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Toggle Navigation Home About Us Comment Policy Contact Us Animals and Disease: When Will We Learn? Animals and Disease: When Will We Learn? By Born Free USA | February 10, 2020 | Comments 0 Comment As of this writing, the Wuhan coronavirus (also called novel coronavirus), a respiratory illness that emerged in central China recently, has infected more than 40,000 people and killed nearly 1,000 worldwide. Coronaviruses (which include MERS and SARS) occur in animals, including camels, cattle, cats, and bats. The source of the Wuhan coronavirus remains a matter of some debate, with many researchers now suspecting bats (like MERS and SARS) as the culprit. Barry Kent MacKay, the author of the article below, argues that the wild animal trade facilitates the spread of emergent viruses like this one. Why California is banning chlorpyrifos, a widely used pesticide: 5 questions answered Why California is banning chlorpyrifos, a widely used pesticide: 5 questions answered By The Conversation | February 5, 2020 | Comments 0 Comment Insecticides are toxic substances that are used to kill insects and are used primarily to control pests that infest cultivated plants or to eliminate disease-carrying insects in specific areas. They amount to a kind of calculated bargain. Canadian Safari Club chapter shuts down Botswana elephant trophy hunt auction following protests Canadian Safari Club chapter shuts down Botswana elephant trophy hunt auction following protests By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block | January 27, 2020 | Comments 0 Comment The Safari Club International chapter in Calgary has just shut down its planned auction of the first elephant hunt in Botswana in seven years, following widespread protests by animal protection organizations in Canada. Worst Marine Heatwave on Record Killed One Million Seabirds in North Pacific Ocean Worst Marine Heatwave on Record Killed One Million Seabirds in North Pacific Ocean By Tim Birkhead | January 20, 2020 | Comments 0 Comment Known as “the blob”, the heatwave caused massive disruption in the marine ecosystem. As a result, many birds starved. Why Are Whales Big, But Not Bigger? Why Are Whales Big, But Not Bigger? By Matthew Savoca, Jeremy Goldbogen, and Nicholas Pyenson | January 13, 2020 | Comments 0 Comment In a newly published study, we show that whale size is limited by the largest whales’ very efficient feeding strategies, which enable them to take in a lot of calories compared to the energy they burn while foraging. Let’s Make This the Year We End Cosmetics Testing In All of the United States Let’s Make This the Year We End Cosmetics Testing In All of the United States By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block | January 6, 2020 | Comments 0 Comment There is now a bill in Congress, the Humane Cosmetics Act, to ban cosmetics testing on animals and the sale of cosmetic products tested on animals. We need to do our best to make 2020 the year it becomes law. Statistic of the Decade: The Massive Deforestation of the Amazon Statistic of the Decade: The Massive Deforestation of the Amazon By Liberty Vittert | December 30, 2019 | Comments 1 comment Over the past decade, 8.4 million soccer fields of land have been deforested in the Amazon. That’s 24,000 square miles, or about 10.3 million American football fields. Protect Outdoor Pets With These Winter Safety Tips Protect Outdoor Pets With These Winter Safety Tips By Jessica Brody | December 23, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment If you’ve ever forgotten your coat on a cold winter day, you know how uncomfortable it can be. For pets who are outside in winter, what’s uncomfortable to humans can be downright dangerous. Examining How Primates Make Vowel Sounds Pushes Timeline For Speech Evolution Back By 27 Million Years Examining How Primates Make Vowel Sounds Pushes Timeline For Speech Evolution Back By 27 Million Years By Thomas R. Sawallis and Louie-Jean Boë | December 16, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment That’s over 100 times earlier than the emergence of our modern human form. Black Bears Adapt to Life Near Humans by Burning the Midnight Oil Black Bears Adapt to Life Near Humans by Burning the Midnight Oil By Kathy Zeller | December 9, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment American black bears have returned to about 75% of their historic North American range. An estimated 1 million black bears now roam from Mexico to Canada and Alaska. 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