Category Archives: Environment & Nature

Stop the Con: the dark side of conservation

As an animal lover, vegetarian, and someone who cares a lot about the environment, you would no doubt expect me to support the conservation movement. I don’t want to live in a world where amazing animals like tigers and elephants are driven to extinction and I believe we should fight to protect them. Continue reading Stop the Con: the dark side of conservation

Shalise the Ocean’s Eco-Warrior

With the recent rise of the issue of sea pollution, humanity is starting to re-think about how we are going to save it before it gets any worse. Many eco-warriors are out on the beaches cleaning up the mess we have made.  Fishing lines are one of the biggest marine debris pollutions in the ocean and 11-year-old Shalise Leesfield spends her time collecting them and discarding them in an appropriate manner or reusing them.

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