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Japan’s annual whaling expedition off the port city of Kushiro has resulted in the killing of 59 minke whales – just one whale short of the 60 allowed by international guidelines. Under the cover of its so-called research program, Japan has slaughtered 59 minke whales – almost the maximum of 60 authorized by the International [...]
Yearly, 1.8 million people will die due to waterborne diseases. Sadly, most of these deaths are children under the age of 5, at rate of 5000 children a day. There is a way to reverse and end this tragedy. The Water Solution is available and saving lives in Africa. Imagine a small, portable, straw-like device [...]
The spotted seal, a sea ice-dependent Arctic species, has been denied Endangered Species Act protection by the Obama Administration. Disappointment: The Center for Biological Diversity has announced that the Obama administration denied Endangered Species Act protection for the spotted seal, a species whose habitat is rapidly melting away due to global warming.
A novel conservation project in Kenya’s Maasailand is employing the lion’s greatest enemy to conserve, rather than kill, lions. In Maasailand, the biggest threat to lions is retaliatory and traditional spearing by Maasai warriors. However, an innovative approach to lion conservation is now paying Maasai warriors to protect lions.
