Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

Part V: Me and My Monkey. He talks about "My research monkey," Clayton, and what he did to Clayton, and writes as if Clayton didn't mind at all. Engber returned recently to the "monkey room" where Clayton was kept when Engber used him for research years ago and to his surprise, Clayton was still there. But not shocked enough.

Animal Welfare 100

Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 19, 2023

Within Nariva Swamp is Bush Bush Wildlife Sanctuary, a sandy, low-lying peninsula populated by palms, strangler figs, and other hardy forest trees. We managed to see both species of monkey, though – so we were ultimately well satiated. Occasional fly-bys of pairs and trios of Red-bellied Macaws kept us on our toes.

Trinidad 29

Trinidad Falcons Primates Monkeys 29

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Here local hunters had known about the colony and for generations had been harvesting the birds by simply picking the adults off their nests during the breeding season. However they will not and cannot breed, and once these individual’s natural lifespans are over, these bird populations will be lost forever.

Ghana 209

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 209