Biggest Living Things on Earth
The General Sherman Tree in Sequoia National Park is thought to be the most massive sequoia in the world. These trees live in their own “villages”.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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?
Is the Stock Market a Global Ponzi Scheme?
Sacred Activism in the Service of Animals
Of Humans and Persons
The Storm on Saturn
A storm raging on Saturn is eight times the surface area of Earth and has been raging for eight months. It’s 500 times bigger than anything previously seen on Saturn.
Factory Farms vs. Video Cameras
The factory farm lobby in Iowa is pushing hard for legislation to make it a crime to shoot undercover video of cruelty to animals. But in doing this, they may have shot themselves in the foot.
Egg Industry Deal with Humane Group
The HSUS has struck a deal with the UEP to pass a bill that will require factory farms nationwide to increase the space for egg-laying hens.
Dancing the Night Away
Casey Anthony, who danced the night away while her child lay dead, probably in the back of her own car, has managed to rivet the attention of millions of us. How, we wonder, could anyone behave like that?
Does Dog DNA Hold Clue to Parkinson’s?
Many Tibetan terriers carry a particular mutated gene that makes them prone to a condition called NCL – adult-onset neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis.
What Pit Bulls Taught Me about People
It wasn’t revolution, however, that I encountered when I started working with animals again; it was humility, reality and the knowledge that issues of animal welfare are far from black and white.
The Dust Monster that Swallowed Phoenix
The dust storm, known locally as a “haboob”, was 50 miles wide and as high as a mountain as it swept up from the south and enveloped the city.
Giant Prehistoric Wombat Uncovered
They looked like hugely oversized wombats – those cuddly-looking marsupials you see out in the Australian bush. And while their ancient relatives, known as diprotodons, wouldn’t have been interested in eating you, they would have flattened you if you were in their path.
Skip the Plastic, Save the Turtles
A new study from Earthwatch in Queensland looked at the guts of over 120 dead turtles found in Moreton Bay. Dr. Kathy Townsend found plastic rubbish in over 30 per cent of them.
Lions Take Pride in New Home
It’s a big day for two prides of lions who were rescued from circuses in Bolivia and brought to a sanctuary in Colorado. They’ll soon be roaming on 40 acres of rolling grasslands at The Wild Animal Sanctuary.
Clean Your Boat but Save the Ocean
People cleaning their boatsinvolves chemical products that drain off into the ocean and are highly toxic to the fish and other animals.
Scouts Say Cookies Harm Orangutans
Two Girl Scouts are campaigning to get the palm oil out of Girl Scout cookies after they learned the rain forests are being torn down to make room for plantations.
Say Cheese and Have a Nice Day!
If a monkey with a typewriter will eventually write a great poem, will a monkey with a camera produce some great photos sooner or later?
Apparently, yes.
Grocery Chains to Shun Iowa ‘Farm’
Another undercover factory farm video. This one shows piglets being abused at a facility that’s been patronized by some big grocery chains.
The Birds Are Watching!
Movie director Alfred Hitchcock may have had it right: The birds are watching us. Crows, in particular, keep watch on you if they think you’re out to get them or their family. And they never forget your face.
Animals Like to Get Drunk, Stoned
Humans aren’t the only animals who like to take recreational drugs. From goats to gorillas and birds to boars, scores of species have been observed getting high or intoxicated.