Images from Buddhist Festival Highlight the Plight of Domesticated Elephants in Sri Lanka
Craig C Lewis
16 August 2019
Animal rights advocates urge Sri Lanka to do more for..
Innovative Cleanup Project to Tackle the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Relaunched
Craig C Lewis
4 July 2019
Optimism high for redesigned plastic collection system
Buddhists Release Sea Life near Boston, Raising Environmental Concerns
Justin Whitaker
22 May 2019
Practitioners say the act is one of compassion, but some…
174 White Foxes Rescued from Fur Farm and Rehoused at Buddhist Monastery in China
Craig C Lewis
8 March 2019
Animal welfare activists in China save foxes from…
Environmental Expert Warns that Buddhist Practice of Life Release Could Spark Ecological Crisis
Craig C Lewis
21 January 2019
The unintended consequences of…
Preserving the Buddha’s Birthplace: A Case Against a Spiritual Disneyland
Shaelyn McHugh
29 November 2018
Compassion and conservation in Lumbini
Buddhist Pagoda in Myanmar Offers Refuge to Snakes
Anne Wisman
24 October 2018
Reptilian inhabitants of Baung Daw Gyoke are…
Conservationists Report First Sighting of Snow Leopards in Eastern Tibet
Craig C Lewis
5 January 2018
Camera traps snap images of baby leopards with…
Wildlife on the Brink
Thanissara
31 March 2017
Addressing animal poaching and trafficking in South Africa
Rethinking Life Release
Shuyin
27 August 2015
In recent years, the Buddhist practice of life release, or in Chinese, fangsheng (放生), has become a highly contentious topic, pitting life release advocates against environmentalists, animal
Buddhist Ethics: Compassion for All
Dr. Lisa Kemmerer
21 January 2013
Dr. Lisa Kemmerer is a philosopher-activist dedicated to working against oppression, whether on behalf of the environment, nonhuman animals, or disempowered human beings. Her books