What’s a Magical Animal Experience?
The brief glimpse I had of those kangaroos crossing the road at dusk touched something within me that was quite different from seeing them later at a zoo.
Should I Feed My Raccoon Visitors?
Veterinarian answers a question about whether it is a good idea to feed your neighborhood wildlife. What are the risks to your own pets?
Iowa Moves to Ban Filming of Factory Farm Abuse
The Iowa State Legislature is preparing to vote on a bill that would make it illegal for undercover investigators to capture video of cows, pigs and other animals being abused at factory farms.
Stars Come Out for the Animal “Oscars”
The Genesis Awards honors media and entertainment organizations and celebrities who have helped the plight of animals in past year.
How Do We “Love” Polar Bears?
The death of Knut the polar bear at the Berlin Zoo raises questions on how should we express our love for an endangered species.
A Forest of Blue
They call it the Forest of Blue, and the world’s water keeper – the greatest single storehouse of unfrozen fresh water in the world. It’s not a lake, or a river. It’s the boreal forest of Canada.
Cat Island Continues to Bring Good Fortune
Zoe Staff Report Although the island of Tashirojima, known locally as “Cat Island,” was in the path of the tsunami, it escaped most of the damage.…
A Dog Being a Dog’s Best Friend
In every natural disaster, war or other catastrophe, there are iconic images and videos that stay with us for years, decades or forever.
A Pet’s Life in Japan in 2011
Better than it used to be, and getting better Atlanta finds a new home at an adoption event in Osaka, by Animal Refuge Kansai Zoe Staff…
Helpless, Homeless, Waiting for Rescue
The welfare of animals after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan has been left to small group of rescue and relief teams.
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Animals in Japan Face Gangsters and Radiation A new phase in the rescue operation Kinship Circle Rescues Animals in Japan Evacuations by radiation zone leave more…
When the Earth Twitches
Instead of taking up a way of living that’s in harmony with the Earth, we’re always busy trying to take dominion over it. We want to be masters of the universe, but we’re not even masters of our own neighborhoods.
Mice Love to Sing – and Sing to Love
Researchers have found that mice sing with a complex series of chirps and whistles that are very similar to the songs of birds and are designed to impress their lady friends
Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue
A coalition of Japanese animal rescue groups has been able to make their way up to Sendai to get a sense of the needs of animals in the city
40 Years of Dumping Nets $9 Billion Fine
Texaco dumped over 18 billion gallons of toxic materials into directly into Amazon basin rivers. Animals died, people got cancer, and crops were damaged.
Seeing-Eye Dog Gets a Seeing-Eye Dog
Graham Waspe was devastated when his seeing-eye dog, Edward, lost his sight. But Opal proved to be a help to both Graham and Edward.
How You Can Help the Effort in Japan
Along with people, animals of all kinds are affected. As survivors flee, they ask for help for animals left behind. One group offers to take pets of people fleeing.
Defying Conventional Wisdom at 60
Wisdom, the albatross, is the oldest wild bird documented in North America. Wisdom has probably raised at least 30 to 35 chicks during her life.
The Iditarod — And the Bigger Conversation it Leads To
The 2011 Iditarod, Alaska’s most famous sled dog race, began this past Saturday outside Anchorage. Each year, the event stirs up controversy among those most passionate about man and woman’s best friend.
Advent of the “Concrete Generation”
A U.K. study shows that one child in five has never set foot in the countryside, and a third of all children have either had no contact or just the slightest contact with the world of nature.