According to Canadian officials, the country’s annual seal hunt — the largest in the world — has drawn to a close with hunters fulfilling only about a quarter of the maximum quota allowed by the government.

By Dana Hull, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Aug. 5--RECENT ATTACKS There has been a string of attacks by suspected animal rights extremists in recent months. Aug. 2, Santa Cruz: The home of a University of California-Santa Cruz researcher is firebombed shortly after 5:30 a.m.

A federal court jury convicted Briana Waters Wednesday on two counts of arson in a 2001 fire at a University of Washington horticulture lab.

By Leonard Doyle New threat in America's backyard An attack by eco-terrorists on one of Seattle's most exclusive enclaves has exposed the dark side of environmental activism.

WOODINVILLE, Wash. - Custom home builder Grey Lundberg shook his head at the charred remains of the $2 million dream house his company built with recycled waste wood and other environmentally friendly products.