Like the two phases of a coin, wildlife tourism is also bejeweled with two perceptions. As per one opinion wildlife must be set apart from tourism, so as to protect the endangered species. On the other hand, a different school of thoughts promotes wildlife tourism as a means of conservation. [...]

It is hard not to love butterflies. These winged insects are benign, and their wings are extremely beautiful. Most people are familiar with the average sized butterflies like the Monarch, or the Hawkmoth. However, there are butterflies and moths in the world of Jurassic proportions. We are lucky these insects [...]

“What is your personal carrying capacity for grief, rage, despair? We are living in a period of mass extinction. The numbers stand at 200 species a day. That’s 73,000 a year. This culture is oblivious to their passing, feels entitled to their every last niche, and there is no roll [...]

The Endangered Species Act is not a right to life, as the Federal government likes to prove time again when it guns down entire wolf packs from helicopters for minor livestock depredations. But, it is some measure of protection against being slaughtered en masse so sexually frustrated miscreants can “get [...]

The already endangered manatees are not even more threatened in their environment, courtesy of a toxic read algae bloom off the western coast of Florida, reports The New York Times. “The tide has killed 241 of Florida’s roughly 5,000 manatees, according to the state Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, and [...]

I recently listened to an enthusiastic TED Talk lecture given by Stewart Brand; uniquely entitled, “The Dawn of De-Extinction. Are You Ready?” (watch the full video below) It was an amazing fact filled talk by a brilliant mind, wide-world thinker, and never-ending futurist. With great eloquence and passion, and lots [...]

Bowing pressure from a major shareholder, Dunkin Donuts is the latest in a long line of companies to announce a shift to so-called “green” palm oil in its recipes. But some are questioning whether pledges from big brands like Unilever, McDonalds, and Nestle to use sustainable sources of palm oil [...]

When most people think of sharks, they think of a human predator but the reality is quite different—humans are the shark predators. While the media reported 12 shark deaths, according to National Geographic, in 2011, a new report published in the journal Marine Policy estimates that each year humans are responsible for [...]

On February 19th, the Obama administration officially declared that greenhouse gas regulations are outside the scope of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), stating that activities outside of the bear’s natural habitat should not be regulated. In particular, the ruling is meant to point out that coal plants from, for example, [...]

The great white shark is fabled as a remorseless killer to the extent that it is almost the stuff of legends. The reputation of the species was not greatly enhanced by the “Jaws” series of films which portrayed several man-hating giant fish which actively searched for human prey and even [...]