Spring Arrives: New stories & themes coming up
Green News Update is ready to swing into spring – with a raft of interesting and urgent stories to share on revitalization and sustainability. Here’s some of what is on tap […]
Category Archives: Animals at risk
Whalehunting: Court Strikes Down Japan’s Claim + Update
Whales and Aussies victorious! In a decision today, The International Court of Justice (ICJ -The Hague) struck down Japan’s claim that its whalehunting forays are for science. Japan has been […]
Animals at Risk: Tiger Torture & Slaughter in China
Britain’s Guardian Newspaper reports: ” Police in the port city of Zhanjiang, in the southern province of Guangdong, China, seized a freshly slaughtered tiger and multiple tiger products in a raid […]
Animals at Risk: Rhino Anti-Poaching Campaign
Philanthropist Howard Buffett is donating $24 million to South Africa’s parks for a 30-month campaign to stanch the rhino poaching trade, according to a Reuters news report. The goal is […]
Animals at Risk: Elephant Slaughter, Circles of Death
ELEPHANT GENOCIDE IS UGLY. What can you do ? It’s a crime of epic proportions: At least 35,000 African elephants were slaughtered last year for their tusks, according to experts who […]
Winter Be Gone! Our Spring Lineup
February 28 is the end of “meterological winter” according to our weather forecasters. Who told the planet? At least 100 million people in the US are bracing for another round […]
Elephant Slaughter: “Blood Ivory” Update 4 6 13
ELEPHANT GENOCIDE IS UGLY. WHAT CAN YOU DO? (Check our post from March 7) It does not take much searching to find the full story of the most recent mass elephant […]
Elephant Slaughter: Update 3 7 13
Do we need to say more ? China’s rapacious appetite for ivory –closely matched by Thailand and Japan — could spell the end of African elephants in our lifetime. Here […]
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