Captain Paul Watson founded his Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in 1977 because he believed his new organization had to go even further to eradicate whaling, poaching, shark finning, habitat destruction and purported ocean law violations than the Greenpeace group he had co-founded. For three decades, Watson’s group of staff [...]

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Animal Planet has confirmed that another of the stars of “Meerkat Manor: The Next Generation” was killed in a hit-and-run accident on April 28.
The 6-inch meerkat was crossing a road in the Kalahari Desert when it was struck by a vehicle, said Animal Planet spokeswoman Tahli Kouperstein.
Season 4 of the docusoap (which premieres at 9 [...]

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kittymowmow on April 11th, 2008

Scraping roadkill off the asphalt is a dirty job, but someone’s got to do it.
That someone is Bill Miller.
For the last eight months, Miller has served as supervisor for the Redlands Animal Shelter, where he has had to clean up roadkill and take care of the wild and stray animals within the city [...]

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kittymowmow on March 19th, 2008

Blessed with her father’s innate connection to wildlife and a quick, cute wit that is her own, Bindi Irwin has forged ahead in her father’s absence to carry the messages of nature conservation. With the caring guidance of Terri Irwin, her stout-hearted and intelligent mother, Bindi has traveled extensively, including promotional visits to New York [...]

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