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A Rare Caribbean Parrot on the Brink

10,000 Birds

The ornithologist James Bond (1900-1989), affiliated with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia for more than six decades, wrote in 1928 that “there is still a good deal of illicit gunning going on on these islands, which, if not stopped, will ultimately result in the extermination of the parrots.

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Appeal Denied for Six Activists Convicted Under AEPA

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From the Philadelphia Inquirer. The law, since revised, aimed to protect animal research laboratories from illegal, sometimes violent protests. The group was formed to protest the activities of Huntingdon Life Sciences in Franklin Township, N.J. It was a 2-1 decision by the US Court of Appeals.