All Blog Posts for Political advocacy

A breaching North Atlantic right whale. c. IFAW
New policy and tech keeps right whales afloat, but there is work left to do
10th May 2013 Beth Allgood
Recently, more than 100 North Atlantic right whales were seen off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. While the North Read more »
Bear attacking monkey video from Chinese wild animal park begs big questions
10th May 2013 Erica Martin
WARNING: the video above may be disturbing to some viewers. This week’s video of the horrific attack of a small Read more »
Fencing lions is an option that should be approached with caution.
On the fence about fencing in lions
17th April 2013 Jeffrey Flocken
A team of scientists and conservationists recently published a paper in Ecology Letters calling for the large-scale fencing Read more »
An ice seal. Photo:NOAA
Lawsuit could make for a chilling fate for ice seals
16th April 2013 Jeffrey Flocken
Recently, the Alaska Oil and Gas Association announced a plan to sue the US government over the recent decision to list two Read more »
On the frozen ice of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, a sealer moves in to kill a seal
Despite strong opposition and a vanishing market, commercial seal slaughter begins in Canada
12th April 2013 Sheryl Fink
The 2013 commercial seal hunt opened earlier this week off the shores of Newfoundland, Canada. This year will mark my first Read more »
“Ag Gag” bills passed last year make undercover exposés almost impossible to pro
What do factory farms have to hide? The truth about ag-gag bills...
10th April 2013 Tracy Coppola
Anti-whistleblower bills ("ag-gag" bills) seek to criminalize exposing cruel treatment of animals and dangerous Read more »