Wildlife Whistleblowers
Whistleblowers Important in Combatting Wildlife Crimes Against Elephants
August 12 is World Elephant Day, a day “to bring attention to the urgent plight of Asian and African elephants.” Asian elephants are marked as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, while the African...
Whistleblower Film Festival To Screen Our Gorongosa, Documentary About Mozambique National Park
The 9th annual Whistleblower Summit and Film Festival is taking place online this year, and among the over 40 films that are available to stream from July 28 to August 1 with a festival pass is Our Gorongosa, produced by...
“The Walrus and the Whistleblower” documentary wins in Toronto film festival
On June 7th, Nathalie Bibeau’s documentary “The Walrus and the Whistleblower” was awarded the Rogers Audience Award during the Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival’s online ceremony. The subject of the documentary is Marineland, an amusement park and zoo in...
Report: Many states lack law enforcement staff dedicated to environmental crime
The men on the EPA’s wanted list didn’t kill anyone, but they could make a lot of people sick. They are accused of dumping mercury contaminated soil, smuggling ozone depleting freon into the US or covering up illegal cruise ship...
Whistleblower tools can be deployed to protect the beauty and wildlife of vacationland.
Those lucky enough to get a summer vacation at the beach or in the mountains should know that whistleblowers play a role in protecting the beautiful places we visit. A cruise ship engineer reported illegal dumping. A federal environmental analyst...
Animal welfare whistleblowers protect critters, farmers and our food supply.
Whistleblowers often speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. This week, several stories touched on efforts to protect fish and farm animals. A new, EU-based “Fishyleaks” website allows anonymous reporting of overfishing and other violations of fishing industry rules....
CNN follows up on wildlife whistleblower’s report on “shenanigans” in Arizona development deal
CNN has caught up with Steve Spangle, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service whistleblower. In June, Spangle talked to High Country News about what he described as “shenanigans” around a proposed housing development in Arizona. Put on hold because of...
Citizens impacted by environmental crime can help stop it. But, they need support and protection.
Citizens and activists can help stop environmental crime, but they need to know which laws apply, how to collect evidence and when to get a lawyer. Different approaches to the role of citizens in collecting and reporting evidence of environmental...
Watch, Join, and Save: WaterBear Network aims to inspire wildlife whistleblowers
A guest post from new environmental video network By Tadzio Mac Gregor Schneider The WaterBear Network (“WBN”) is an interactive video on-demand platform dedicated to the planet. The WBN is built on three primary pillars: Watch, Join, and Save....
Webinar for wildlife whistleblowers: Collecting evidence of environmental crime
Tuesday is the deadline to register for the Thursday, June 13 webinar on the role of citizens in enforcing environmental law. From the Environmental Law Institute: Click here to register for the webinar: Collecting evidence of environmental crime Around the...
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