Dame Judi Dench and a host of other high-profile stars have written a letter urging Iceland to ban whale hunting, expressing their "deep sadness" that 18 fin whales have been slaughtered since this year’s hunt began last month.  The letter to Icelandic Minister Hanna KatrÃn Friðriksdóttir follows the resumption of commercial whaling after a two-year...
Humane World for Animals Australia’s Wildlife Land Trust program has welcomed its 1000th member property—this major milestone brings the total area protected to 96,500 hectares. The Wildlife Land Trust (WLT) program, a network of Australian property owners committing their land to habitat preservation, began in 2007 and has since expanded to a national movement comprised of farmers, eco-tourism business owners, conservationists and...
