San Francisco turns to AI to save whales from ship strikes as deaths soar
Ferries, cargo ships and tankers cut through choppy waters in the San Francisco Bay on Tuesday as a whale surfaced nearby, its spout barely visible against the white caps. Until now, whales could easily go unnoticed by mariners, but an AI-powered detection network launched this week is designed to track them day and night.
Salmon farm faces new cruelty claims as Trump seeks to supersize fish farming
The Trump administration is keen to do to fish what has been done to chickens—mass-produce them on an industrial scale to accelerate the U.S.’s output of seafood. But this “chickenification” of fish may come at a hefty cost to the environment and to the fish themselves.
Trump administration relaxing hunting restrictions in U.S. parks and refuges
Trump’s administration is quietly pushing national park, refuge, and wilderness area managers to dramatically scale back hunting restrictions, raising questions about visitor safety and the impact on wildlife.
‘The greatest ambassador for life on Earth’: Tributes paid to David Attenborough on his 100th birthday
David Attenborough said he had been “completely overwhelmed by birthday greetings” for his centenary and thanked well-wishers “most sincerely.” The naturalist said he had hoped to celebrate his 100th birthday quietly. Instead, the milestone will be marked with a live event at the Royal Albert Hall broadcast on BBC One, featuring music from his programs […]
Trump and his oil-and-coal oligarchy should face sanctions for their war on the environment
The ecological disasters of the US-Israel war with Iran are already bad enough. The noxious smoke from bombed oil facilities, spills in the Gulf’s waters, the contamination of farmland and groundwater with toxic chemicals unleashed by explosions and their debris, the millions of additional tons of CO2 spewed into the atmosphere.
Rewilding giants: captive elephants re-homed in Europe’s first sanctuary
Europe’s first large-scale elephant sanctuary, which is opening to offer a more natural environment for some of the 600 animals still held in captivity across the continent, is to receive its first arrivals. Portugal’s last circus elephant will be moved to the animal charity Pangea’s multimillion pound sanctuary in the Alentejo east of Lisbon close […]
‘Save Willy Act’ introduced in California to help save whales in Bay Area
In a move that will certainly tug on the heartstrings of anyone that grew up in the 90s, Representative Sam Liccardo (D-CA) and other co-sponsors have introduced the Save Willy Act, aiming to protect the whales who enter the San Francisco Bay. The bill’s appropriate name is inspired by the 1993 drama Free Willy, in […]
World’s largest wildlife crossing finally has an opening date
After cost overruns and delays pushed back the project by at least a year, the world’s largest wildlife bridge finally has a ribbon-cutting date. The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing over the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills (CA) is expected to open on Dec. 2, 4.5 years after work began, project leaders announced Wednesday during an […]
Ban fur farming or risk a new pandemic
Every year, millions of captive animals are gassed or electrocuted and then turned into multithousand-dollar fur coats. Though the industry has shrunk considerably in recent years, it poses a disproportionately large risk to human health. There’s a real chance that the next pandemic could be incubated within the cramped confines of a fur farm, and […]
At ‘Sloth World’ in Florida, wild sloths have died by the dozens
The animals, highly susceptible to illness when removed from their habitat, have been kept in a warehouse. More than 31 have died. On a busy tourist strip in Orlando, behind noisy bars and souvenir shops, 21 sloths in crates reached the end of a grueling international trip. Soon, they would all be dead.
Hundreds trying to storm Wisconsin beagle research facility met with rubber bullets, pepper spray
About 1,000 animal welfare activists who tried to gain entry Saturday to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin were turned back by police who fired rubber bullets and pepper spray into the crowd and arrested the group’s leader. It was the second attempt in as many months by protesters to take beagles from […]
Coral reefs are nearing extinction. 2026 must mark a turning point
Our coral reefs are under severe stress. The planet has just experienced the most widespread coral bleaching event ever recorded, lasting 33 months into 2025. Scientists warn that at 1.5C of global warming, up to 90% of coral reefs could be lost. Ninety per cent. And 1.5C is not lingering in the distance—it’s extremely close.