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Sea angling records tell a sorry tale

If you need proof that something is drastically wrong with our sea fish populations you need look no further than the British sea... more

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Namibian seal pups can still be saved

WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO It may not to late to save more than 90,000 Namibian seals from cruel clubbing. Namibian govt... more

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Why is marine conservation so neglected?

There are hundreds of organisations in the UK devoted to the conservation of the land and its animals. Unbelievably there is only... more

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'Spaceship' boosts anti-whaling force against Japan's might

"Earthrace" is joining the fight for the whales. JAPAN has asked Australia to prevent the Sea Shepherd ship Steve... more

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€4.4 billion spent emptying our oceans

The EU has been subsidising the denudation of our oceans to the tune of €4.4 billion over a 12 year period.

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Chevron in Ecuador - The Campaign for Justice

Chevron (formorly 'Texaco') deliberately dumped more than 18 billion gallons of toxin-laden water of formation into... more

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Militants Killing Animals in Congo National Park

PHOTO: A mountain gorilla is having a snare removed. Illegal logging/deforestation has created access for illegal hunting and... more

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If you care anything about primates, hypocrisy or justice, you’re going to want to read this blog entry from Priscilla Feral, President of Friends of Animals.

In a nutshell, PeTA is, for the third time, again suing Primarily Primates, Inc., a non-profit animal sanctuary in San Antonio, Texas that is managed by Friends of Animals (FoA) and operates solely to house and rehabilitate various non-native animals, such as primates, birds and an African lion.

These animals are typically the throwaways from pet trade and biomedical research facilities and without PPI’s intervention would have had an uncertain future – if any at all.

After two unsuccessful lawsuits, both of which were dismissed for unsubstantiated claims, one would think PeTA would not only examine its own agenda for legitimacy, but seriously reconsider wasting further donation dollars on giddy court cases. But, as Feral writes in her blog;

“As a $30 million per year organization, PETA can afford to file all the frivolous lawsuits it wants, hire as many lawyers as it wants, and make all of the frivolous arguments it wants. However, PETA is hard-pressed to explain how this lawsuit helps any of the animals in PPI’s care…”

The mission statement of Friends of Animals is to ‘cultivate a respectful view of nonhuman animals, free-living and domestic.’ They engage in nationwide spay and neuter campaigns, strongly support veganism and are staunch advocates for animal care, activism and compassion. Funny, but according to PeTA’s PR machines, they do, too.

So, we’ll be watching this case closely in the coming weeks. In the meantime, we hope you will send a letter to PeTA expressing your outrage that donation dollars are being spent on eating one of their own.

Personal Note:
I have always been a strong supporter of PETA. I have also supported Friends of Animals and many other organizations that promote animal rights, animal welfare legislation and environmental ethics. So, readining a post like this is disturbing.
I can't imagine where PETA would expect them to go. It would think the primates are in the best place possible. If this news is true, it would be disappointing on many levels...If you care anything about primates, hypocrisy or justice, you’re going to want to read this blog entry from Priscilla... more

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Under House energy bill, coal won't be going away

A proposal to limit greenhouse gas emissions makes concessions to the industry in effort to attract support from congressional... more

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Rwanda 'baptises' 18 endangered baby gorillas

KINIGI, Rwanda (AFP) — Rwanda "baptised" 18 rare baby mountain gorillas at what has become an annual event to... more

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How Close is Too Close For Offshore Drilling?

Congress is debating a bill that would open up oil and natural gas platforms just 10 miles from portions of Florida's Gulf... more

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GORILLAS – Gentle Giants in Need

International Experts Issue Frankfurt Declaration to Call for Better Protection of Gorillas Under the title 'Gentle Giants... more

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'The End of the Line' examines the perils of overfishing

Whoever thought that our heart-healthy, low-cal, doctor-approved trips to the supermarket fish counter would become fraught with moral choices?

That's exactly the case being made by "The End of the Line," the disturbing new documentary on what overfishing is doing to the world's oceans. (It opens in Los Angeles next Friday.) The film from director Rupert Murray and investigative journalist Charles Clover was screened Monday at UCLA to mark World Oceans Day. Producer Lawrence Bender and longtime environmental activist Kelly Meyer (wife of Universal Pictures President RonMeyer) hosted a crowd that included Rosario Dawson, Saffron Burrows and Kimberly Estrada.

Later this summer, the campaign will include broadcast and online public service announcements featuring Martin Sheen, Alyssa Milano, Rosanna Arquette, Ellen Page, Kelly Preston, Anthony LaPaglia, Gia Carides, Brenda Strong, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, Shawn Pyfrom, Keisha Whitaker, Ken Baumann, Kelli Williams, Dave Lieberman, Rene Auberjonois and former NBA player John Salley.

There's a new optimism stirring among activists in this community because after eight years of outright hostility emanating from the Bush White House toward environmental issues, the Obama administration is more willing to engage questions that involve complex international questions.

"The End of the Line," based on Clover's groundbreaking book of the same title, is the first feature-length documentary to take on the overfishing crisis.

According to the filmmakers, failure to take quick action will mean the end of most commercial fishing within less than half a century with dire consequences both in terms of depleting the food supply and the loss of jobs.

To make their case, Murray and Clover not only traveled to fishing grounds all over the world, but also confronted politicians and celebrity restaurateurs on camera.

As examples of what's in store for other popularly consumed species, Murray and Clover examine in detail the near extinction of commercial cod stocks and the impending collapse of bluefin tuna populations around the world, much of the latter caused by the West's newly aroused appetite for sushi and sashimi.

(Add that happy thought to your deliberations the next time you're trying to decide whether to spring for the toro at the local sushi bar.)Whoever thought that our heart-healthy, low-cal, doctor-approved trips to the supermarket fish counter would become fraught with... more

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Manatees and Boats Share Close Quarters

Watercraft-related mortality is an ongoing yet preventable cause of manatee injuries & deaths. There were 42 confirmed... more

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Are the Mountain Gorillas Still in Peril?

Has the recent violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo threatened the populations of lowland gorillas? How many are left?... more

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Cutting down the rainforest leads to damaging 'boom and bust' economy |

Scientists have rubbished logging industry claims that deforestation in the Amazon brings long-term economic benefits to local... more

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Deadly Everyday Plastics

The astonishing collection of everyday plastic items swallowed by a single albatross. At first glance this collection of bright... more

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Animal migrations disappearing from face of the earth, study concludes

Researchers, who have studied the 24 large mammals that once moved from area to area in their hundreds of thousands, found that six of the migrations have stopped while the rest have been severely diminished.

Springbok and the spectacular scimitar-horned oryx are among the animals whose treks have ceased, according to the research published in the current issue of the journal Endangered Species Research. Bison and caribou have also all been badly affected.

Migrations evolved to take animals from areas where food was scarce to those where it was abundant, and grazers particularly seek out young grass, which is more digestible and has higher levels of protein. Grass quantity and quality depends on the availability of water, either from rainfall or melting snow, which varies from place to place according to the time of year.

In turn the migrants' dung increases the productivity of the areas they visit, so much so that the scientists – from the US Government's Fish and Wildlife Service, the American National Museum, the Polish Acadamy of Sciences, and the Universities of Montana and Aberdeen – say "losing migrations may result in ecosystem collapse".

But converting land to agriculture, fencing it, and building roads and railways block the traditional routes, while hunting has slashed populations, which also reduces migrations.

The scientists are particularly worried by the "devastating effects" of increasing measures to stop diseases from wild animals spreading to livestock, by erecting long fences and culling wildlife.

Numerious species have simply been hunted into extinction for their horns or hide.

Many other animals are in trouble as well. Bison, which once thundered through the North American grasslands MidWest, are now so depleted that they only migrate within the Yellowstone and Wood Buffalo National parks.

Mass movements of the Siberian roe deer have stopped in the Ukraine, as have those of the eland in the South African Karoo and Highveld. And caribou routes are disrupted by fencing and the oil exploitation.Researchers, who have studied the 24 large mammals that once moved from area to area in their hundreds of thousands, found that... more