A young alligator lies quietly at the water's edge, momentarily oblivious to its surroundings as it basks in the warmth of the sun beati...

After the disastrous March CITES conference, where conservation groups made heartfelt arguments for protecting tuna, sharks, and other criti...

As a follow up to yesterday's post about captive marine mammals (whales and dolphins), the folks behind the documentary film The Cove ...

Since the tragic death of an orca trainer at Florida's Sea World , there has been an ongoing discussion among many ocean conservationis...

There are many books available that delve into the complexities of the oceans or detail the many facts and figures to document the threats f...

With the world watching events unfold in the Gulf of Mexico regarding the British Petroleum oil spill - from threatened wildlife, shattered ...

The past week has seen some major ecological issues - from oil spills to the commercial shark fisheries to entire seas at risk. Let's f...

SB 2169 , the Hawaiian ban on the sale, trade, and distribution of shark fins, has passed the state legislature and awakes signature by Hawa...

One of the leading environmental stories has been the recent explosion, fire, and sinking of the Trans Ocean/BP floating oil rig in the Gulf...

Another pair of articles covering studies in recent academic journals, this time on the Persian (or Arabian) Gulf : "Protecting the Ara...