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Marine Wildlife
Whale Advocates Take to Boston Streets with Mobile Billboard
Press ReleaseMarch 14, 2015Marine WildlifeA mobile billboard—funded by a coalition of US animal protection and conservation organizations—will take the message “Don’t Buy From Icelandic Whalers” to the streets of Boston this week. The large...
Norwegian Whale Products Trigger Public Health Concerns
Press ReleaseMarch 10, 2015Marine WildlifeWhale meat shipped from Norway to Japan contains levels of harmful pesticides—including aldrin, dieldrin and chlordane—that violate human health standards established by the Japanese government, according to tests conducted by...
To Save Rapidly Vanishing Porpoise, Mexico Gillnet Ban Must Include Rigorous Enforcement
Press ReleaseMarch 2, 2015Marine WildlifeIn an effort to protect the critically endangered vaquita porpoise, the government of Mexico this weekend proposed a two-year ban on the use of gillnets in the northern Gulf of...
NOAA to Officially List Lone Orca at Miami Seaquarium as Endangered
Press ReleaseFebruary 4, 2015Marine WildlifeToday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced it will officially list Lolita, the lone orca at the Miami Seaquarium, as a member of the endangered Southern Resident Killer...
Congress’s $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill Offers Triumphs, Setbacks for Animal Protection
Press ReleaseDecember 14, 2014Companion Animals, Equines, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeOn Saturday, Congress approved its Fiscal Year 2015 $1.1 trillion spending bill. Within the 1,603-page piece of legislation, which will fund the federal government through September 30, 2015, federal lawmakers...
AWI Sues After Navy Gets Go-Ahead to Harm Pacific Animals
Marine WildlifeIn December, Earthjustice filed suit in Hawai’i federal court on behalf of AWI, challenging approval by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of a five-year plan by the US Navy for...
Dolphin Drive Hunts: Slaughter Continues as Condemnation Grows
Marine WildlifeOn January 17, hundreds of bottlenose dolphins were herded to shore in Taiji, Japan—one of many dolphin drives that take place there during dolphin hunting season, which generally runs from...
Double Dose of Cruelty: Dolphins Killed to Serve as Shark Bait
Marine WildlifePreview in new tab The illegal killing of 2,000–3,000 dolphins each year by Peruvian fishermen for human consumption has been the focus of a continuing conservation effort by Mundo Azul....
Green Sea Turtles Gain Ground in Florida
Marine WildlifeGreen sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) have made a huge comeback in Florida, where most of their nests are located in the United States. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife...
Guilty Pleas for US Narwhal Ivory Traffickers
Marine WildlifeTwo Tennessee men pleaded guilty in early January to selling tusks from over 100 narwhals over a 10-year period. The sales, conducted over the Internet and directly to known collectors,...