‘Emptying the Oceans’ Report Says 3 Million Whales Were Killed in 20th Century
By Stacey Leasca
Three million whales were wiped off the face of the Earth over the last century thanks to commercial whaling.
That is the estimate made by a new study, Emptying the Oceans: A Summary of Industrial Whaling Catches in the 20th Century, which provides “the first accounting of the total global catch by industrial whaling operations in the 20th century.” …
RYOT – March 14, 2015
www.ryot.org/3-million-whales-…
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It’s Too Easy to Own a Tiger in America, and the Bar Association Wants to Change That
By Ameena Schelling
No one needs a tiger — but there are more captive tigers in the U.S. ( www.worldwildlife.org/stories/… ) than there are wild tigers in the world. And of those captive tigers, 94 percent are in non-accredited private hands like roadside tourist attractions or your neighbor’s backyard, according to WWF. The American Bar Association wants that to change, and is urging the federal, local, and state governments to enact laws banning the possession, breeding, sale and import of exotic animals ( aldf.org/blog/american-bar-ass… ) …
Yahoo Travel – March 14, 2015
www.yahoo.com/travel/why-is-it…
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