Chaiten Volcano Eruption in Chile Spells Danger for Animals

The Chaiten volcano in Southern Chile has blasted ash some 20 miles into the atmosphere which has forced thousands to evacuate leaving both pets and farm animals vulnerable to the toxic cloud. IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) is headed to the volcano’s foothills to help animals in need. Read more

U.S. Government Delivers Mixed Message on Polar Bear Protection

Following a three-year legal battle to protect the polar bear from extinction due to global warming, three environmental groups won protection for the species with the announcement today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is listing the polar bear as a federally “threatened” species. Read more

Restoring Fish Populations Leads to Tough Choice for Great Lakes Gulls

You might think that stocking the Great Lakes with things like trout and salmon would be good for the herring gull. The birds often eat from the water, so it would be natural to assume that more fish would mean better dining. But a new report published in the April journal of Ecology by the Ecological Society of America says that the addition of species such as exotic salmon and trout to the area has not been good for the birds, demonstrating that fishery management actions can sometimes have very unexpected outcomes. Read more

Monkey Studies Important for Brain Science

Studies with non-human primates have made major contributions to our understanding of the brain and will continue to be an important, if small, part of neuroscience research, according to a recent review published in the British medical journal, The Lancet. Read more

WWF Unveils Best Ways to Reduce Conflict with Wildlife

Governments could save human lives and millions of dollars in crop and income losses for the rural poor through better consideration of the needs of wildlife, according to a new WWF study of conflict between humans and wild elephants in Africa and Asia. Read more

Conservationists Decry Resumption of ‘South African Elephant Culling

Animal rights activists in the United Kingdom on Tuesday expressed outrage at South Africa’s lifting of a 13-year ban on killing of elephants. The authorities in the African nation have insistently argued: “We are obliged to trim down the animal population’s increase of 5% in our well-managed national parks”. Read more

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