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Eastern Monarch Butterfly Overwintering Area In Mexico Drops Precipitously
MEXICO CITY, February 7, 2024 – The annual census of monarch numbers at the overwintering sites in central Mexico was released today by World Wildlife Fund-Mexico and partners. It revealed that in just one year, the presence of monarch butterflies in their Mexico wintering grounds dropped by more than half, from 2.2 hectares to 0.9 hectares....
Posted: Thu, Feb 29, 2024 1:34pm PST
Southern Resident Orcas Receive Oregon Endangered Species Protections
PORTLAND, Ore., February 16, 2024 — The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted today to protect Southern Resident orcas under the state’s Endangered Species Act, responding to a February 2023 petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, and Whale and Dolphin Conservation....
Posted: Mon, Feb 26, 2024 9:38pm PST
Six Pesticides Threaten Over Half of Endangered Species
Lawsuit Targets Federal Fish and Wildlife Service’s Failure to Protect Endangered Species From Toxic Pesticides...
Posted: Thu, Feb 1, 2024 10:14am PST
ALF Liberates 30 Foxes at Ohio Fur Farm
In an anonymous communique received on November 21 by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) has taken credit for liberating 30 captive foxes from the Grand River Fur Exchange, located in Rome, Ohio....
Posted: Thu, Nov 23, 2023 10:23pm PST
Debut Graphic Novel Highlights Plight of California Mountain Lions
‘Tales of the Urban Wild: A Puma’s Journey’ to be Released Oct. 24...
Posted: Fri, Oct 20, 2023 11:18am PDT
California “Game Breeders” Who Hold Native Wildlife Captive
The following businesses profit from imprisoning thousands of Pheasants, Ducks, Doves, Pigeons, Partridges, Quail, Turkey, and Geese....
Posted: Sun, Oct 1, 2023 10:32pm PDT
Former Animal Liberation Front member challenges Fur Commission USA Director to debate
Former Animal Liberation Front member challenges fur farmers fo debate...
Posted: Sun, Oct 1, 2023 1:53pm PDT
37 Years of Direct Action Against Fur Farms in America
There have been at least 116 fur farm raids in America over the last 37 years; more than 160,000 fur bearing captive animals have been liberated, given a new chance at life after spending their entire lives in small metal cages. At least 43 of the raided farms are closed forever....
Posted: Thu, Sep 21, 2023 4:02pm PDT
Stahl Fur Farm in Sunbury, Pennsylvania Raided, Thousands of Mink Liberated (video/mp4 6.2MB)
In an anonymous communique received by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, activists claim to have liberated the thousands of captive mink from Stahl Fur Farm in Pennsylvania, as reported earlier by the news media....
Posted: Tue, Sep 19, 2023 2:30pm PDT
Pacific Northwest Fur Industry & Successful Midwest Direct Action
The state of the fur industry in the Pacific Northwest and some news on successful direct action....
Posted: Wed, Aug 30, 2023 12:29am PDT
Geiger Mink Farm in Wisconsin closes after 60+ years
The Geiger Mink Farm in Kronenwetter, Wisconsin has closed. The end of the farm, after 60+ years in operation, comes as a relief to neighbors....
Posted: Tue, Aug 29, 2023 9:33pm PDT
Fur Farm in Minnesota Raided, Every Captive Fox Liberated
In an anonymous communique received by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, activists have taken credit for a second fur farm raid in the past week. A fox fur farm in Arlington, Minnesota, saw every fox liberated....
Posted: Tue, Aug 22, 2023 2:08pm PDT
Video: Olsen Fur Farm in Wisconsin Raided (Again) and Hundreds of Captive Mink Freed (video/mp4 7.6MB)
In an anonymous communique received by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, activists have taken credit for a second raid on the Olsen Fur Farm in Independence, Wisconsin last week. The same fur farm was previously raided October 24, 1997 at which time 800 mink were liberated....
Posted: Wed, Aug 16, 2023 7:44pm PDT
Eastern US Fur Farm Survey Reveals Numerous Closures
Recently, anonymous aboveground activists conducted research of east coast fur farms, with the purpose of determining operational status and the number of active fur farms in the eastern United States, primarily Pennsylvania and New York....
Posted: Sun, Jun 18, 2023 4:10pm PDT
Face to Face with Fur Farmer Kevin Dargatz at the American Mink Exchange Auction
Las Vegas: 1.26 million dead mink "pelts" were offered for sale at auction this week. Leading the sale was notorious fur farmer Kevin Dargatz, a monster responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of mink throughout his career. Year after year, he confines these innocent beings in tiny cages of filth and darkness on his fur farm in British Columbia. Every pelting season, he gasses native wildlife to death....
Posted: Thu, Jun 1, 2023 2:03pm PDT
Fur Farmers and Convicted "Terrorists" to Face Off at Las Vegas Auction
Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade USA (CAFT USA) and Former Animal Liberation Front Members Descend on Vegas, Vow to Stop Mink Auction...
Posted: Wed, May 31, 2023 3:36pm PDT
Groups Call on USDA to Require Cameras Inside CO2 Stunning Areas of Pig Slaughter Plants
A coalition of animal protection groups has petitioned the USDA to require pig slaughter plants to install cameras inside gondola cages used in carbon dioxide stunning systems....
Posted: Tue, May 16, 2023 12:29pm PDT
New Eastern Monarch Butterfly Count Indicates Pollinator Still Threatened
Long-Term Decline of 90% Going Into Endangered Species Act Decision...
Posted: Wed, Mar 22, 2023 9:59am PDT
Court: U.S. Failure to Protect Pacific Humpbacks From Deadly Entanglements Was Unlawful
SAN FRANCISCO, March 15, 2023 — A federal court ruled in favor of the Center for Biological Diversity yesterday in a lawsuit arguing that the National Marine Fisheries Service failed to protect endangered Pacific humpback whales from deadly entanglements in sablefish pot gear off California, Oregon and Washington....
Posted: Thu, Mar 16, 2023 9:29pm PDT
Nevada Bill Would Let State Wildlife Agency Conserve Monarchs, Other Pollinators
RENO, Nev., March 13, 2023 — Nevada’s Assembly Natural Resources Committee will consider a bill today that would give the state’s Department of Wildlife authority to manage pollinators and other insects that need conservation....
Posted: Mon, Mar 13, 2023 9:05am PDT