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Air Canada Criticized for Transporting Research Monkeys

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The arrival of 48 monkeys on a flight from China this weekend has brought Air Canada under fire for shipping primates destined for research laboratories, but the airline says it is obliged by federal law to accept monkeys as cargo. Air Canada is one of a small number of airlines that continues to transport these primates, Kite said.

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Air Canada To Stop Shipping Lab Primates

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Thank you Air Canada! The announcement below comes verbatim from the Pacific Free Press.they still need approval from the Canadian Transportation Agency though. Airlines in Canada must obtain approval from the CTA to revise their shipping guidelines. Animal advocacy groups have been lobbying for this for a while.

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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

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A statue now memorializes the Great Black Hawk at its favorite place, Deering Oaks Park, but the Steller’s Sea-Eagle is alive and roaming and has intermittently been spotted in Canada, it may return to Maine soon.) I found the latter, printed on one page and easily accessed on the inside back cover, particularly useful.

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We Got the Wrong Starling

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60 years later the species was resident from sea to shining sea, taking up noisy residence anywhere where habitat is slightly degraded, kicking out native species and squabbling for scraps in urban and suburban habitats, and generally making themselves at home to the derision of nature lovers across the United States and Canada.

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Panama Trip Report: April 2017

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In fact, we saw two species of monkey, our only sloths, lots of coatis, and my rarest ever mammal sighting—a Jaguarundi —right on site. Yes, that’s Panama City to the right. TRANSPORTATION. One seen on Lago Gatún during our boat tour, right before White-faced Capuchins came aboard for grapes. Canada Warbler.

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