THE HIDDEN VICTIMS OF WAR: For wolves, the culture ‘war’ is extremely deadly
CASSIDY RANDALL: In February 2021, a black wolf wandered across the border of Yellowstone National Park in Montana. Called 1155, he wore a radio…
STUDY: Unravelling the mystery of parrot longevity
MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT: Parrots are famous for their remarkable cognitive abilities and exceptionally long lifespans. Now, a study led by Max…
WHERE CRUELTY ‘LIES’: Animal rights group blasts U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH) for suppressing social media posts
WENDY DAVIS: Animal rights activists are urging a federal judge to rule that the National Institutes of Health unconstitutionally blocks posts on…
‘Sacred Sendoffs’: Honoring death and managing the emotions that arise when we lose an animal we love
MARC BEKOFF: Sarah A. Bowen's newest book Sacred Sendoffs: An Animal Chaplain’s Advice for Surviving Animal Loss, Making Life Meaningful, and…
‘A Taste of Whale’: New documentary examines a bloody tradition in the Faroe Islands
DENNIS HARVEY: A whale hunt tradition in the Faroe Islands that’s long been condemned by animal rights activists is given evenhanded examination in…
DEADLY GIFTS: How ethical is farm animal ‘gifting’ through food aid charities?
CHRISTINE RO: It seems like a 'fun', yet 'concrete', kind of donation: giving a sum of money that a charity will use to buy a goat, a cow, chickens,…
The Parrot in the Mirror: Why humans evolved to be like birds
SIMON INGS: Evolution has created a living world of jaw-dropping diversity. It has also generated what seem like astonishing coincidences. The…
OUT OF SPACE AND TIME: U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to California animal anti-cruelty law
DAVID G. SAVAGE: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a constitutional challenge to a California ballot measure that would force pork producers…
DAVID BROOKS: If animals could speak, would we understand them?
JENNIFER ANN McDONNELL:Turin, once briefly the capital of Italy, is famous today for its coffee, delectable hazelnut chocolate, Fiat cars, Juventus…
‘A Barbaric Federal Program’: U.S. Wildlife Services killed 1.75 million animals last year, or 200 per hour
OLIVER MILMAN: An obscure division of the US government had a busy – and ruthless – year in 2021, killing more than 1.75 million animals across the…