Critter News

JUNE 4, 2009

researchers for allegedly filing fraudulent documents and performing nearly identical experimentation in violation of federal regulations, the organization said in a news release. The animal research industry is just as unregulated as Wall Street was before the current economic crisis," said Michael A. "The

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JULY 21, 2014

This research suggests that the boom isn’t due to an influx of newcomers, but rather because more local birds are flourishing and successfully rearing families. Another paper recently published in Forest Ecology and Management documented that EAB predators’ behavior matches their growing numbers.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2015

From National Geographic News : Cassin’s auklets are tiny diving seabirds that look like puffballs. Researchers are wondering if the die-off might spread to other birds or even fish. This is not something I needed to tell you but there is some new research. Since then the deaths haven’t stopped.

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DECEMBER 6, 2011

Which is bad news for someone like me who still struggles with the fact that bats are mammals. But one of the most important aspects of these advances in new-age birding is the fact that they have grown hand-in-hand with the almost exponential growth in citizen science. Birding has come a long way since I was a nipper!

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JUNE 7, 2012

Recently it has also been documented as breeding in Wisconsin, Ontario, and the Upper Michigan Peninsula, but those birds are few and not always accessible. The good news is that Kirtland’s Warbler numbers are up, 1,828 singing males counted in the 2011 census. Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species list.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 6, 2010

(SAEN) is calling for an investigation of Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research in San Antonio, TX. Documents show discrepancies in reporting to two different regulatory agencies, suggesting fraud within the lab, SAEN claims. Tags: animal research primates Texas.

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MARCH 6, 2018

Think about it–how do you document the behavior of birds that spend years flying (or swimming) and feeding and, apparently, sleeping above or within the deep sea? This is essentially a survey of ornithological marine research told in the voice of one of its most passionate and experienced participants.

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Critter News

JANUARY 15, 2010

They're trying to get documentation regarding the 100 dogs and cats sold to the University of Utah for medical experiments. Tags: animal research.

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APRIL 17, 2012

On April 20th 2010, the world received news that eleven men working on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig died in an explosion on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect. BP officials reacted to this alarming news by demanding that it be kept secret. We documented the relocation of several turtle nests.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Her letter to the Indian research facility is pretty distressing. Former Baywatch star and model Pamela Anderson has accused one of India's most prestigious research centres of animal cruelty, urging it to retire decades-old test monkeys and adopt humane practices. Sounds like she watched a harsh video.

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Critter News

MARCH 19, 2010

Department of Agriculture's online inspection reports and documents in response to a Freedom of Information Act request to the National Institutes of Health's Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare. The public doesn't want animals to suffer gratuitously in research laboratories," said Martin Stephens, Ph.D.,

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JANUARY 7, 2020

These were apparently the original focus of the project, and, as explained in the Preface, the authors decided at some point to expand status coverage to the Bronx, Central and Prospect Parks, New York City, and the New York City area, which encompasses parts of Westchester County, Long Island, and New Jersey.

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Critter News

JUNE 5, 2009

There are many excellent books on issues related to animal research. Know Your Adversary Part of being an effective activist on animal research issues is knowing the arguments in support of animal research. A valuable new resource has recently entered the information superhighway. Check it out at www.jhsph.edu/~altweb.

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MAY 23, 2023

Many birders keep personal birding lists or life lists, documenting the species they have seen throughout their birding experiences. Education and Publications: The ABA produces publications, including the “Birding” magazine, which provides articles, tips, and news related to birding and bird conservation.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Some remained stored for decades before a researcher would pick them up and inquired about these poorly documented specimens. The amazing news went across the world. News anchor Walter Cronkite made an official announcement during prime time national news in the US.

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JUNE 2, 2020

The speaker turned out to be Tim Laman, and the topic was the incredible research he and Ed Scholes had spent years doing on birds of paradise in New Guinea. The material is meticulously documented with citations of monographs by Clifford and Dawn Frith and Bruce Beehler plus additional research papers and materials.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

I was discussing this with my birder/photographer friend Ardith, who HAS seen every Penguin species in the world, and she sent me news about the publication of Around the World For Penguins: Where to see all the 18 penguin species by Otto Plantema. Otto Plantema resides in the Netherlands, is a scientist by trade (he has a Ph.D. Press, 2011).

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AUGUST 18, 2011

And one of the things you do is to study old documents, and you have this old book, this very very old book, that chronicles the life and times of some historic people in some historic period, but you don’t know exactly when it is from or where it was written. And this is where the latest research related to Archaeopteryx comes in.

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