Critter News

JULY 12, 2009

Another crass attempt at primate slavery for money wrapped in "we put people first" robes." The proposed primate breeding facility would violate both the letter and the spirit of Puerto Rico’s progressive new law, which strictly limits the use of animals in experimentation. From the ALDF action alert page.

Puerto Rico 100

Puerto Rico Animal Legal Defense Fund Primates Research 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

The vast majority of the 10,000+ living species of birds are passerines, and the vast majority of those have a similar system of breeding: Mom and dad bird make a nest and share parental responsibilities roughly equally, if not identically. It turns out that the two strategies may be related.

Breeders 196

Breeders Breeding Birds Groups 196

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2022

The active colonies of wasps are efficient protection against primates and large avian predators. The helper birds play an important role in the survival of the chicks as well as assisting in excavating a suitable cavity for the breeding pair. The benefit for the wasps is that they get to keep a beautiful pet.

Ostriches 147

Ostriches Parrots Birds Eggs 147

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 189

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 189