Plants and Animals

The Humane Society International brought an action against Japanese whalers in Australia’s Federal Court for breaking the law by killing whales in Australia’s southern whale sanctuary. On January 15, Justice James Allsop ruled that the Japanese … [Read more...] about Hollow Victory for the Humane Society against Japanese Whaling

An illegal whale meat operation was recently exposed in South Korea seizing over 50 tonnes of minke whale meat. Accidentally caught cetaceans can be legally sold in South Korean restaurants (located in Ulsan, Busan and Pohang) as long as this death … [Read more...] about South Koreans Eat Illegal Whale Meat: A Note from Libby Eyre

Two crew of the Sea Shepherd who illegally boarded the Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru No. 2 in the Antarctic have been captured. According to the Director General of the Institute of Cetacean Research, Mr Minoru Morimoto, Ben Potts and Giles … [Read more...] about Pictures of Pirates Taken into Custody by Whalers

"Within the European Union, six species have been classified as Critically Endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The most threatened category includes the Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) and the European mink, … [Read more...] about The Arctic Fox

Take a long look into the face of the world’s largest two-dimensional wheel-web weaving spider: The Golden Orb-weaver (Nephila pilipes). The red appendages, projecting forward from the head region, are sensory organs called palps. They detect … [Read more...] about Oh, what a golden web she weaves (part II)

Dear Jennifer, I hope that all of you had a safe and happy holiday season. In addition to wishing you the very best for 2008, I want to update you on the situation in Kenya that has been widely reported by the international press over the past two … [Read more...] about Update on Situation in Kenya from AWF