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Tag: Biodiversity

  • Conservation Group Helps Manatee Hunters in West Africa Transition to Aquaculture

    The West African Manatee (Trichechus senegalensis) is the least studied mammal in Africa despite having a home range larger than the U.S., encompassing 21 African countries. At the same time, it faces serious threats from hunting and accidental capture in fishing nets. [caption id="attachment_329737" align="alignnone" width="563"] Slow moving and gentle, manatees represent relatively easy prey.…

  • Sea Shepherd Founder to Bill Maher: ‘If Oceans Die, We Die’

    You can always expect to see Captain Paul Watson on the front lines of the battle to conserve and protect marine ecosystems for wildlife. He and his Sea Shepherd Conservation Society have been doing it for nearly 40 years. A late-night, cable television got the chance to learn more about Watson’s mission during the most recent episode…

  • Study Finds Wildlife Conservation Fences Result in Ecological Meltdown

    Wildlife fences are constructed for a variety of reasons including to prevent the spread of diseases, protect wildlife from poachers and to help manage small populations of threatened species. Human–wildlife conflict is another common reason for building fences: wildlife can damage valuable livestock, crops, or infrastructure, some species carry diseases of agricultural concern and a…

  • Study Shows Crows Are as Smart as Seven-Year-Olds

    Remember that old Aesop’s fable about the crow and the pitcher? The one in which a desperately thirsty crow figured out that if he dropped enough pebbles into the long-necked pitcher, he could raise the water level high enough to allow him to drink? Scientists just proved that crows can really do that. [caption id=”attachment_329369″…

  • Shocking Court Documents Expose SeaWorld’s Continued Cruelty of Orca Whales

    SeaWorld has faced intense criticism since the release of Blackfish, a documentary telling the story of orca whales kept in captivity at SeaWorld theme parks in California, Florida and Texas. Now court documents discovered by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) reveal that SeaWorld is pumping these marine animals full of psychotropic drugs. [caption id="attachment_329165" align="alignnone" width="500"]…