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From Defenders of Wildlife When in wolf territory, it turns out coyotes are the ones with something to howl about. Researchers tracking radio-collared coyotes within Grand Teton National Park in the Yellowstone ecosystem found that coyote numbers were 33 percent lower in areas where wolves were abundant. "The study tests the previously u… read more

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African elephants are in trouble, but new research may help to save them by the skin of their tusks. Was just reading a short article in an rather old Defenders of Wildlife magazine that explained that "scientists have developed a new DNA test that allows them to pinpoint the origin of poached elephant tusks and thus target hot spots for law enfor… read more

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From Susan Wagner, a conventional and integrative veterinarian, posted on Care2/GreenLiving site. Susan writes that her years as a vet have taught her that "the human-animal bond goes beyond companionship. Animals are here to be our guides and teachers, and to help us on this journey called life. The most important lesson they teach us is to l… read more

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According to the Center for Biological Diversity "the planet is in the midst of its sixth mass extinction event, the first in 65 million years--this time, human caused--and it is even worse than we imagined. A new report published in the international journal Conservation Biology shows that across the planet, nearly 17,000 of the 45,000 assessed s… read more

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At the "Take Action" request of In Defense of Animals (IDA) just wrote to a Ms. Ann Wright, Deputy Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) urging that the USDA confiscate without delay the three long suffering elephants named Jewel Tina and Queenie held in abusive conditions by their defiant… read more