Zak Smith

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

Latest articles by Zak Smith

Polar bear skins in storage, polar bear skin trade

Canadian Polar Bear Hunt Continues, Despite Extinction Threat (Op-Ed)

By Zak Smith published

Canada's trade in polar bear skins is driving international concern, and scrutiny.

Polar Bears
dolphins entangled in a gillnet, bycatch, animal welfare

A Side of Dolphin with Your Shrimp Cocktail (Op-Ed)

By Zak Smith published

Without more effective protections, more than half a million dolphins, whales and other marine mammals will be killed in fishing nets this year.

Dolphins
A bottlenose dolphin, dolphin stranding

Are Dolphins Reaching a Breaking Point? (Op-Ed)

By Zak Smith published

As dolphins die in record numbers, scientists are asking why.

Dolphins