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Stop “Catching ’em All”

April 01, 2026 — Two universes collided this past week as Nintendo released its newest addition to their line of Pokemon games: Pokemon Go. The new game uses augmented reality (AR) to bring the world of Pokemon to life quite literally in players’ backyards. Players use their smartphones to search for any Pokemon that might be near them. The […]

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Protecting the Ocean’s Top Predators

April 01, 2026 — Last Thursday at a news conference on Capitol Hill, the advocacy group Oceana announced a new bill to help protect sharks from extinction. Many were on hand to support this cause, including actor Morgan Freeman, who lent his voice to bring attention to the brutal practice of shark finning. The Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act […]

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Taking Action for Lions on the Anniversary of Cecil’s Death

April 01, 2026 — On July 1, 2015, an American dentist shot and killed a lion named Cecil on his quest for a trophy to bring back from Africa. Cecil wasn’t just any lion, however. He was a very beautiful and very beloved lion, who just so happened to be part of a decade-long Oxford University study. The event […]

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Ending the Ivory Trade

April 01, 2026 — With the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species preparing for its 17th annual Conference of Parties, the United States has taken the opportunity to strengthen its own commitment to protecting endangered species. The US Fish and Wildlife Service recently instituted a near-total ban on domestic commercial ivory trading. This ban seriously limits imports, exports […]

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Celebrating National Pollinator Week With Roots & Shoots

April 01, 2026 — How does an organism that can’t move spread out across a continent? Plants have struggled with that dilemma since their evolution. Some let the wind or water carry their pollen and seeds out into the world. Others prefer to get a little help from their animal neighbors. That’s where pollinators come in. Pollinators are a […]

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Hope and Recovery on the Salish Sea

April 01, 2026 — JANE GOODALL’S ALL GOOD NEWS: STORIES OF HOPE On this World Ocean’s Day it must be stated that the overall plight of the oceans is desperately worrying. The oceans, along with the forests of the world, are the two great ecosystems that sequester carbon dioxide. And in so many places we are polluting the oceans […]

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New Report Strikes a Blow Against Trophy Hunting

April 01, 2026 — Can killing an animal help preserve its species? Proponents of trophy hunting certainly seem to think so. The argument goes a little something like this: trophy hunters pay a lot of money to go on these hunts, and that money goes towards conserving the species and ensuring that the populations remain stable. Or at least […]

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Tragic Death of Harambe Raises Questions About Keeping Animals in Captivity and Protecting Endangered Species

April 01, 2026 — Written by Dr. Jane Goodall, D.B.E., Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace and Azzedine Downes, President and CEO of the International Fund for Animal Welfare. The heartbreaking news of the death of Harambe, a popular western lowland gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo, who was killed to protect a child who […]

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The Faces of the Illegal Wildlife Trade

April 01, 2026 — World Environment Day is on June 5th, and the theme is Go Wild For Life: Zero Tolerance for the Illegal Wildlife Trade. So many endangered species fall victim to the illegal wildlife trade, and from the immense African elephant to the tiny pangolin, each animal taken from the wild to be trafficked is a significant […]

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Meet Tchimpounga’s Dr. Rebeca Atencia

April 01, 2026 — In an average day at the office, Dr. Rebeca Atencia may be checking the vital signs of a sick chimpanzee, observing a chimp group’s acclimation to its new island home, or developing an education campaign to decrease the illegal trade of primates. Atencia serves as the Executive Director of the Jane Goodall Institute in the […]

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