By Common Dreams StaffSep 12, 2016
After fierce debate, disagreements and walkouts, the motion was adopted on the final day of the International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 9, 2006
The study detailed the way elephants responded with apparent concern to a member that fell ill and died, a relative rarity in the animal kingdom.
Rarer still is evidence suggesting that elephants of the political type mean to make good on their promise to infuse their conservatism with compassion. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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