Echo the Elephant Dies
Critter News
MAY 10, 2009
Echo, the elephant matriarch of a 40 member herd in Kenya has died from what is believed to be old age. Tags: elephants. Echo appeared in the films sequels now popularly known as the ‘Echo Trilogy'.
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Study Shows Shorter Life Spans for Zoo Elephants
Critter News
DECEMBER 11, 2008
Do elephants born outside of captivity live longer? Elephants born in European zoos die at much younger ages than those bred in protected spaces, says a new study that's adding fuel to an already fractious debate over the welfare of the animals in captivity. Tags: zoos captivity elephants.
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Orca Whale Article Appears in Salon
Critter News
MARCH 1, 2010
The argument that they have "plenty of room" has been made about elephants too. In fact, the animal research supporter in my book club said that very same thing. (By So why should I be surprised at her elephant comment?). Tags: Sea World captivity killer whales Orcas. Animals are commodities for her.
Calgary Zoo Feeling Economic Pressure
Critter News
FEBRUARY 2, 2009
Lanthier, a veterinarian and walrus researcher who took the helm in Calgary two years ago, says the cancellation of the polar bears exhibit might please some animal-rights extremists, but the reality is a blow to Canada's white bears. We need to ask them, what have they done for research, conservation; what have they done for those animals?"
On "Wild Justice"
Animal Person
JULY 3, 2009
Despite some shared evolutionary history, wolf morality is different from human morality and also from elephant morality and chimpanzee morality" (19). Tags: Books Ethics Language. The scientific investigation of morality, in humans and nonhumans alike, is in its infancy" (39).
The Feather Thief: A Book Review
10,000 Birds
JULY 3, 2018
The skins were invaluable tools for ornithological, ecological, environmental research. The hope was that they would be recovered with the tags attached. Prized for their feathers, most of the birds that are recovered do not have their tags, the biodata, attached. Rist has de-feathered them as part of a black market enterprise.
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