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India Becomes Fourth Country to Ban Captive Dolphin Shows

by China DeSpain

India has declared that cetaceans’ high level of intelligence grants them the status of “non-human persons.”

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Koala Tries to Return Home and Finds it Destroyed

by Ali Berman

In one of the more heartbreaking wildlife photos we’ve seen (that doesn’t involve blood or gore), this koala has been making headlines as it sits in the center of its old home.

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Ted Danson Petitioning Obama to Save Whales and Dolphins

by Allyson Koerner

Ted Danson sending President Obama petition to save thousands of whales and dolphins in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Sea Shepherd End Operation Zero Tolerance, En Route to Australia

by Michael dEstries

Citing diminishing fuel stores and stormy seas, Captain Paul Watson late yesterday announced that the Sea Shepherd’s Operation Zero Tolerance campaign had come to an end. “Adverse weather has put

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Emily Deschanel Highlights Marine Animal Plight in New HSUS Video

by Michael dEstries

“Bones” star and all-around awesome person Emily Deschanel is back fighting for the rights of animals – this time narrating a video for the Humane Society of the United States

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PETA: Assassin’s Creed 4 Glorifies Whaling

by Jennifer Mishler

The latest video game in the Assassin’s Creed series from Ubisoft, “Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag” puts players on the high seas as 18th century pirates. The game, recently unveiled

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Google Asked to Remove Ads Promoting Elephant and Whale Products

by Michael dEstries

With over 2,000 delegates attending the 12-day CITES Conference (Convention on International Trade and Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) in Bangkok, Thailand this week, worldwide attention is centered on violations

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