Here’s a scientific dilemma for you to put your mind to for a moment: what do you do when you need specific readings from locations all-but impossible to reach … [Read full article]
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'Grolar' Bears & 'Narluga' Whales? – Arctic Warming May Promote Hybrid Animals [VIDEO]
In 2006, Arctic hunters shot and killed a strange-looking, white bear. It was strange because the bear had large patches of brown fur in its coat. Subsequent genetic analysis showed … [Read full article]
Help Protect Arctic Polar Bears, Whales, Walruses, & Seals from Offshore Drilling
The following is an action alert I received from Oceana. I get a lot of action alerts like this and while I think they are important and I sign them, … [Read full article]
U.S. Manatee Deaths Hit Record Level in 2010
In concluding the International Year of Biodiversity, the good news is that manatees are still with us, the bad news is that manatee deaths in U.S. waters continue to climb. … [Read full article]
Hybridization Good and Bad for Arctic Mammals
The seasonal loss of ice in the Arctic which scientists believe will eventually lead to ice-free summers could have both beneficial and negative effects for the mammals that have over … [Read full article]
Green Gifts (Cyber Monday)
I may do a post on other types of gifts later on in the season, but on “Cyber Monday” I thought I’d go with this simple but nice gift idea. … [Read full article]
Save Seals and Otters from Murder Near Fish Farm
Here’s a good action opportunity via our friends at Animal Aid: In December, Western Isles Council will decide on planning application 10/00468 to build the largest salmon farm in the … [Read full article]
Journalists Arrested, Attacked with Clubs for Filming Seal Slaughter
Sealers wielding clubs for the purpose of killing seals attacked two journalists, one from the UK and one from South Africa, who were filming the brutal Namibian seal cull last … [Read full article]
European Union Votes to Ban Seal Products
Members of European parliament voted this morning to ban seal products, further tightening the noose on Canada’s archaic and cruel commercial seal hunt. With members voting 550 to 49 in … [Read full article]
Canada Asks EU to Drop Proposed Seal Product Ban
Canadian officials are in Brussels this week to ask the European Union not to pass proposed legislation that would ban the import of seal products. The trip was organized by … [Read full article]