Garry Rogers

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• Nations Have Carved Up the Ocean. Now What?

  

  The U.S. has laid claim to 2.5 billion acres of coastal seas, but that vast area produces very little seafood for Americans. Therein lies a dilemma: should the... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Ban Interstate Shifting of Camels from Rajasthan – Naresh Kadyan

  

  Camels are being shifting from Rajasthan to other states for slaughter and these animals are badly abused during transportation from one place to… See on... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Click to Stop Elephant Exports!

  

  Zimbabwe authorities are considering capturing and shipping more baby elephants for zoos in China which have abysmal reputation of animal welfare. If enough of... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Deadly Driftnets Will Not Be Expanded Into Sea Turtle, Whale Habitat Off...

  

  March 13rd, 2014. SACRAMENTO, Calif.— In an important victory for wildlife, federal fishery managers in Sacramento today decided not to expand driftnet fishing... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Why Ag-Gag Laws Are a Threat to Us All | One Green Planet

  

  When the exposure of animal cruelty becomes a crime, our legal system is failing us. Ag-gag laws criminalize the recording of animal abuse on factory farms,... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Signs of Recovery in the White-Nose Scourge

  

  The first time white-nose syndrome really hit Aeolus Cave, on the side of a mountain in Dorset, Vt., the carcasses littered the entrance like a carpet. “You... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Why These Shark Researchers Are Mourning Just Days After Celebrating

  

  Sharks are often perceived as vicious killers of our oceans, but they are dying in incredible numbers at the hands of humans, and researchers are concerned.... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Wolf Weekly Wrap-Up – Defenders of Wildlife Blog

  

  65 Representatives sign letter to Secretary Jewell urging her to abandon gray wolf delisting proposal; Washington’s wolf population remains stable; March 19th... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Indonesia: Close ‘Zoo of Death’!

  

  Those who have been to the Surabaya Zoo in Indonesia can attest to the constant suffering that occurs there on a daily basis. Animals are confined to... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Signs of Spring

  

  Spring begins on Thursday, March 20, 2014. In the last week, local temperatures above 50 degrees brought early season flying insects including syrphid flies. Th... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Indigenous Vow: We’ll Be ‘Dead Or In Prison Before We Allow’ Keystone Pipeline

  

  On February 27, Oglala Lakota and American Indian Movement activists joined in a four-… See on spiritandanimal.wordpress.com Share this:MoreGoogle+ Garry... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Real Cost of Conservation: Cheap Protection Rarely Succeeds

  

  By: Nika Levikov Conservation efforts in less-developed and politically unstable countries are full of risk, according to a study published in PLOS ONE. The... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Environment

  

  Threatened Sargasso Sea Ecosystem Earns Protections Governments of several countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Bermuda, the Azores and... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Monsanto’s Toxic Roundup BANNED in 1st Country

  

  Glyphosate blamed for kidney failure.. banned in Sri Lanka March 12, 2014, 9:50 pm By Don Asoka Wijewardena President Mahinda Rajapaksa has banned the import... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Liberation, Not Procreation

  

  The key arguments for childbearing as a valued step in the process of childrearing replicates several ethical and ideological imperatives against which animal... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Of Bison and Betrayal

  

  Kathleen Stachowski Other Nations Anyone who’s ever carried a wild bison’s heart into a governor’s office belongs to a small and select club. James St.... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Rare Marine Animals on the Path to Protection; 27 of the 82 Approved…54 More...

  

  Last fall, we petitioned to protect 82 species of imperiled marine animals under the Endangered Species Act. We are happy to report that 27 of these species... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Michigan Animal Advocates Deliver Nearly 230,000 Signatures to Protect Wolves

  

  “Perhaps you didn’t hear us the first time…” read the labels on the boxes filled with petitions containing nearly 230,000 signatures, which animal advocates... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Humpback Whales in the Sea of Cortez

  

  I was lucky enough to spend a few days at Cabo Pulmo on the Sea of Cortez, Baja Peninsula in Mexico. I was on the ocean near the coast on small boats a lot of... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Demand an End to Idaho’s Wolf Witch Hunt – In Defense of Animals

  

  It is no secret that powerful ranching, livestock, and hunting industries dominate the political landscape, particularly in western states, where brutal lethal... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT