Monthly Archives: December 2018

    Almost all the Sudanese fighters appear to come from the battle-scarred and impoverished region of Darfur, where some 300,000 people were killed and 1.2 million displaced during a dozen years of conflict over diminishing arable land and other … Continue reading →

URGENT: Help Stop Insidious ‘Opossum Drop’ in Andrews, North Carolina! | PETA Andrews, North Carolina, apparently intends to celebrate New Year’s Eve by hosting a sadistic so-called “opossum drop,” during which a wild-caught opossum will be imprisoned inside a Plexiglas … Continue reading →

Gardens with too many nonnative plants threaten populations of insect-eating birds, study finds The reason is the natural balance of insects sustained by native plants. Leaves contain toxins to ward off herbivores; only insects that have adapted to these native … Continue reading →

Historical genomes reveal recent changes in genetic health of eastern gorillas “This recent increase in harmful mutations really emphasises the need to reverse the ongoing population decline in Grauer’s gorillas,” says Love Dalén at the Swedish Museum of Natural History. … Continue reading →

Sea Lion Cull Signed Into Law | Animal Welfare Institute Misleading bill designed to dismantle the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to allow the killing of 1,000+ sea lions per year, undermining the core ethic of the statute legislation to now include … Continue reading →

Red Wolf Among 10 Species Imperiled by the Trump Administration, According to New Report | Animal Welfare Institute December 18, 2018 Washington, DC–As the Trump administration works to finalize a set of rules to weaken the Endangered Species Act, a … Continue reading →

78 Environmental Rules on the Way Out Under Trump – The New York Times

Napalm and Agent Orange in the Vietnam WarSO WHO MADE THIS AWFUL STUFF? Dow Chemical as part of US War Machine. The same Dow chemical company who recently in 2017, merged with DuPont… #Napalm #AgentOrange #VietnamWar #PredatoryCapitalism #Ecocide #Toxic #Poison #CarpetBombs #Pesticides #Herbicides … Continue reading →

(1) 🇯🇵Japan announces IWC withdrawal to resume commercial whaling | Al Jazeera English – YouTube Japan is withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission and will resume commercial whaling next year, a government spokesman has announced. The move on Wednesday came … Continue reading →

Japan to Resume Commercial Whaling, Defying International Ban – The New York Times As of 2013, industry employs less than 1k people & due to a lack of demand over recent years, it’s been dependent on government subsidies but defending … Continue reading →