Category: Wildlife

Regulating tourism in the Galapagos Islands

Increased tourism has brought more people, more buildings, more demand on scarce resources, and more reliance on supplies from the mainland

What freedom looks like for SeaWorld’s killer whales

Scientists are developing plans to release captive orcas to huge coastal sea pens where the marine mammals could lead more natural lives.

Buenos Aires Zoo to close and relocate animals to nature reserves

The 140-year-old zoo will be turned into an "ecopark" when it reopens later this year after its 2,500 animals are removed

China’s marine park boom is driving the capture of whales and dolphins

For the first time in decades, orcas are being hunted to supply the rapidly expanding industry's marine mammal shows.

The New Captivity: Wild but Not Free

Wildlife tourism threatens manatees and dolphins as people get too close to marine mammals.

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