Working in an animal care Center

Sooner or later, working in an animal care Center will politicize you. Don’t get me wrong, animals care is not an inherently political job position. basically, we are a veterinary center and an animal rescue. We help people who have pets with injuries and illnesses, and take unwanted animals for adoption. Nevertheless, you would be amazed by the number of activists who come in here on a daily basis. There is something about animals in cages that draws them out of the woodwork. That is alright with me. A lot of them are willing to take some of these animals for adoption off of my hands, and for every animal we are able to adopt out, that is one animal that we won’t have to put to sleep. Continue reading →

The International Wolf Center is offering three new programs centered around the question, what will happen when wolves are no longer endangered? Programs are offered at the Center’s flagship facility in Ely, Minnesota.

The International Wolf Center has announced three additions to the wolf-focused summer program lineup at its flagship educational facility in Ely, Minnesota. Living With Wolves, Habitat Hike and Wolves and Wild Lands each focus on wolf-human coexistence now and after wolves are removed from the endangered species list. Continue reading →

Finland’s SECCO Recycles Trash into High Fashion Treasure

SECCO, a small environmentally-conscious design company in Finland, is taking discarded waste materials, like used car tire tubes and washing machine tubs, and turning them into unique and fashionable bags, briefcases, purses, and bowls. SECCO has chosen FinnStyle.com, one of the largest importers of designs from Finland, to introduce their products to the U.S. consumer via their online showroom, www.FinnStyle.com. Continue reading →

Orphaned northern elephant seal pups debut Thursday, June 1, 2006. The San Francisco Zoo will provide recuperation pool space for The Marine Mammal Center’s northern elephant seal patients that are nearing recovery. The Center is rebuilding its facilities while it continues to rescue and care for marine mammals. Continue reading →

Addressing Climate Change, Electricity, Renewable Energy Sources, and Greenhouse Gases: The Expanding Role of State Renewable Energy Policy in the U.S

New report from The Pew Center on Global Climate Change analyzes states’ role in climate change policy development. State initiatives provide a model to analyze whether federal Renewable Portfolio Standards are a feasible way to increase the nation’s use of renewable energy. Continue reading →

Bird Feeders Placed Away from Windows Provide Safer Habitats for Wild Birds

Bird feeders placed away from windows promote a safe haven for wild birds. Unfortunately, many bird watchers place bird feeders close to windows to allow for convenient viewing, which can endanger wild birds. Continue reading →

Wetlands are the number one threatened ecosystem in the world today, but you can help preserve or restore wetlands through a volunteer vacation. Wetlands include regions such as floodplains, marshes, peat bogs, swamps, shallow lakes, estuaries, and coasts that are saturated or inundated by ground or surface water at least part of the time. Wetland preservation is a priority of many organizations around the world, and they can use your help. Continue reading →

Ecological Internet’s Earth Action Network Spearheads Major
Victory for Rainforest Movement

By Rainforest Portal, a project of Ecological Internet, Inc.,
www.RainforestPortal.org/

Under intense international pressure the Indonesian government
has virtually abandoned plans to convert large areas of ancient
rainforests, prime habitat for the endangered Orangutan, into a
massive oil palm plantation. The original plan called for 1.8
million hectares (nearly 7,000 square miles or 18,000 square
kilometers) of mainly native forests to be converted into a mega
oil palm plantation along over 850 kilometers of the Indonesia-
Malaysia border. Continue reading →

Investigative writer Georgianne Nienaber provides insights on the obstacles to saving Africa’s gorilla habitats.

The conservation legacy of Dr. Dian Fossey struggles to live on, more than 20 years after the mysterious death of the famous primatologist. Investigative reporter and author Georgianne Nienaber believes that through active conservation, the true legacy of Fossey’s work can continue. Continue reading →