The ring-tailed lemur really knows how to make a stink. Found solely on the island of Madagascar, these creatures respond to threatening rivals by rubbing their trademark black-and-white tails on glands under their arms (how very Mary Katherine Gallagher!), and … Continue reading
Our relationships with animals other than ourselves are complicated, frustrating, ambiguous, paradoxical, and range all over the place. When people tell me that they love animals and then harm or kill them, I tell them I’m glad they don’t love … Continue reading
The coal energy source in its purest form is simply fossilized carbon, which are formed in excess of 100 million years ago from once living plants. generally these plants die, or otherwise, and are buried underground. Such usually happens in … Continue reading
They like to have big families Cheetahs can have up to six cubs at once. That’s a big job for any mom to tackle. They watch out for their kids Newborn cubs are blind and defenseless for the first six … Continue reading
BirdLife International and BirdLife Malta welcomed yesterday’s decision by the European Court of Justice to issue interim measures ordering Malta not to open the 2008 spring hunting season for European Turtle-dove Streptopelia turtur and Common Quail Coturnix coturnix. This Order … Continue reading
The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Loyola Hearn is quick to shoot accusations and mis-information from the hip without pausing to think. But how would he do in a face to face debate with the man he loves to hate. … Continue reading
Thank you for taking the time to tell Gucci to stop selling seal fur. After hearing from thousands of PETA activists like you, Gucci has assured PETA that it will not sell any more seal fur—a product of the vicious … Continue reading