This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The recent death of a cuvier beaked whale that had 88 pounds of plastic waste in its stomach is a dark reminder that plastic pollution has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass Take: · Writing for Pacific Standard, Shreya Dasgupta reports that researchers in Sri Lanka have identified a way to use interviews to divide the country into a grid and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to Jocelyn Kaiser at Science, controversial lab experiments that modify bird flu viruses are set to resume after being stalled for over 4 years. · What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Food and Drug Administration recently lifted an import ban, allowing the first commercially raised GMO animal to come to market: salmon. • How can donors understand…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Gavin Naylor explains that while sequencing the genomes of individual animals is a good start, libraries of genetic data are needed for big scientific breakthroughs. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from Pacific Standard, author Kate Wheeling discusses the consequences that the extinction of large carnivores would have on ecosystems, • What options do…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from Global Citizen, author Beh Lih Yi argues for limiting pork consumption. If Chinese consumers halved the amount of pork they eat, they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass Take: · Anastasia Telesetsky, Professor of International Environmental Law at the University of Idaho, believes that single-use plastics are clogging landfills and killing wildlife. History has shown that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Scientific research has shown plenty of examples of animals learning local traditions from one another and the fascinating cultural repertoires that exists, however our detrimental environmental…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • It was popularly believed that poor care and handling was the reason all African wild dogs disappeared from the Serengeti National Park back in 1991, however,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Leon Kaye reports that the long-neglected animal welfare cause, fish pain, is finally gaining attention and funding. • How can funders build momentum for this movement? What has kept…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Open Philanthropy Project post lists several farm animal welfare organizations for individual donors to consider, based on past successes and measurable impact. • How might…