10,000 Birds
JUNE 13, 2021
Both falconers and wildlife rehabilitators have to study, gain experience, and jump through various hoops in order to get their licenses. You can own a gorilla in Indiana, but not a bear in Michigan. But in many states, any idiot with 20 bucks can get a permit to own a non-native, captive-bred bird of prey.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 18, 2016
Phoebe Snetsinger had that experience while birding East Africa for the first time and seeing as many birds as she did in the US for the previous 50 years.). Also, find some practical and down to earth travel advices for the Mountain “Gorilla Highlands” region (southern Uganda and northern Rwanda) in this pdf brochure (40 Mb).
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Critter News
MAY 15, 2009
If the directive is approved, the number of animals used for experiments will be limited, and the animals’ welfare will be improved in accordance with ethical principles of the EU concerning animals. I really hope this passes.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
You may remember back in 2017 when Nate participated in this trip or maybe you followed along in 2018 as the Birdchick dazzled us with her experiences there. We will trek to see Mountain Gorillas , seek out Shoebills , and hope to avoid being trampled by Hippopotami. I mean, what even is an alethe? Or a hyliota?
Critter News
APRIL 27, 2010
I've read of the mountain gorillas in Virunga grieving over the loss of a silverback. It makes it even harder to subject chimps to experiments if you keep discovering these human similarities. A couple of studies imply that chimpanzees may mourn their dead. I believe they do. I believe that great apes do have that capacity.
Critter News
NOVEMBER 10, 2008
Europe's environment chief plans to ban laboratory tests on mankind's closest relatives -- chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos and orangutans -- in a clampdown on animal testing by the drugs industry and other laboratories. Their is a proposal to ban testing on apes in the EU. Is this a solution to a problem that doesn't exist?
Critter News
JUNE 4, 2009
Researchers can continue most experiments on mankind's closest relatives -- chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans -- after European Union lawmakers watered down proposals to restrict testing.
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