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 […]
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 […]
The wild Burros—the forgotten equine
Many people wonder what the difference is between a wild burro and a donkey. They are the same species. Their name differentiates them as either domesticated (donkey) or wild (burro) but they are both burros. A mule is the offspring of a female horse and a male donkey. All three have a long sordid history […]
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 […]
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 […]
India’s high demand for exotic pets leads to rise in animal smuggling
Six live animals have been seized from the checked-in luggage of a passenger in Chennai, in a case that highlights a growing trend for smuggling rare species into India and loopholes in its wildlife laws. Airport officials found five dwarf mongooses and a common spotted cuscus, a marsupial that lives in Australia and New Guinea, […]
Pork industry lawsuit draws new attention to cruel conditions in North Carolina
Motorists passing through parts of southeastern North Carolina can smell the presence of industrial hog farms. But few get to see—or would want to see—how the hogs are raised for slaughter. That lack of visibility is by design. Seeing factory farming involving any animals tends to spoil the appetite and consumer demand. North Carolina and […]
‘Fishless fish’: the next big trend in the seafood industry
In the middle of San Francisco, there’s a pilot production plant for Wildtype, one of a handful of cell-cultivated seafood companies in the U.S. Inside, it’s growing sushi-grade coho salmon in tanks similar to those found in breweries—no fishing or farming required. Depending on whom you talk to, fishless fish could be the next big […]
Profit, pain and puppies: Inside the rescue of nearly 4,000 beagles
The first beagle out that day had brown eyes and a chunk missing from his left ear. His tail was a nub. It went from tan to white, then disappeared, maybe bitten off in a fight or caught in a cage door. The 1-year-old had never been given a name—just an identification code, ‘CMG CKA,’ […]
