509 dams are planned or under construction within protected areas At least 1,249 large dams are located within protected areas
More than 500 dams are planned or under construction within protected areas, according to a new study published in Conservat…
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Ireland’s Supreme Court damns climate policies
The country’s highest judicial authority, Ireland’s Supreme Court, says the government’s climate policy is not up to the job.
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Organic Consumers Association Sues Mowi, World’s Largest Producer of Atlantic Salmon Products
Organic Consumers Association (OCA) filed suit against Mowi USA and Mowi Ducktrap for deceptive marketing and advertising of smoked Atlantic salmon products sold under the Ducktrap River of Maine brand.The action was filed by Richman Law Group on behal…
Read moreUtah’s wildlife agency goes trigger happy with cougar killing quota increase
Despite widespread public opposition, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) has proposed annual increases to the number of cougars that trophy hunters can kill in that state. Now, DWR is looking not merely to increase hunting quotas, but to open up the majority of Utah’s hunting units to unlimited trophy hunting of cougars and to double the number of cougars each trophy hunter can kill. Photo by Alamy
For the better part of a decade, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) has proposed annual increases to the number of cougars that trophy hunters can kill in that state, despite widespread public opposition. Now, DWR is looking not merely to increase hunting quotas, . . .
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Read moreAldi Awarded ‘Top Grocer’ for Consumer-Conscious Vegan Choices
Meatless meatballs, vegan cheese, and oat milk ice cream are just a few of the vegan selections that you can find at Aldi stores.
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Read moreFood shortage may finish polar bears by 2100
How long polar bears can survive depends on how long they can last without food. And that may be: not long enough.
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Curtain Closed: There Are No More Chimpanzees in Hollywood
Eli and Susie can now enjoy the remainder of their lives free from frightening sound stages and the behind-the-scenes beatings that they undoubtedly endured.
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Read moreVietnam Tightens Controls on Trade and Consumption of High-Risk Wildlife
Hanoi – WWF welcomes the new Directive No. 29, issued by the Prime Minister of Vietnam yesterday, to address crucial issues on illegal wildlife trade as part of the country’s efforts to prevent future pandemics and halt further loss of Vietnam’s declin…
Read moreWhistleblower: Cows at Dairy Farm Trapped in Quicksand Made of Their Own Waste
Filth, abuse, and death—THIS is dairy. A whistleblower reports that cows and calves were left to suffer from infections, injuries, and oozing wounds.
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Read moreWWF Response to Pebble Mine Statement from Army Corps of Engineers
Today, the US Army Corps of Engineers published its final Environmental Impact Statement for the Pebble Mine. In response, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) issued the following statement from Margaret Williams, managing director of WWF’s US Arctic program:
“T…