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Legalizing the rhino horn trade could save these endangered animals
by Adam Welz Ensia As home to more than 80 percent of Africa’s rhinos, South Africa has attracted the intense and unwelcome attention of poachers, who, through their illegal hunts, send the animal’s...
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Pulverizing ivory to make a point misses an opportunity to help elephants
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Today, US officials will crush a stockpile of six tons of confiscated ivory items in an attempt to make a statement about “blood ivory.” Some of the carved,...
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Angst over wolf hunt in Michigan
Green Right Now Reports Hunters opened fire on Michigan’s wolves today, the first day of the first wolf hunt in the state since the animals were delisted from the Endangered Species Act protections....
View ArticleSee the drowning paradise island nation that faces extinction
The Pacific island nation of Kiribati looks like a paradise but its days are numbered. As global climate change causes the oceans to rise, these low-lying atolls are losing ground with each passing...
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These 7 gifts are perfect for nature lovers
The holidays are a time to give back, not just to each other, but to the world that sustains us. With that in mind, here are seven unique gift ideas that help rescue wildlife, curb global warming and...
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How to help the birds endure the winter
With much of the U.S. under snow, it’s time to make sure your bird feeder is filled. An assertive Blue Jay, first at the trough. Even if you don’t have an official feeder, no worries. Just get the...
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Gray wolf death toll grows as US hunters take their bounty
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Hunters have killed 299 wolves in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming, as the trophy hunting season approaches its rough midpoint later this month. Wolf in Lamar Canyon...
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Happy holidays — and watch yourself — from the Center for Biological Diversity
Green Right Now Reports The Center for Biological Diversity would appreciate a little less human fecundity. But it’s not asking. The Center is offering direct assistance. This year it will again...
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How record cold can be caused by ‘global warming’
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now A NASA satellite captured this Midwest “white out” on Jan. 6, 2014, showing us what the polar vortex and biggest storm of 2014 so far looked like from above Earth....
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Polar vortex in the US could be the result of global warming
Polar Vortex in U.S. May be Example of Global Warming (via Climate Central) By Andrew Freedman Follow @afreedma While the ongoing cold snap is breaking records from Minnesota to Florida, it will not...
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Researchers shocked to discover that West African lions are nearly extinct
Across Africa, the mighty lion is in decline. Under pressure from illegal hunters and loss of habitat, the lions’ population has slipped to less than 35,000 across territory that represents only 25...
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Official: ‘Can’t say West Virginia water is safe’
From Associated Press Schools and restaurants closed, grocery stores sold out of bottled water, and state legislators canceled the day’s business after a chemical spill in the Elk River in Charleston...
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Will China help save the sharks?
The Guardian optimistically reported over the weekend that Asia is starting to share the West’s disgust with shark-finning, a change that could be very good for the millions of sharks who face...
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Too warm to sleep: Tahoe bears not hibernating
The Associated Press Nevada wildlife officials say bears in the Tahoe Basin aren’t hibernating due to the mild winter weather, and that instead the animals are looking for food, and getting closer to...
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California’s record drought is forcing a cattle sell-off
The epic drought in California is forcing ranchers to sell their cattle because their pastures are too dry for grazing and it’s getting too expensive to feed them.
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‘Fracked’ residents call on Congress and the EPA to investigate water...
Green Right Now Reports Texas, Pennsylvania and Wyoming homeowners whose water has been contaminated by gas fracking operations called on Congress today to hold hearings about what they see as the...
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Dan River is ‘highly toxic’ from arsenic – or not – depending on who’s...
Green Right Now Reports There’s little doubt that the massive spill of coal ash into the Dan River that began Sunday and has continued intermittently this week released serious contaminants into this...
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Gray wolves get good news (though they’re still being shot)
Green Right Now Reports An expert panel reviewing a federal plan to lift protections for gray wolves across the US says the government would be based its move on faulty science. Wolves in Yellowstone,...
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Google ‘nanny cam’ will track deforestation
Google will make it easier for companies like Wal-Mart, Unilever and Nestle to track whether suppliers are destroying forests when it unveils a real-time deforestation mapping tool Thursday in DC. The...
View ArticleAre we nearing the end of fish? This is how close we are
This graphic from The Economist explains how the world’s fish are in danger — as is everyone who depends on them.
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