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Portrait of a harbor seal on a beach in Massachusetts

Sea Lions and Seals

These sleek, beautiful animals live in coastal waters, hunting for fish in the sea and returning to land to give birth to their young.

wild humpback whales in marine life habitat

Protecting Marine Wildlife

To make the ocean safer for those who call it home.

Emperor Penguin with two chicks in Antarctica

Penguins

Sporting their tux-with-tails plumage, penguins are one of Earth’s most charismatic and recognizable birds.

Marine mammals in captivity

The public display industry keeps many species of marine mammals captive in concrete tanks, especially whales and dolphins. The Humane Society of the United States believes that these animals are best seen in their natural coastal and ocean environments instead of being held captive simply to...

Illustration of a man carrying a dead coyote among other participants of a wildlife killing contest

Facts about wildlife killing contests

WARNING: This page contains graphic content. What are wildlife killing contests? While contests like dogfighting and cockfighting have been condemned in the U.S. as barbaric and cruel, wildlife killing contests still happen regularly in almost all of the 42 U.S. states they are legal in. Killing...

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