible to get a sense of what happened using […]
Why the California furor over humanely raised pork matters everywhere
The Biden Justice Department has asked the Supreme Court to strike down California’s Proposition 12, which forbids the sale of pork in California from hogs whose nursing sows were raised in 7 by 2 foot confinement crates. Such sows are not able to lie down, stand up, fully extend their limbs, or turn around. Voters […]
The animal crisis is a human crisis
Today it is undeniable that the human use and destruction of animals and their habitats, including practices that result in mass animal deaths, have existential implications not only for non-human animals but also for human beings and the entire planet. Human activities are polluting and destroying animal habitats on land and sea at such a […]
We need to talk about animal cruelty and mass shooters
Amid arguments over whether the recent massacres in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York should lead policymakers to focus more on gun control or mental illness, there is an elephant in the room. One trait the alleged perpetrators in both cases share in common is a propensity for animal cruelty.
