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The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has taken their whale battle off the high seas and is now working on moving into court.
Recently, the group filed a legal complaint against the captain and crew of the Shonan Maru #2, which is responsible for the destruction of the Ady Gil. SSCS lawyers contacted the Australian Federal [...]
About six years ago I took a summer course on migration at Lund University in Sweden. The classes were taught by a University of California professor and focused on the contemporary issues of global human smuggling and human trafficking. A brief distinction between the two: Human smuggling is a ‘victimless’ crime in which a migrant [...]
On Thursday in Qatar, the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) voted not to implement a ban on the international trade of bluefin tuna. The Associated Press reported that the rejection of the ban was seen as good news by Japanese fish dealers, who were worried that it might put bluefin out [...]
There is finally a bit of good news in the world of tigers. A lifelong poacher was caught by Indonesian conservationists yesterday.
The alleged criminal, named Wiryo, admitted to the conservationists that he started hunting tigers on Java Island when he was 17 years of age. By 1960, he moved to Sumatra because the Javan Tiger [...]
When we think of immortality or eternal youth, many of us probably imagine things like gods, vampires, the Fountain of Youth, and even the Land of Faerie. Throughout history, there have been many legends and tales about creatures who cheated death or people who set out on a quest to find ever-lasting life. However, of [...]
The threatened bluefin tuna will not be granted protected status. Japan and Canada opposed a ban on international trade on bluefin for economic reasons and received support from many developing nations.
The Guardian reports that the vote at the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Qatar tallied 172 member nations against the [...]
Smelting factories near villages in rural China are poisoning local Children with illegal heavy metal emissions.
Authorities in Hunan province have even imprisoned victims of lead poisoning who were on their way to receive health checks, according to an article in the Guardian:
The latest results, received on 24 February, revealed that 250 of the 397 children [...]
The US is different from the rest of the world in many ways. You’ll find different laws, traditions, wildlife, and much more.
It’s also the only country left in the world that still uses chimpanzees in invasive experiments.
Every other country in the world has either completely banned or restricted the use of great apes for [...]
This week, I’ve stumbled upon more new awesome, green designs. However, unlike previous articles, there is a particular theme for this one. All of the designs this week have to do with the earth—particularly plants and trees. The designs use living plants either as part of the product or for inspirational purposes. Check them out:
Solar [...]
When we think of solar panels, we typically either visualize them on roofs or scattered about a desert somewhere. However, thanks to some innovative work, we may soon see them elsewhere—and in colder climates, too.
Recently, the new SyracuseCoE building (with LEED Platinum certification) was dedicated. This center was designed to be used as a living [...]
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