Programmes

Nous n’avons que deux choix, soit l’avenir nous dicte le changement et nous le subirons, soit nous le conduisons tous ensemble.
Il faut dire aux politiques “Continuez ! Nous serons là, ne vous arrêtez pas en chemin.”
Nicolas Hulot
<We have only 2 choices: either the future creates the changes and we follow accordingly, or we build it(the [...]

Created by an award-winning advertising agency, this frightful flick is a spine-tingling tale of terror and torture. Want to know the scariest thing of all? “Dancing” bears in Pakistan and India are mercilessly mutilated just like this when they are barely a year old. Go here to see the video.
No animal should have to endure [...]

The government of Madagascar has established 15 new conservation areas encompassing a total of 2.65 million acres (about a million hectares) on the East African island famed for its unique wildlife. The additions increase protected territory to more than 9 million acres (3.7 million hectares) on Madagascar, which traditionally has had a poor conservation [...]

Many of you still remember last year’s disastrous round-up from the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada, during which foals were trampled or left behind to die. Determined to make good on its plan to eradicate wild horses from the Refuge, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) is planning yet another round-up this year.
The [...]

Have you ever wondered how much water and energy your family uses each day? Conserving Earth’s natural resources means knowing your ecological footprint – the impact your lifestyle has on the planet – and how to minimize it. Here are some conservation tips for the whole family to practice at home, in the yard or [...]

Excerpted from the National Wildlife Federation’s “Attracting Birds, Butterflies and Other Backyard Wildlife” by David Mizejewski
Imagine a child growing up without having the opportunity to watch a tadpole changing into a frog, to smell a wildflower, or to wade in a clear stream. As we enter the 21st century, natural places and the wildlife [...]

Photo Source: Badgerland
At least five times a year, Pauline Kidner receives a most unusual package: an orphaned badger cub. This time, it’s little Chestnut, an infant of about five or six weeks old. Somewhat battered and worse for the wear, Chestnut desperately needs Pauline’s expert first aid. It’s a tough world out there for [...]

PETA fired off a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) demanding that it begin protecting animals raised for the bloody fur trade after PETA investigators on a fur farm in Midland, Michigan, saw chinchillas who were being electrocuted, causing painful seizures to the animals’ hearts, and having their necks snapped while completely conscious. [...]

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that the final decision on whether to remove the bald eagle from the federal list of threatened and endangered species will be postponed. The Service has reached a court-approved agreement allowing the agency to make a final determination on the eagle’s status no later than June 29, 2007.
The [...]

The gray wolf—a predator once hunted to near extinction in the United States—now joins a small but growing number of endangered species that have been cloned. South Korean scientists announced Monday that they duplicated two gray wolves using the same method that produced Dolly the sheep, the first successfully cloned mammal.
The process is [...]

Defenders of Wildlife and Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund has created some special ads and acts to save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Year after year, Big Oil’s high-priced lobbyists push legislation to industrialize this national treasure. Isn’t it time that this special place got the lasting protection it deserves?
Go here to support legislation that would [...]

Dr. Laurie Marker’s Field Notes
March 2007
Dear Cheetah Friend,
As I begin to travel once again in the U.S., UK and Europe this spring, I want to share with you just a few things that have happened since the beginning of the year. Our efforts to help save the wild cheetah continue unabated. Our staff in Namibia, [...]

Trophy hunting can play an essential role in the conservation of African wildlife, according to a growing number of biologists. Now some experts are calling for a program to regulate Africa’s sport-hunting industry to ensure its conservation benefits.
According to a recent study, in the 23 African countries that allow sport [...]