Satellites have detected forest clearing within Triunfo do Xingu this year, an area that’s supposed to be a legally protected swath of Amazon rainforest in Brazil’s northern state of Pará. Home to jaguars, howler monkeys, rare margays, and a wellspring of other diversity, the protected area was created in 2006 as a sustainable use reserve, […]
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Newly installed rope bridges help sloths move between the trees
Anna Baltodano and Michael Chizkov search for sloths every morning from their terrace. Slow-moving and with fur the color of tree branches, the animals blend in among monkeys, iguanas, and toucans in the trees where they sleep, eat, and move — ever so slowly. The woodland that once surrounded the couple’s terrace has been chipped […]
Macaques monkeys increasingly coming into conflict with humans in Indonesia
BATAM, Indonesia – The Indonesian city of BATAM is a popular tourist destination. On an October day, the huts along Mirota Beach were packed with visitors who were taking advantage of the beautiful white dunes, clear waters, and peaceful attitudes. The peace was broken when a group of long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) arrived on the beach […]
Action for Primates has released disturbing footage of Indonesian trappers beating wild monkeys
Action for Primates released disturbing footage that revealed the horrific cruelty of the Indonesian monkey trapping business. According to Action for Primates, most of the trapped monkeys are used as test subjects in painful experiments, such as toxicity testing. The footage showed the trappers brutally capturing and beating the wild monkeys. It also showed the […]
All 3 lab monkeys found and killed after fleeing US road crash
Every day, animals are cruelly forced into experiments in the name of science. Common lab animals include rats, rabbits, beagles, and monkeys – all of whom suffer immensely at the hands of researchers. In Pennsylvania, a trailer hauling crates full of an estimated one hundred long-tailed macaque monkeys was headed to a CDC-approved quarantine facility […]
Endangered chimps ‘on the brink’ as Nigerian reserve is razed for agriculture, timber
ORE, Nigeria — More than two decades ago, fate took Tajudeen Babalola to his lifelong ambition. The 52-year-old longed for a more serene life that offered hope for survival away from the fake fancies of Lagos, Africa’s second-largest city and Nigeria’s commercial nerve center. One evening, after an exhausting shift of commercial driving, he received […]
Monkey Deaths Reported On Plane Following US Import Of 720 Macaques From Cambodia
Monkeys lost their lives over the weekend during a lengthy transit undertaken for the purposes of animal testing, according to reports. As part of the experiments, 720 long-tailed macaques were flown from Cambodia to Houston, Texas. It’s believed that they were set to undergo toxicology tests. The monkeys traveled by air for a total of […]
How did America end up with the world’s largest tiger population?
The first red flag was the shiny Chevy Camaro with no license plate. “Anything to declare?” asked the US Customs and Border Protection officer. “Nothing,” replied the 18-year-old driver, Luis Eudoro Valencia, a native of the tiny desert town of Perris, California. It was 1.30am on 23 August 2017, at the Otay Mesa port of […]