Dolphins Are ‘People’ Too

Staff / Truthdig Jul 30, 2013 In countries such as Hungary, Costa Rica and Chile, dolphins have been recognized as nonhuman persons. India's government recently followed suit and is now starting to close down dolphin parks and has prohibited catching and importing the marine mammals for entertainment purposes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Prairie Dog Language Translated: They Think We’re Fat

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jun 5, 2013 Using a "Rosetta Stone" technique, Dr. Con Slobodchikoff and his students have deciphered the language of prairie dogs and discovered that they can say things like, "there's a fat human coming and he's wearing green." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bad News for Threatened Species: We Don’t Need You

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 11, 2012 An international grouping of scientists has published a list of 100 species headed for imminent extinction. Blame human greed and the relentless destruction of habitat. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Battle of the Little Bighorn and Our War Against the Wild

Deanne Stillman / Truthdig Jun 27, 2012 Native Americans join the armed forces in the highest per capita figures of all ethnic groups in this country, defending to the end the place where they were once wild and free.Although Indians won on that day in the greasy grass, the battle was their end of days. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Meat Industry

Hajo de Reijger, The Netherlands Mar 28, 2012 Dig deeper

A Day at the Races

Deanne Stillman / Truthdig Mar 6, 2012 This is about horses and how they saved my family’s life, and how, one day, I would come to repay the favor. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Murdoch’s Post Declares War on OWS

Staff / Truthdig Nov 5, 2011 This week, the media magnate's notorious New York tabloid ran three consecutive covers that together branded Wall Street protesters as lazy, vicious beasts. Salon suggests the insults probably mean the occupiers are doing something right. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Extinction: Another One Bites the Dust

Staff / Truthdig Oct 25, 2011 A subspecies of rhino native to Southeast Asia has been wiped out. There are now just 50 members of its parent species, the Javan rhino, left in the world. It's a reminder that the danger in endangered is real, and we can't just sit back and hope conservationists can keep human beings from annihilating Earth's biodiversity. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why You Should Eat Yak Instead of Beef

Christopher Ketcham / Truthdig Sep 28, 2011 Cows are terribly destructive creatures, the cause of species extinction, topsoil loss, deforestation and desertification. There's an alternative you've probably never considered. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Baby Dolphins Are Washing Up Dead Along the Gulf

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2011 Scientists at the Institute of Marine Mammal Studies are investigating unusually high numbers of stillborn and aborted dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico region. Seventeen infant dolphins have washed up on shore so far this year, compared to an average of one or two a month, says one scientist. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Japan Killing 410,000 Chickens Over Bird Flu Fears

Staff / Truthdig Jan 25, 2011 Japanese authorities aren't waiting for test results, although it will take days to cull the animals. A strain of flu was identified at a poultry farm, prompting a series of safety precautions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Farm Animals Hog 80 Percent of U.S. Antibiotics

Staff / Truthdig Dec 28, 2010 The overuse of antibiotics can lead to drug-resistant superbugs, so it's cause for concern to the folks at Johns Hopkins' Center for a Livable Future that the vast majority of bug-killing drugs aren't even consumed by sick humans. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )