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Unacceptable Trade in Primate Research Animals

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I'm so glad I have this blog and other web outlets to highlight these kinds of stories. Here's a post on the Red, Green and Blue blog about the unspeakable trade in macaque monkeys as research subjects. Tags: animal experimentation animal research primates medical research.

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Honey, I Shrunk The Dinosaurs!

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I want to talk about this research but if you really want to know more about it, don’t rely on me; one of the co-authors of this important paper is Darren Naish, who happens to be a stupendous blogger, and he has written the research up here. So go read that for sure, and revel in the excellent graphics. 1204026109).

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Animal Enterprise Terrorism Something to Be Concerned About

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Here's a short analysis of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act which makes me wonder if what we do on this blog could be construed as falling under it. From Alternet.org.all CAPS are my emphasis Under the law, an animal enterprise includes any business that deals in animal research or uses or sells animal products.

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I Remember Elephants

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A different research says, from 2002 to 2011 the known populations of forest elephants declined by 62%. How much time did you need to read this blog? Even worse is the situation with Forest Elephants Loxodonta cyclotis of jungles of Central and West Africa. One may say so. I say they were butchered, face-off. Perhaps 15 minutes?

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Hong Kong Trip Report: February 2014

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Do your research. The BirdForum thread for China (including Hong Kong & Macau) is a phenomenal resource, as are blogs written by HK birders like John Holmes. OK, this isn’t much of a list, but all wild monkey sightings deserve recognition! ). Monkey at a monastery. As ever, the internet is your friend!

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Come@Me: Don’t Mourn for Extinct Birds

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The causes were the usual reasons for island extinction—deforestation by both humans and invasive plants that crowded out native plants, hunting, and invasive rats, mongoose, monkeys, and, of course, feral cats. And, as we find out in a blogged coda to the episode , they can’t even take care of their eggs. On the WCS web page, Ms.

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Birding Shanghai in April 2023

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Red-billed Blue Magpies are occasionally eaten by snub-nosed monkeys. The gory details are outlined in a paper describing that the monkeys eat the head of the bird first but reject the wings. Both eBird and the HBW agree that the Black-collared Starlin g is a large starling though.

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