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Archive for ‘February, 2011’

  • Introducing the Whale Sanctuary Project

    This blog is taking a break for the next few months so that I can devote my energies to the Whale Sanctuary Project. Here's why.

  • Is the Sloth Sanctuary a Zoo?

    The Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica was the first of its kind for these wonderfully engaging animals, and it was a model for others that followed. But questions have arisen. And…

  • Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary

    Tafi Atome looks like a typical forest in Ghana. The monkeys have been revered in this village for two centuries. But being “sacred” is no guarantee of survival.

  • The Great Irony of Animal “Rights”

    The great irony of the animal rights movement is there is still only one species that has any rights at all: humans. But the Nonhuman Rights Project is setting out to change that.

  • Why Mass Extinction Is Part of Human Nature

    Why would a supposedly “intelligent” species behave in a way that’s bringing about a mass extinction – one that will likely take us down along with so many other animals?

    Croc Found Snoozing Behind the Sofa

    A Brazilian woman found her 3-year-old son sitting on the living room floor behind the sofa, happily petting the head of an invited stray animal: a 5-foot crocodile who had apparently been looking for somewhere to rest from the floods

    Turbo and the Dolphins

    The dog was in danger of drowning when dolphins came to the rescue. Why do they go out of their way to make friends and protect us and our pets from trouble?

    Join Me on the Radio

    Does cruelty to animals lead to other kinds of violence? Most experts say yes. We’ll be discuss this on the radio on Monday

    The Wild World of the Sperm Whale

    “Is there any other being that bundles together so many extremes?” asks biologist Hal Whitehead, whose life is devoted to studying the language and culture of these magnificent animals

    A Whale of a Week

    The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has been patrolling the Southern Ocean for several years, getting in the way of huge Japanese whaling ships and making an excellent nuisance of themselves. This week, they claimed victory!

    Fur Sales on the Rise

    One reason for this is the rapidly-growing Chinese market for fur. The new middle- and upper-economic strata of Chinese society now account for more than 70 percent of global fur sales