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Air Canada Criticized for Transporting Research Monkeys

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Sarah Kite, director of communications and special projects for the BUAV, said monkeys destined for research facilities are usually transported in cramped wooden crates in the plane’s cargo hold, where they can be subject to fluctuations in temperature, stopovers and in some cases long delays.

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Shortage of Donkeys in Africa

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Universal Images Group via Getty Images/Giovanni Mereghetti Chinese demand for gelatin is decimating donkey populations in Africa, prompting officials to curb exports of the animals. Africa curbs donkey exports ?Universal

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Gullmania in Costa Rica

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I’ll be looking for them, transporting myself via telescope way out over the waves of the gulf. Our tropical shores just don’t get the numbers of gulls seen in other, more northerly places.

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Elton’s Egret

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On a sunny day in early April Gay transported the egret to Chincoteague Island, joined Elton in his boat, and motored out to where the group had gathered. Six months later Elton reported that members of her colony were beginning to arrive from the south.

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For Wildlife Emergencies, Contact Animal Help Now

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There are sections on transport, wildlife career info, and domestic animal issues; there are links to other wildlife organizations, wildlife and law enforcement agencies in several states, and contacts for marine mammal and sea turtle strandings. . Animal Help Now, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, was founded in Colorado in 2011.

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A Birder’s Guide to The Wilderness Act

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It is the only federal research group dedicated to studies needed to manage the National Wilderness Preservation System. The National Wilderness Preservation System now includes more than 800 congressionally designated wilderness areas totaling more than 110 million acres in 44 states and Puerto Rico.

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Air Canada To Stop Shipping Lab Primates

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Animal advocacy groups have been lobbying for this for a while. The announcement below comes verbatim from the Pacific Free Press.they still need approval from the Canadian Transportation Agency though. We urge the Canadian Transportation Agency to immediately approve Air Canada's new, compassionate policy.". Excellent news!

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