Remembering Friendly
This week we say goodbye to an old friend, a burro named Friendly, whose long life is inextricably entwined with[…]
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Statement in Solidarity with Long Teran Kenan Community in Indonesia
Responding to a land dispute grievance filed by the Indigenous community of Long Teran Kenan and allies including Rainforest Action[…]
Read morePortrait of an Innovator: Bringing Humane Wildlife Control to Vermont
by Julie Hauserman The problem wasn’t unusual: Squirrels had made themselves at home between the ceiling and roof of a[…]
Read moreThe Rainforest Alliance Demonstrates Significant Growth in 2010
Interest in third-party, sustainable certification is on the rise, demonstrated by an uptick in businesses responding to consumer demand for[…]
Read moreNew Effort Unleashed to Combat Wildlife Crime in California
The Humane Society of the United States announced new efforts to support the California Department of Fish and Game’s work[…]
Read moreSierra Club Launches Interactive Map of U.S. Coal-fired Power Plants
After recently celebrating the defeat of the 152nd proposed coal-fired power plant prevented or abandoned in the past decade, the[…]
Read moreThe HSUS Applauds Huntsville Officials for Urban Wildlife Feeding Policy
As a first step toward addressing growing concern about the wildlife in the Big Springs Municipal Park in Huntsville, city[…]
Read moreRainforest Alliance and Stepping Stones Museum for Children Team Up with Ruckus Mobile Media to Launch Educational Rainforest App
The Rainforest Alliance, an international nonprofit conservation organization, together with Stepping Stones Museum for Children, an award winning museum committed[…]
Read moreOregon Court of Appeals Upholds Captive Hunting Rules
In a blow to captive hunt operators, the Oregon Court of Appeals issued a decision confirming the state’s authority to[…]
Read moreHRC & GLMA React to Heinous Beating of Transgender Woman
Recently a transgender woman was attacked and severely beaten in a Baltimore, Maryland-area McDonald’s restaurant. A video taken by an[…]
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