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European Union Screws Apes Used in Medical Research

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The Commission had also proposed scaling back experiments on the 12,000 primates used each year, so they could only be used if the survival of their species was at stake or during an unexpected outbreak of life-threatening disease in humans. Tags: europe animal research medical research. They have no qualms about what they do.

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Protecting Your Pets from Pests and Disease

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Mosquitoes bite humans and animals with no regard to species, and they bring along a number of illnesses. Heartworms are easily controlled by any one of a number of medications designed to kill the worms or repel mosquitoes. You can choose various models that can protect up to an acre of land without obstruction.

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Birding the Kruger Park (4): Letaba area

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Colorful bills and heads seem quite popular among Letaba’s bird species – see the African Jacana (blue and black) … … the Striated Heron (yellow and blue) … … and the Yellow-billed Stork (yellow and red). The Latin species name vermiculatus (worm-like) refers to the markings on the upperparts.

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Spotlight: Maureen Eiger – To Intervene or Not to Intervene?

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A parent bird’s instinct to feed and protect their young is very strong, and they will not willingly abandon their babies. It needs to be properly medicated and triaged. Most likely the bird will need to be medicated for a few days “just in case.”. Unfortunately a bird’s nest location is not always perfect. Find a box.

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Birding With Alligators

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Alligators are often less aggressive towards humans than large crocodile species, a few of which (mainly the Nile and Saltwater Crocodiles) may prey on humans with some regularity. Even with medical treatment, an alligator bite may still result in a fatal infection.

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Juniper, plagues, and waxwings – Arrowood Farm-Brewery: Waxwing Juniper Farmhouse Ale

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Foreboding superstitions about the waxwing persisted into the twentieth century: an irruption of this species in Great Britain during the winter of 1913-1914 was viewed in hindsight as a harbinger of World War I, which broke out the following summer, as depicted in Pestvogel (2016) by American artist Walton Ford (born 1960).

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The Horrors of Shark Finning

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Shark fins are also dried and used in alternative medicine and ancient medical practices. While there are laws in place protecting endangered species of shark from shark finning, international waters are rarely regulated when it comes to the practice. For example, shark fin soup is a delicacy in most of Asia, especially China.

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