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Connecticut Oil Company President Illegally Owns Primate

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However, this time the owner is an oil and gas company president , not some eccentric woman on Xanax. The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection says he never had the required permit. Tags: animal cruelty illegal pets primates us.

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Why Is the Federal Government Awarding Contracts to a Company That Was Involved in Smuggling Primates?

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Worldwide Primates Inc. was started by Mathew Block to import primates into the US for animal experimentation. Despite this, it looks like this has been no barrier to his company getting federal contracts. The International Primate Protection League was active in exposing and urging prosecution of this case.

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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 1)

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Viewer discretion is advised, particularly if you look at the paper in the company of Ashy Tailorbird chicks. Thus the infanticide observed may be a protective measure to reduce intra-specific brood parasitism, particularly when the food supply is tight ( source ).

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

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About a month before departure my clients asked me if we were going to the same sites in Ghana as the offerings of another, rather upmarket, birding tour company. Although this park was logged in the past, as a national park it is one of the few forests in Ghana that is really protected. . What makes Ghana so special?

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