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Flawed Fee Analysis Diverts Fur-trapping Costs to California Taxpayers Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Expenses Left Out of State Study...
Posted: Mon, Feb 5, 2018 10:33am PST
Northern California's Delayed Crab Season Opener Threatens Whales State Wildlife Agency Urged to Address Risk of Deadly Entanglements...
Posted: Thu, Jan 18, 2018 9:09pm PST
Lawsuit Challenges Development That Could Doom California's Santa Ana Mountain Lions TEMECULA, Calif., January 11, 2018 — Conservation organizations sued the city of Temecula today for approving the Altair housing development, which would endanger the local mountain lion population by disrupting critical wildlife corridors. The groups include the Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, Mountain Lion Foundation and Cougar Connection....
Posted: Thu, Jan 11, 2018 7:34pm PST
Hip Hop The Activist Bunny Rabbit Stolen On the 24th during the protest celebration for the First We Came For The Homeless, following the court ordered temporary restraining order against the BART PD, Hip Hop The Activist Bunny Rabbit was abducted....
Posted: Mon, Oct 30, 2017 4:27pm PDT
Animal Legal Defense Fund Files Motion to Restore USDA Animal Welfare Documents SAN FRANCISCO, March 29, 2017 – Today a coalition of animal protection organizations led by the Animal Legal Defense Fund moved for a preliminary injunction asking for a temporary court order that would bring federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) databases back online. This motion is associated with the lawsuit filed in February against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over the agency’s decision to remove tens of thousands of animal welfare records from its website. If granted, the prelim...
Posted: Wed, Mar 29, 2017 1:55pm PDT
Campaña Destaca Necesidad de que México Tome Medidas de Emergencia Lanzan Llamado a Consumidores y Empresas de Mariscos de Estados Unidos a Boicotear el Camarón Mexicano para Salvar a la Vaquita Marina...
Posted: Thu, Mar 16, 2017 1:59pm PDT
U.S. Consumers, Seafood Companies Urged to Boycott Mexican Shrimp to Save Vaquita Porpoise Campaign Highlights Need for Mexico to Take Emergency Action...
Posted: Thu, Mar 16, 2017 1:50pm PDT
On Final Day, Obama Administration Phases out Lead Ammo From National Wildlife Refuges Move Will Help Protect People, Wildlife From Deadly Lead Poisoning...
Posted: Mon, Jan 23, 2017 7:03pm PST
AWI Applauds USDA for Improving Welfare of Animals under Certified Organic Label Washington, DC, January 18, 2017—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for releasing its final rule to improve the welfare of animals raised under the Certified Organic label....
Posted: Mon, Jan 23, 2017 12:58pm PST
EPA Analysis: 97 Percent of Endangered Species Threatened by Two Common Pesticides WASHINGTON, January 18, 2017 — The Environmental Protection Agency today released its first rigorous nationwide analysis of the effects of pesticides on endangered species, finding that 97 percent of the more than 1,800 animals and plants protected under the Endangered Species Act are likely to be harmed by malathion and chlorpyrifos, two commonly used pesticides. Another 78 percent are likely to be hurt by the pesticide diazinon. The results released today are the final biological evaluation...
Posted: Wed, Jan 18, 2017 9:11pm PST
Killing Continues to Mount in California Drift Gillnet Fishery: Government Adds New Species Today, the National Marine Fisheries Service published its final List of Fisheries for 2017. The list classifies U.S. fisheries based on the level of mortality and serious injury that occurs in each fishery.
The California drift gillnet fishery is once again ranked as Category I, the most harmful rating a fishery can receive....
Posted: Thu, Jan 12, 2017 12:21pm PST
Despite New Jaguars in US, Feds Release Plan to Recover Endangered Jaguars Only in Mexico New Plan Fails to Guide Recovery in U.S. Southwest...
Posted: Mon, Dec 19, 2016 5:39pm PST
Pacific Fisheries Management Council Nominated for ‘Shark Enemy’ Award by Turtle Island and Host of Concerned Environmental Groups This week Turtle Island Restoration Network, a leading international marine conservation organization, and fellow environmentalists officially nominated the Pacific Fisheries Management Council (PFMC) for the ‘Shark Enemy’ award by the conservation organization Sharkproject International....
Posted: Mon, Dec 19, 2016 10:26am PST
Marin-Based Wildlife Group Slams EPA Pick Turtle Island Restoration Network, a Marin-based wildlife organization, is raising a red flag over Donald Trump’s proposed appointment of Scott Pruitt as the head of the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)....
Posted: Fri, Dec 9, 2016 2:51pm PST
New Study: Mounting Evidence Supports Eating Less Meat for Health of People, Planet WASHINGTON— A new systematic review of dietary patterns and sustainability published in the latest edition of Advances in Nutrition provides additional evidence that diets lower in animal-based foods and higher in plant-based foods are better for the health of people and the planet. The review highlights the urgency of addressing sustainability in national food policy as a matter of food security: “Long-term food security can be ensured only if we consider the sustainability of our food suppl...
Posted: Tue, Dec 6, 2016 1:59pm PST
Court to Monterey County: Lawsuit Over Wildlife Services Animal-killing Contract Can Move Forward SALINAS, Calif., October 25, 2016 — The California Superior Court issued an order Monday evening denying Monterey County’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit, filed in June by animal protection and conservation organizations, that challenges the county’s contract renewal with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services. This notorious federal program has killed more than 3,000 coyotes, bobcats, mountain lions and other animals in the county in the past six years, largely in the name of pr...
Posted: Tue, Oct 25, 2016 12:46pm PDT
Turtle Island Restoration Network Wins Victory for Whales, Dolphins & Sea Turtles A new proposed rule would put in place limits on the number of whales, sea turtles, and dolphins that the California driftnet fishery for swordfish can catch....
Posted: Fri, Oct 14, 2016 10:35am PDT
Sharks Win Protections at International Wildlife Treaty Meeting Today Turtle Island Restoration Network, a leading ocean and marine conservation organization, helped win protections for silky sharks, thresher shark, and rays at a major international wildlife meeting taking place in South Africa....
Posted: Mon, Oct 3, 2016 9:53am PDT
Bay Area Biologist Fighting for Sharks in South Africa A Bay Area resident is taking the fight to protect our oceans from Northern California to South Africa. This week, thirty-year veteran environmental activist and biologist, Todd Steiner, executive director the Marin-based Turtle Island Restoration Network and SPAWN, is in South Africa advocating on behalf of marine wildlife. Joined by several colleagues, he is attending a major international treaty conference to promote greater protections for endangered marine species, including two species ...
Posted: Wed, Sep 28, 2016 10:34am PDT
Obama Administration Finalizes New Rules Impeding Citizens' Ability to Use Endangered Species Act WASHINGTON, September 26, 2016 — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service finalized new rules today that restrict the ability of ordinary citizens, scientists and public-interest organizations to obtain Endangered Species Act protections for species on the brink of extinction. The new rules eliminate the ability of the public to submit multispecies petitions and require that 30 days prior to submitting a petition, the petitioner must notify every state where an...
Posted: Mon, Sep 26, 2016 4:19pm PDT
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