Sean McCarthy

Bumble bees remind us of warm summer days, bright blossoming flowers, and the sweet smell of freshly cut grass. Unfortunately, they are quickly becoming a symbol of humankind’s indifference towards the env […]

Who is actually afraid of the big bad wolf? While predators are all assuming and overbearing in the realm of fantasy, the real world is strikingly different. Most predators have been hunted to the verge of e […]

Earlier this December, the Cheyenne, the Standing Rock Sioux, and conservationists from around the country celebrated what they thought was a big win aginst the Dakota Access Pipeline. They thought they had […]

Those of you who were sack-lunch kids may not remember the horrors we hot-lunchers saw waiting in line at the school’s cafeteria: thick brown sludge that could double as spaghetti sauce or chili and hot dogs t […]

Jack Johnson’s music is synonymous with good vibes, good waves, and sun. This is probably because the musician grew up on the beaches of Hawaii, surfing and reveling in the island’s pristine waters and unique […]

The sea is the last unexplored frontier on the earth. And while we may fantasize about stumbling onto the mythic city of Atlantis or having an epic struggle with a giant squid, 20,000 leagues under the sea – th […]

The multinational corporation, Johnson & Johnson, announced that it will discontinue its plastic stemmed cotton swabs due to the dangerous effects they have on marine life. Niamh Finan, a marketing manager with Jo […]

If you aren’t familiar with Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed, let us introduce you. He is the son of the famously wealthy Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud who has been affectionately called the Warren Buf […]

They say that it’s never too late to go back to school, and an inspiring, elderly Chinese farmer is showing us how true this really is. Wang Enlin lives in Yushutun, a small village in the Heilongjiang Provi […]

In 2012, the United States became the first country to impose nationwide catch limits for 528 federally managed species of protected fish with the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. This legislation ca […]

It is with a heavy heart that we must make a sad announcement: the Oregon Zoo has euthanized Packy the elephant at age 54. Packy was born in captivity and never had a chance to see a natural elephant habitat or in […]

Plastic bags have been making waves all over the world – seriously we produce over 100 billion single-use plastic bags every year and most of them end up in the ocean.
There are currently 270,000 tons of plastic f […]

Cristiano Ronaldo has saved the day many times on the football pitch, but did you know that he was a superstar of the field as well?

Cantinho da Lili is an animal rescue in northern Portugal. The 2,000 d […]

Whaling is a notoriously brutal practice but old habits die hard. However, Norway seems to be weaning itself off of whale meat at long last. Most people in Norway see whaling as an antiquated industry and have no […]

We’ve all heard the expression, “An elephant never forgets,” and there is some truth to this statement – elephants are incredibly intelligent. They have tight-knit families, networks of friends, and they socialize […]

If you’re plugged into the pulse of the world, you know that there is one issue that everybody is talking about, tweeting, and agreeing on – plastic pollution. The reason for this is simple, the world has a ser […]

Most woodsmen and women are familiar with the age-old adage:  Leave No Trace. The phrase means that while we are enjoying the beauty of the wilderness, we should make as small of an impact on the ecosystems we ar […]