Category: NEWSLETTERS

WWF Canada Holiday Card Features Captive Marineland Beluga Sunday, December 15, 2013 This year WWF Canada (World Wildlife Fund) has sent out a holiday card to its supporters featuring a captive beluga whale, outraging anti-captivity advocates. The card, typically accompanied by a request for continued donations to WWF features a photo of Gemini, a captive...

FUKUSHIMA CATASTROPHE IS ONGOING.  December 14, 2013 The Fukushima catastrophe and what we can do. The Fukushima catastrophe is worsening, it’s spreading here,(USA) and we must take action. “How serious this accident is? Very, very serious, of course…Still not under control…we’re still in the stage of accident.”–  Dr. Tatsujiro Suzuki, Vice Chairman, Japan Atomic Energy...

What Is Happening To Alaska? Is Fukushima Responsible For The Mass Animal Deaths?  Wednesday, December 11, 2013 Michael Snyder Activist Post Why are huge numbers of dead birds dropping dead and washing up along the coastlines of Alaska?  It is being reported that many of the carcasses of the dead birds are “broken open and...

CLIVE PALMER AND GINA RINEHART – DESTROYING FANTASIA Sue Arnold – Opinion   November 26, 2013 Watching Four Corners program on Clive Palmer last night gave me nightmares. I remembered the Never Ending Story which I used to read in bed at night to my husband as it was such a profound myth for our times....

Editorial comment:  Does this mean indigenous hunters and the resource industry will be liable ?? Fines tripled for dugong and turtle killers Comments (4) » APN Newsdesk 14th Nov 2013 3:23 PM THE Federal Government has tripled the fine for people convicted of killing protected dugongs and turtles under Commonwealth environment laws. Environment Minister Greg...

Push to end fishing by indigenous ‘outlaws’ Rachel Baxendale and Sarah Elks The Australian November 04, 2013 12:00AM An indigenous man fishes off the Green Island tourist area in the protected Great Barrier Reef last week. Picture: Brian Cassey Source: TheAustralian THE federal government is on the verge of securing a moratorium on indigenous hunting...

  TAIJI’S OBSCENE NEW PLAN *By Paula Moore/MCT*  PETA Here’s a new entry in the annals of bad marketing ideas: Officials in Taiji, Japan, recently announced plans to open a marine park, where visitors can swim and kayak alongside dolphins and whales. Then after drying off, tourists can sample dishes made with dolphin and whale...

Whale freed from nets off Gold Coast Date October 29, 2013 Marissa Calligeros brisbanetimes.com.au reporter A whale stuck in nets off Burleigh Heads. Photo: Nine News Rescuers have freed a baby whale from shark nets off the Gold Coast, after battling rough conditions for more than two hours. It is believed the five- to six-metre...

Forestry giant sorry over harm to koalas Canberra [AAP] Australia’s largest exporter of eucalyptus woodchips has apologised after being stripped of its environmental certification for harming koalas. In July, ABC’s 7.30 reported that thousands of koalas had been killed or injured as loggers moved in to harvest blue gum timber plantations in south-eastern Australia. Woodchip...

Aiding and abetting the killing of koalas Dailan Pugh, The Echonetdaily.  October 28th, 2013 Koalas need large trees. Photo: Todd Odegaard/Flickr Dailan Pugh We have long recognised that our iconic koalas are in danger of extinction on the far north coast and, despite having laws in place for 20 years to redress their decline, our...