Today is World Lion Day 2015
World Lion Day – what does it mean? People have revered, honored – and feared –lions for thousands of years. The lion in history, art, culture, and human affairs represents […]
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World Lion Day: Art, History, Culture, Nature
World Lion Day – what does it mean? People have revered, honored – and feared –lions for thousands of years, and proof of that can be found in the cave […]
Big Game Trophies: Airlines Say No!
The “Cecil the Lion” aftershock is being felt internationally, with airlines announcing they will not ship trophy hunters’ prizes. Delta Airlines, United Airlines, American Airlines, Qatar, KLM, and Air France have […]
Racing Extinction Aug 1 NYC’s Empire State Bldg
International photographer- filmmaker Louie Psihoyos —National Geographic photog; director of The Cove—is the man behind a bold effort to show the world that the Sixth Animal Extinction is underway – […]
Climate Change: New resources for readers
A new Green News Update resources page –– see our homepage for the link — will feature reports, studies, videos and op-eds in the runup to the COP 21 (Conference of the Parties) in […]
Sagebrush Sea: Watch it now!
Sagebrush Sea – The “Big Empty,” an area once 500,000 square miles across North America –is actually teeming with life, including the remarkable Greater Sage-Grouse, a bird that performs a […]
Monarchs: Save Them, Says NRDC
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is taking on Dow Chemicals –– and Monsanto too– to stop the toxic herbicides that threaten Monarch butterflies with extinction. A full-page ad in […]
Crush Ivory! Watch live June 19 10:30 am
Stand with the elephants today! — June 19, 10:30 am eastern time web streaming –against poaching, trafficking and the production of trinkets sold in China, Japan and elsewhere! Join the […]
Earth Heroes: Wildlife Killings Search for Truth
Why is the federal government trapping, poisoning, gassing and shooting millions of wild animals and birds every year? That’s what Tom Knudson, a two-time Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist, wanted to know when […]
Earth Heroes: Gorilla Mother Love
Sometimes your life is on the line – that’s the case for Ranger Andre Bauma, his boss Emmanuel de Merode, and all the caretakers and vets whose efforts to protect […]
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