Critter News
JANUARY 24, 2011
The arrival of 48 monkeys on a flight from China this weekend has brought Air Canada under fire for shipping primates destined for research laboratories, but the airline says it is obliged by federal law to accept monkeys as cargo. Air Canada is one of a small number of airlines that continues to transport these primates, Kite said.
Critter News
JANUARY 20, 2012
The announcement below comes verbatim from the Pacific Free Press.they still need approval from the Canadian Transportation Agency though. We applaud Air Canada for wanting to get out of the monkey business," said Brian Vincent, Coordinator of the CCAARE and Director of Stop UBC Animal Research. "We Thank you Air Canada!
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10,000 Birds
MAY 10, 2012
We didn’t know what to expect from the train that had at one time been used to transport bananas to the coast and is now used to transport ecotourists to the wildlife refuge. Yes, you read that right, two FREAKING MANGROVE CUCKOOS perched OUT IN THE OPEN! Howler monkeys! My first-ever wild monkeys!
10,000 Birds
JULY 23, 2014
Part of the world they wanted to transport was natural. One such individual was Sir George Grey, who liberated many animals on his estate (mercifully on an island), including wildebeest, monkeys, zebras, wallabies, deer, cassowaries, emu and kookaburras. We don’t have monkeys, or wildebeest, or salmon here.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 31, 2019
Arriving in Singapore we soon collected our bags and got ourselves a NETS card for travel on public transport and to also use in supermarkets. The train system is fast and efficient and was our primary mode of transport. There was something “not right” about it. Due to the fact it was not yet 07:45am it was a S$1.09
10,000 Birds
MARCH 7, 2014
What is a day of birding without scanning malodorous mud, right? And even though transportation is so easy and inexpensive, prepare to walk a lot. Duncan , globe-trotter that he is, was able to recommend the right field guide: The Birds of Hong Kong and South China by Clive Viney, Karen Phillipps, and Lam Chiu Ying, naturally.
10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2017
In fact, we saw two species of monkey, our only sloths, lots of coatis, and my rarest ever mammal sighting—a Jaguarundi —right on site. Yes, that’s Panama City to the right. TRANSPORTATION. One seen on Lago Gatún during our boat tour, right before White-faced Capuchins came aboard for grapes. Great Egret.
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