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Canada Passes A Bill That Bans The Captivity Of Dolphins And Whales

Cetaceans like dolphins and whales will no longer be kept in Canadian aquariums after the government passed a bill that prohibits their captivity.  The bill,...

Hemp Is Officially Legalized As President Trump Signs The New Farm Bill

IN BRIEF The Facts:With Donald Trump's signature on the 2018 Farm Bill, hemp is now legal in the United States once again. Reflect On:Can...

Watch The Iceland Christmas Ad Which Will Never Be Shown After Authorities Banned It

Supermarket Iceland's advert for Christmas has been banned for being too political (video at the footer below). The commercial, made with Greenpeace, features an animated...

Japan To Resume Commercial Whaling In 2019

Following years of “scientific” whaling, Japan’s whalers will resume commercial operations in 2019, according to a government decision. It defies a 1986 international moratorium...

Russian Man Killed And Eaten By His Incaged Brown Bear

A Russian man has been killed and eaten by a brown bear that he was keeping in a cage on his property. The remains of...

Newly Discovered Wasp Turns Spiders Into Zombies

It sounds like the plot of the world’s tiniest horror movie: deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon, a newly discovered species of wasp transforms a...

Russian Miner Spends His Breaks Taking Photos Of Foxes In The Arctic Circle

Russia’s remote north-eastern Chukotka region is an inhospitable arctic tundra, but even in this brutal landscape, Russian photographer Ivan Kislov can find beautiful signs...

Drone Footage Exposes Hundreds Of Whales Trapped In Secret Underwater Jails

While most people assume things like this just don’t happen anymore, the truth is they happen all too often. Orcas and Beluga whales have...