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Congress Urged to Spend $100 Million to Save Monarch Butterflies 
Population Declines 60% as Fish and Wildlife Service Weighs Protections...
Posted: Mon, May 13, 2024 7:53am PDT
Tohono O’odham Students, Elders Name Arizona’s Newest Wild Jaguar 
SAN XAVIER, Tohono O’odham Nation, May 9, 2024 — Students from schools on the Tohono O’odham Nation, as well as groups of elders and nearly 1,000 Tribal members, have voted to name the newest detected wild jaguar to enter the United States from Mexico. The name chosen is O:ṣhad Ñu:kudam, which means “Jaguar Protector” in the O’odham language. (O:ṣhad Ñu:kudam is pronounced OH-shahd NOO-KOO-dum.)...
Posted: Fri, May 10, 2024 7:27am PDT
Second Lawsuit Filed to Protect Hawaiian Petrels From Dangerous Lighting at Maui’s Grand Wailea 
HONOLULU, May 2, 2024 — A coalition of conservation groups today filed a second lawsuit to protect Hawaiian petrels (ʻuaʻu) from dangerous lights used by the Grand Wailea Resort on Maui. Hawaiian petrels are protected as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act....
Posted: Fri, May 3, 2024 8:53am PDT
Gray Whale Severely Entangled in Gillnet Fishing Gear off California 
Oceana Urges State Legislature to Pass Assembly Bill 2220 to Address These Entanglements...
Posted: Thu, Apr 11, 2024 12:01am PDT
California Senate Declares ‘Year of the California Grizzly Bear’ 2024 Marks Centennial of Last Sighting of State’s Official Animal...
Posted: Wed, Apr 10, 2024 9:57am PDT
Newborn Dairy Calves Endure Long, Grueling Journeys Across the United States 
Government records reveal that hundreds of thousands of dairy calves are routinely transported 1,000 miles or more, compromising animal welfare and human health....
Posted: Tue, Apr 2, 2024 11:44am PDT
California Resolution Calls for “Year of the California Grizzly Bear” 2024 Marks Centennial of State Animal Extirpation...
Posted: Fri, Mar 22, 2024 12:46pm PDT
Oʻahu Community Leaders File Petition to Protect Coalition Name From Developers HONOLULU, March 14, 2024 — The Center for Biological Diversity and community leaders filed a petition this week with the Hawai‘i Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to protect their coalition’s original name from being hijacked by developers....
Posted: Fri, Mar 22, 2024 12:43pm PDT
Eastern Monarch Butterfly Overwintering Area In Mexico Drops Precipitously MEXICO CITY, February 7, 2024 – The annual census of monarch numbers at the overwintering sites in central Mexico was released today by World Wildlife Fund-Mexico and partners. It revealed that in just one year, the presence of monarch butterflies in their Mexico wintering grounds dropped by more than half, from 2.2 hectares to 0.9 hectares....
Posted: Thu, Feb 29, 2024 1:34pm PST
Southern Resident Orcas Receive Oregon Endangered Species Protections 
PORTLAND, Ore., February 16, 2024 — The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted today to protect Southern Resident orcas under the state’s Endangered Species Act, responding to a February 2023 petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, and Whale and Dolphin Conservation....
Posted: Mon, Feb 26, 2024 9:38pm PST
Six Pesticides Threaten Over Half of Endangered Species 
Lawsuit Targets Federal Fish and Wildlife Service’s Failure to Protect Endangered Species From Toxic Pesticides...
Posted: Thu, Feb 1, 2024 10:14am PST
ALF Liberates 30 Foxes at Ohio Fur Farm 
In an anonymous communique received on November 21 by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) has taken credit for liberating 30 captive foxes from the Grand River Fur Exchange, located in Rome, Ohio....
Posted: Thu, Nov 23, 2023 10:23pm PST
Debut Graphic Novel Highlights Plight of California Mountain Lions 
‘Tales of the Urban Wild: A Puma’s Journey’ to be Released Oct. 24...
Posted: Fri, Oct 20, 2023 11:18am PDT
California “Game Breeders” Who Hold Native Wildlife Captive 
The following businesses profit from imprisoning thousands of Pheasants, Ducks, Doves, Pigeons, Partridges, Quail, Turkey, and Geese....
Posted: Sun, Oct 1, 2023 10:32pm PDT
Former Animal Liberation Front member challenges Fur Commission USA Director to debate Former Animal Liberation Front member challenges fur farmers fo debate...
Posted: Sun, Oct 1, 2023 1:53pm PDT
37 Years of Direct Action Against Fur Farms in America 
There have been at least 116 fur farm raids in America over the last 37 years; more than 160,000 fur bearing captive animals have been liberated, given a new chance at life after spending their entire lives in small metal cages. At least 43 of the raided farms are closed forever....
Posted: Thu, Sep 21, 2023 4:02pm PDT
Stahl Fur Farm in Sunbury, Pennsylvania Raided, Thousands of Mink Liberated (video/mp4 6.2MB) In an anonymous communique received by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, activists claim to have liberated the thousands of captive mink from Stahl Fur Farm in Pennsylvania, as reported earlier by the news media....
Posted: Tue, Sep 19, 2023 2:30pm PDT
Pacific Northwest Fur Industry & Successful Midwest Direct Action The state of the fur industry in the Pacific Northwest and some news on successful direct action....
Posted: Wed, Aug 30, 2023 12:29am PDT
Geiger Mink Farm in Wisconsin closes after 60+ years 
The Geiger Mink Farm in Kronenwetter, Wisconsin has closed. The end of the farm, after 60+ years in operation, comes as a relief to neighbors....
Posted: Tue, Aug 29, 2023 9:33pm PDT
Fur Farm in Minnesota Raided, Every Captive Fox Liberated 
In an anonymous communique received by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, activists have taken credit for a second fur farm raid in the past week. A fox fur farm in Arlington, Minnesota, saw every fox liberated....
Posted: Tue, Aug 22, 2023 2:08pm PDT