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Thinking About Heading to SeaWorld or Swimming with Dolphins This Summer? Environmental power couple Philippe and Ashlan Cousteau discuss with Ric marine mammals in captivity and encourage you to think about a few things before making those summer vacation plans.

SeaWorld recently announced that they have stopped all breeding of orcas in captivity, thus ensuring the generation of whales currently at the parks will be the last. Globally, however, there is a growing market for wild killer whales, dolphins, and beluga whales to be used for human entertainment. These animals are frequently held in captivity […]

Thinking About Heading to SeaWorld or Swimming with Dolphins This Summer? Environmental power couple Philippe and Ashlan Cousteau discuss with Ric marine mammals in captivity and encourage you to think about a few things before making those summer vacation plans.

SeaWorld recently announced that they have stopped all breeding of orcas in captivity, thus ensuring the generation of whales currently at the parks will be the last. Globally, however, there is a growing market for wild killer whales, dolphins, and beluga whales to be used for human entertainment. These animals are frequently held in captivity […]

In addition to the NCAA March Madness games, there’s another bracket-style tournament taking place which was created to save endangered species. TakePart.com, the digital magazine for socially conscious topics, introduced the third annual Rare & Ready to Be Saved Tournament in which animal lovers can vote for their favorite endangered species. For every ten votes, TakePart.com will donate $1 to the Endangered Species Coalition.

TakePart.com has teamed with worldwide You Tube sensation Randall, Voice of the Honey Badger for their 3rd annual “Rare & Ready to be Saved” March Madness style bracket-all to save endangered species!Randall serves as play-by-play announcer offering his unique brand of commentary. He joins Ric to discuss. www.takepart.com/animalbracket

Angry Planet star and climate expert George Kourounis is a storm chaser who covered Hurricane Katrina. He asks and answers: Have we learned from Katrina’s mistakes?

Hurricane Katrina: *Thousands displaced or Dead *$108 Billion in Property Damage *Catastrophic Failure of Levees *A Killer Storm Surge *An Area the Size of the U.K. Declared a Disaster Have We Learned from Hurricane Katrina’s Mistakes and Will We Be Ready for the Next Disaster? World Renowned Storm Chaser and Angry Planet Star George Kourounis […]

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