In 2019, Jonah Sacha, a researcher at Oregon Health and Science University, received a delivery of 20 monkeys from Mauritius. As part of his research into stem-cell transplants as an HIV treatment, he performs tests on long-tailed macaques. The captive-bred monkeys were legally imported using an approved vendor, and looked healthy. However, when Sacha tested […]
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Stop monkey cull at once, welfare groups urge Sint Maarten government
Seventy-five animal welfare organisations and experts have called on the government of Sint Maarten in the Caribbean to immediately stop its attempt to cull the territory’s entire population of vervet monkeys. The international protest comes after the Guardian revealed in January that the Dutch territory is funding a non-profit organisation to eradicate the “nuisance” species […]
Hundreds of Wild-Caught Monkeys from Indonesia Imported by USA During 2022 for Research and Toxicity Testing
Hundreds of long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) captured in the wild in Indonesia have been imported by the USA for the research and toxicity (poisoning) testing industry. This happened despite widespread global concerns about the inherent inhumanity of trapping wild monkeys and increasing awareness of the vulnerability of the Conservation status of this species. Indonesia sets […]
Monkey checks himself into hospital three times and is treated by shocked medics
A monkey who turned up outside a hospital was treated for wounds three times by shocked medics. The animal rocked up at Sitakunda Upazila Health Complex in Chittagong in Bangladesh after sustaining injuries thought to have been caused by sitting on power lines. Doctors took him in and dressed his wounds with bandages, the Dhaka […]
Effort to save rare Colombian monkey looks to crowdfund its conservation
For 38 years, Colombian-based NGO Fundación Proyecto Tití has successfully run a reforestation program to protect the critically endangered cotton-top tamarin and its tropical dry forest habitat in northwestern Colombia. Using rigorous science-based reforestation methods, the program has helped create four protected areas that cover some 5,100 hectares (12,600 acres). During this time, Proyecto Tití […]
Inside horror life of tortured elephants and monkeys chained up in Bali tourist parks
Elephants, tigers and monkeys in Bali tourist parks are being chained up in tiny cages, according to a new investigation. World Animal Protection looked into 34 wildlife venues in the world-famous holiday hotspot and nearby Lombok and found not a single one met the needs of the animals living there, reports Daily Mail Australia. The […]
Learning to live with — and love — bears and eagles in Colombia’s cloud forest
Mayra Parra presses play on her laptop, and the video on the screen comes to life for the Perez family in the town of Abriaquí, Colombia. As a spectacled bear ambles into view, scratching its back against a towering roble tree, the smiles on the faces of three generations of the family quickly burst into […]
Endangered chimpanzees contaminated with pesticides and flame retardants
Wild chimpanzees are being exposed to a cocktail of harmful chemicals. Pesticides and flame retardants are among the pollutants found in their feces, suggesting that the chemicals may be having an impact on the primates’ health and development. Primate poo is revealing how pollutants are affecting threatened species in the wild. A new study found […]