Monarch butterfly numbers plummet 86 percent in California
CLAUDIA BOYD-BARRETT: 'The number of monarch butterflies turning up at California's overwintering sites has dropped by about 86 percent compared…
How humans are hijacking animal scent, the universal animal language
ELIZABETH ANNE BROWN: 'Animal activists knew her as Avni. The Indian government called her T1. But no one knew quite what to do with the tiger, the…
Social norms and farm animal protection
NICOLAS DELON: 'Advocates and scholars alike have long tried to change attitudes and convince the public that eating animals is wrong. The topic of…
Google’s Parent Has a Plan to Eliminate Mosquitoes Worldwide
KRISTEN V. BROWN: 'Silicon Valley researchers are attacking mosquitoes in California's Fresno County. It's the first salvo in an unlikely war for…
Citizen Ape: The Fight for Personhood for Our Closest Relatives
GIOVANNI ORTOLANI: 'Cecilia spent more than 30 years locked up without a trial. After the death of her companions, she spent her days and nights…
How Adopting an Animal Can Change Your Life
303 MAGAZINE: 'According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, approximately 6.5 million animals enter US animal…
2018 Was the Year Veganism Lost Its Status as a Moral Signifier
HANNA EWANS: 'Veganism as a word, a concept, shed much of its loadedness exceptionally quickly. Its public image has undergone a vast transformation…
Some gorillas have developed harmful mutations due to inbreeding as populations plummet, study warns
DAILY MAIL: 'The world's biggest gorilla is developing webbed feet as a result of inbreeding among its dwindling population, according to a new…
Third strangling death of UW research monkey prompts federal warning; activist calls for stiffer punishment
ASIA FIELDS: 'The federal government has issued a citation against the University of Washington after the death of a research monkey that was…
Nine ‘hunters’ lured Florida black bears with pastries to be attacked and killed
BRIAN NEWLIN: 'Nine people were arrested for animal cruelty after investigators said Wednesday they had illegally used pastries and other foods to…