Tag: educational

The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans

The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans

The human fascination with seashells is primal. Archeological evidence suggests that Neanderthals collected cockle shells on the coast of what is modern Spain, perhaps preferring those they found beautiful. Native Americans built “great cities of shell” on the coasts, later carted off for road fill. In the 1950s, the nation burned with a shell-collecting fever […]

End the Misery: Tigers in Captivity

End the Misery: Tigers in Captivity

There are approximately 10,000-20,000 tigers being held in captivity by private owners in the United States. The exact number is unknown because the current laws make it difficult to track a tiger once it has outlived its usefulness as a cub for petting and photo ops. The lives of these tigers are miserable with little […]