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The last thing Australia and our planet need
While global demand for coal is falling as the nations of the world have committed themselves to slashing carbon emissions, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of Australia wants to help a powerful Indian conglomerate build an enormous system of coal mines in a remote stretch of Queensland. Burning the estimated 66...
Whales and dolphins have human-like societies
Whales and dolphins (Cetaceans) live in tightly-knit social groups, have complex relationships, talk to each other and even have regional dialects - much like human societies, A major new study, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, has linked the complexity of Cetacean culture and behaviour to the size of their...
The star tortoise makes a comeback
The Burmese star tortoise (Geochelone platynota), a medium-sized tortoise found only in Myanmar's central dry zone, has been brought back from the brink of extinction thanks to an aggressive captive-breeding effort spearheaded by a team of conservationists and government partners. The tortoises now number over 14,000 individuals, up from an...
European commission turns a blind eye to the slaughter of pilot whales
The European Commission Ignores the European Parliament and 250,000+ Members of the Public, Leaving Pilot Whales to be Slaughtered. The European Commission has rejected Sea Shepherd's request for infringement proceedings against Denmark without apparently considering any of Sea Shepherd’s legal arguments, allowing the slaughter to continue unabated. With the formal...
A big step towards saving the Vaquitas
On October 12, Mexico’s government, with the support of Mexican and international experts and scientists, will begin an unprecedented effort to save the vaquita, the world’s most critically endangered marine mammal. This project, known as Vaquita CPR (Conservation, Protection, and Recovery), seeks to rescue and temporarily relocate the remaining vaquitas...