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Mongabay seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics,and finance on conservation and development.

The first North Atlantic Right Whale calf of the breeding season was spotted off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina.

It was 2008, and Danielle Kessler was sitting in front of her computer, shocked by what she was seeing on the internet: a live rhino for sale. The internet and social media weren’t nearly as sophisticated or scrutinized as they are today. Kessler saw endless footstools made from severed elephant feet, along with ivory items […]

Natural Resources Committee gears up for full week of hearings FILE PHOTO State representatives welcome public to watch LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - The Natural Resources Committee is holding four livestreamed hearings next week to discuss public lands accessibility, wildlife trafficking and wildfire preparedness during climate change. Tuesday, April 27, 12 p.m. EST The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, led by Chair Katie Porter (D-Calif.), will host an oversight hearing title...

Share Washington: From almost 600 entries submitted by young artists from over 50 different countries, 18-year-old Ka Yi Siu of Hong Kong SAR, China has been chosen as the winner of the World Wildlife Day 2021 International Youth Art Contest. Ka Yi was selected as the winner for her stunning piece aptly entitled Balance Between Urban and Nature. “Forests and livelihoods: sustaining people and planet”, was the theme of this year’s global competition hosted by the International Fund for Ani...

3 March 2021 Geneva/New York/Washington DC, 3 March – From almost 600 entries submitted by young artists from over 50 different countries, 18-year-old Ka Yi Siu of Hong Kong SAR, China has been chosen as the winner of the World Wildlife Day 2021 International Youth Art Contest. Ka Yi was selected as the winner for her stunning piece aptly entitled Balance Between Urban and Nature. “ Forests and livelihoods: sustaining people and planet”, was the theme of this year’s global competition...

Date Time International Youth Art Contest for World Wildlife Day 2021 Geneva/New York/Washington DC, 18 December – In celebration of World Wildlife Day (WWD) 2021, celebrated each year on March 3 rd, IFAW, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, is hosting its third annual global art contest in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under the theme...

In Celebration of World Wildlife Day 2021, IFAW Unites with CITES and UNDP for International Youth Art Contest News provided by Share this article Share this article GENEVA and NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of World Wildlife Day (WWD) 2021, celebrated each year on March 3 rd, IFAW, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, is hosting its third annual global art contest in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in End...

The Museum of Northern California Art’s new exhibit, “Selfie 2020,” is a collection of art that reflects how the first 10 months of 2020 has affected the artists. Executive Director, Pat Macias, explained the exhibit as told through their call to artists. Macias said artists were asked to create pieces that reflected them 10 months of 2020. Macias asked, “Have you changed physically, mentally, is your mind going in another direction, has your art taken on a new life?” Types of art inc...