For Animals, the Price Is Always Right
Last December, Bob Barker turned 87. But nothing is holding him back from his single, focused passion in life: protecting animals from abuse.
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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
Wild Pigs on the March
They’re invading San Diego Wild boar photo by U.S. Dept. of Fish & Game They’re big … and you don’t want to have one coming after…
When the Sun Sneezes
A giant explosion! Solar flare, from NASA When the sun sneezed on Tuesday, it was big. In this case, more than a billion tons of material…
Nothing Dumbo about Elephants
Elephants are very smart. And it’s true that they never forget. But they do sometimes argue over what’s the best way to that nice watering hole the family went to last year.
A Whale of a Sighting
More than 20 fin whales were spotted together two weeks ago off the coast of Wales. Fin whales are the second largest living animals on the planet.
Where Is Deadly E. Coli Coming From?
The deadly E. coli bacteria that has so far killed 23 people and contaminated 2,330 in Europe, and that has already found its way to the United States.
Dolphins Play
Dolphins at play, fourth graders show every animal matters, a ‘Golden Age’ of natural gas, or a disaster in the making, plus homeless animals roaming the Fukashima nuclear plant.
Whales and Cows, Greyhounds and Gorillas
Stranded whales, cows and gas, greyhounds, Bob Barker the benefactor, and how gorillas stay thin….all stories in today’s scoop.
From Whale Wars to Bluefin Battles
Even though the Japanese whaling fleet gave up the fight, Sea Shepherd Capt. Watson has much more ocean to patrol and lots more life to protect.
What the New E. Coli Outbreak Means
The Russians stopped buying vegetables from Europe. Spain is furious their farmers were blamed by the Germans for being the source of the contamination. And nobody knows where the problem really lies.
Abused Pit Bull Can Stay at Hospital
Judge rules Patrick, the pit bull, can remain at the vet hospital, whose staff have been caring for him since he was found starving in a Newark trash chute.
Life Thrives Deep Down Underground
More than 9,000 feet below ground, small worms are alive and well – and raising new possibilities of how life may exist on other planets.
A Day on a Changing Planet
The tornado in Massachusetts only adds to the concern as to what’s happening to the weather and other things that affect us all at home and abroad.
Dog Who Wouldn’t Die Has New Home
Wall-E, the dog who had been scheduled to die because no one wanted him was suddenly flooded with thousands of adoption offers. He now has a new home.
Wikileaks Reveals Arctic Land Grab
Most think of Arctic melting as an unfolding disaster, many governments and corporations see it as a great opportunity to drill for oil and mine for resources.
The Other Loch Ness Monster
While the Loch Ness monster has never been known to eat anyone, people around the Scottish lake are worried another unseen animal may be stalking their homes.
Shelter from the Storm
Springtime means lots of cute baby animals. This photo of a baby cygnet cuddling up with his mother of them, taken by Bodo Marks, is up there with the very best.
Killing Animals for Self-Improvement
Two years ago, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg pledged to wear a tie, last year to learn Mandarin Chinese … and this year to personally kill the animals who are going to be on his dinner plate.
Is the Current Weather Just a Warm-Up?
“Even those who deny the existence of global climate change are having trouble dismissing the evidence of the last year,” writes Sharon Begley.
Tornado Terrier Hailed as Hero
Mason, a scruffy terrier mix, was carried away from his home in Alabama, when a tornado struck on April 27. A month later, he made his debut on national TV.