Twenty-Four Hours of Reality
The disaster that is climate change knows no party lines. September 14-15, the Climate Reality Project is broadcasting “24 Hours of Reality” on its website.
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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
Better News for Sharks
Things may be looking up for sharks, and it won’t be a moment too soon. Addressing the billion-dollar global trade in shark fins, the California Senate has voted to ban the sale or possession of these body parts.
Relief for Animals at Libyan Zoo
At the height of the conflict, the 700 animals at the Tripoli Zoo had no food for a week. Water supplies had been cut off, too, leaving the hippos seriously dehydrated.
Call It a Whoopee Spray!
It was a more explosive variation on the whoopee cushion that when you sit on it, it makes a rude noise. In this case, the entire building had to be evacuated!
The Moon’s North Pole
This photo, by NASA, is actually a composite of 983 individual photos taken at close range by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and carefully stitched together.
More Faces from the Past
A few weeks ago, I went over to see the spectacular cave wall paintings at Indian Canyon Cave. Not far from there is another dome cave that’s quite different, though just as fascinating in its own way.
A Cute Attack from Mother Nature
According to the old TV commercial for margarine, “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature!” That may be, but there’s a touch of benign deception going on in the first episode of Nature’s Miracle Babies, the latest offering from NatGeo Wild.
SeaWorld Former Trainers Speak Out
Former SeaWorld trainers speak about the danger and about how wrong it is to be keeping killer whales in captivity in the first place.
Meet One of the Dog Teams
The dog in this iconic photo from the relief effort at Ground Zero was Riley, a golden retriever who came to the wreckage with his person, Chris Selfridge from Pennsylvania. We spoke with him about working with Riley in the wreckage of the World Trade Center:
The Dogs of War
Where do we draw the line between trust and exploitation, especially when we involve dogs and other animals in our very human wars?
Rick Perry Compares Self to Galileo
One good thing about presidential candidate and Texas Governor Rick Perry is that, unlike Michelle Bachman, he doesn’t later back down from the bizarre remarks he makes.
World’s Dog-Eared Record
Harbor the hound is all ears – more than 2 feet of ear span from tip to tip. That wins him the 2012 Guinness World Record for the longest ears of any living dog.
Doris Day + Paul McCartney = Animals
Movie star Doris Day gives rare interview to pop star Paul McCartney. They’re both mega-stars. But more important to each of them is their concern for animals.
Runaway Cow Has Good New Home
As if sensing that she was next for the slaughterhouse, Yvonne the cow broke through an electric fence on a farm near Munich, and headed for the forest.
Dolphins Teach Each Other New Trick
Scientists at Murdoch University in Western Australia began noticing dolphins carrying large conch shells in their mouths to trap small fish.
Here Comes the Sun!
They stopped at the open door. They stared out nervously for a moment. Then they hugged each other in delight and stepped gingerly into the sunlight.
Where Are They Now?
In the hours and days following the attack on the Twin Towers, almost 100 trained dogs from 18 states, were deployed in the search-and-rescue efforts at Ground Zero. Photographer Charlotte Dumas went in search of the dogs who are still with us.
Typhoon Delays Taiji Dolphin Massacre
The infamous dolphin drive hunt that takes place at this time each year in the coastal town of Taiji, Japan, is on hold – but only temporarily.
Deep Thoughts
Three and a half billion years ago, as a huge moon circled much closer to Earth than today, raising enormous tides of scalding water, and in a poisonous atmospheric mix of methane gases, something amazing, mysterious, but perhaps entirely common happened: Life appeared.
Coming Soon: Test-Tube Sausages
The race is on to see who can produce the first truly edible test-tube meat. So far, all that’s been produced are pale gray-looking, almost tasteless strips.