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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Delivers with Final Set of Elephant Protections Read More Blog Post

The best way to honor M56 is to channel our inner wolverine - push hard, tackle uphill battles, and triumph over boundaries that seem impossible to get this species and its habitat the protection they deserve.

In memoriam

Save wild animals, don’t eat livestock!

#GoVegan #conservation

Don't knock it till you rock it! Vegan smoked salmon-esque spread? I will rock that.

#veganfood #go vegan #sustainableseafood

The majestic North Carolina heard of Corolla horses may not exist in the future if we don’t help keep them now.

#protect the wild #wild horses #horses

Petition you can sign to fight back against Monsanto.

#monsanto #democracy

love-over-violence

Today’s Vegan Food Highlight: Bananas!

Very cheap and typically pretty accessible source of nutrition, global average price is less than $1 per lb (X)

They can be stored for longer by separating them from the cluster and wrapping the stems in plastic wrap.

Great source of fiber, potassium, vitamin C, manganese, vitamin B6, magnesium, and more! (X)

Health benefits include: lowering blood pressure (potassium), decreasing the chance of development of asthma in children, reduce the risk of developing leukemia, boosts the immune system, supports heart health, lowers blood-glucose levels in type-1 diabetics, treats diarrhea, preserves memory, and boosts your mood. (X)

Vegan Recipe Ideas with Bananas in them:

Banana Crumb Muffins

Frozen Banana Bites

Banana Split

Banana’s Foster

Mini Peanut Butter Banana Breakfast Pizzas

Low Fat, Low Calorie Banana Bread

Berry Banana Smoothie

Gluten Free Banana Nut Snack Bars

Tropical Salad

Raw Banana Pudding

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Don’t forget about banana nice cream! Blitz frozen bananas in food processor until you get a nice, creamy, cruelty-free soft serve! Add additional fruits for flavour as desired.

#go vegan #veganfood

Bovine excrement is right, NO ONE should be fishing for bluefin tuna. I hate that this man is also a UVA alum. So it goes.

#see food differently #go vegan #endangered #bluefintuna

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Special Tunnels Save Turtles From Train Deaths In Japan

By Meera Dolasia

The Suma Aqualife Park in Kobe, Japan is no stranger to turtle traffic. Every summer from May to September, hundreds of reptiles make their way to and from the nearby ocean. While most manage to cover the short distance safely, a handful get trapped inside the railway tracks that lie between the ocean and the popular park.

According to the aquarium officials, as the turtles are trying to cross the tracks, a few fall in. Unable to climb out, they start to walk along the track. The problem arises when a trapped turtle is close to a railroad switch that is in process of shifting to accommodate an incoming train. As the point blades move, they crush and kill the reptiles…

(read more: DOGO News)

The first page of the story that will propel us into the future of food dominated by sustainable, non-animal based meats is being written today.

But let’s not make synthetic meat...the key to health is a plant-based, whole foods, vegan diet!

#GoVegan #meatless

Talking to you, Texas.

#ban fracking #keepitintheground #water

Evading Extinction: The Recovery of Island Foxes on California’s Channel Islands

#The Nature Conservancy #endangered species #survival #success stories

Living Life with Less Plastic since 2007.

#storing produce without plastic #plastic #reduce reuse recycle #better vegetables

10 Ways to Reduce Your Use of Plastic

Including, skipping the plastic grocery bags for produce and storing them in dish towels in the crisper for better veggie storage results!

Polluted wastewater from Big Sugar and other South Florida agricultural operations is being pumped onto Florida's coast, killing marine life and tourism business.

Man made consequences. We all pay.

#environmentalism #Florida #beaches

Good news in Appalachia

#appalachia #environmentalism

Dr. Mourad Gabriel has spent more than a decade fighting to save rare forest carnivores like the coastal marten, and along the way he’s stumbled on unexpected challenges facing these animals, including illegal marijuana cultivation on California’s public lands.

Another reason to make marijuana federally legal--and regulate the cultivation of it from land use to pesticide restrictions!

#legalizeit #endangered species #martens #California #public lands

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