Conservation News

4:26 PM
21-March
2010 Former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall, Dies At 90Former Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall died at 90. Udall who came from a famed political family spearheaded the 60's conservation movement, and was an advocate for the American West.
Topics: death and dying, government, conservation, politics, social issue, environmental issue, public officials, United States

8:29 AM
20-March
2010 Trendy Sushi Restraunt Accused Of Selling Whale Meat ClosingA trendy sushi restaurant in California that is accused of serving illegal whale meat is closing its doors. The company which owns The Hump announced the shuttering on its website.
Topics: lifestyle and leisure, company information, conservation, endangered species, environmental issue, economy, business and finance, gastronomy, United States

12:06 PM
16-March
2010 Bill Seeks To Prevent Bird Deaths From Glass Buildings, Artificial LightsAn environmentalist who won the special election last year for the House seat vacated by White House chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is bringing an initiative he successfully pushed in Illinois to make public buildings "bird-safe."
Topics: government, politics, ecosystem, conservation, human interest, environmental issue, animal, national government, United States

6:54 AM
13-March
2010 Malnutrition Killed 11 Siberian Tigers At Zoo In Northeast ChinaAnimal protection officials say it was malnutrition rather than disease that killed 11 Siberian tigers over the past three months at a zoo in northeast China.
Topics: science and technology, conservation, human interest, endangered species, environmental issue, animal science, animal, World

2:16 PM
12-March
2010 U.S. Wants Loggerhead Turtles Added To Endangered ListThe U.S. government has proposed upgrading loggerhead turtles from threatened to endangered. The proposal was made after a review of the status of loggerheads worldwide found the sea turtles "currently at risk of extinction."
Topics: politics, regulatory policy and organization, conservation, endangered species, environmental issue, United States

   

5:36 AM
12-March
2010 Sushi Restaurant Facing Charges For Serving Whale MeatThe owner and chef of a California sushi restaurant are facing charges of illegally selling whale meat to diners. The malpractice of The Hump in Santa Monica was exposed by a team that shot the Academy Award-winning documentary film "The Cove" about dolphin hunting in Japan.
Topics: human interest, conservation, environmental issue, animal, United States

2:55 PM
11-March
2010 Protests Erupt In Japan Over Proposed Trade Ban On BluefinA proposed global trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna has angered Japan and resulted in tuna brokers there staging protests.
Topics: conservation, endangered species, environmental issue, business, economy, business and finance, World

1:30 PM
9-March
2010 Edgar Wayburn, Conservationist, Dies At 103Edgar Wayburn, a conservationist who successfully led efforts to preserve large swaths of the American wilderness without gaining the fame of his peers, died last week. He was key in the passage of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.
Topics: ecosystem, human interest, accomplishment, conservation, environmental issue, United States

6:32 AM
9-March
2010 Canadian Members of Parliament To Dine On Seal MeatCanada resumed its campaign to promote seal meat. This time, the poster boys and girls are Members of Parliament, who would be served seal meat at the parliamentary restaurant.
Topics: politics, parliament, fishing industry, economy, business and finance, agriculture, conservation, endangered species, environmental issue, lower house, Canada

5:50 AM
8-March
2010 Bluefin Tuna Trade Ban LoomsA ban on international trade of bluefin tuna looms as the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora meets this week in Doha, Qatar.
Topics: conservation, fishing industry, environmental issue, economy, business and finance, agriculture, World