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Ghoulish Primate Experiment in South Africa

Critter News

The NSPCA in November 2008 charged Jordaan for his "merciless treatment" of a heavily pregnant vervet monkey. Jordaan allegedly submitted a research application to the University of the Free State, but its animal ethics committee rejected it. From news24.com. He had severed her spinal cord to paralyse her for a "backyard experiment.

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

I was in contact with a group of birders for whom I arranged and guided an annual tour to Africa. We already had South Africa, Zambia and Uganda under our belts, but my clients’ request for the next year came right out of the blue: Ghana! During each trip we would discuss a destination for the following year.

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