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British-Funded Lab Under Investigation in Malaysia

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Malaysia, under pressure from animal rights activists, is going to investigate Progenix Labs. Animal rights campaigners have accused the Progenix Research lab, which uses monkeys, dogs, rodents and rabbits for toxicology testing, of poisoning the animals to death.

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First Outbreak of Usutu Virus in Germany

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A few dead birds were collected by authorities and sent to a laboratory for investigation. The Usutu Virus has spread considerably in central Europe over the last 10 years. I frequently observed Blackbirds walking on the ground like rodents, even ducking under low tufts of grass. Impaired motoric movements, e.

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Greater Rheas: Germany’s new Big Bird

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Nestled right in the middle of Europe, we have a little bit of everything, a nice cross section of Europe’s avifauna. Their ecology in Germany is being investigated, but the results have so far been inconclusive. Germany is underrated as a birding destination.

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