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Healthy
Gorillas = Happy Gorillas - Part 2
Primatologist and conservation
biologist
Diana Marsilio writes about abnormal behaviors
that can occur in Western Lowland Gorillas as the
result of living in captivity. In particular,
she focuses on an appetite disorder called
Regurgitation and Reingestion or R/R.
This is a common and potentially dangerous behavior
found only in captive environments. Find out how
gorillas feed in their natural habitats, why R/R
occurs in captivity, and so much more.
Video
courtesy of ARKive.org.
Letters
From the Field
is a compilation of stories and experiences
documented for NEPS by professionals who work with
or study animals in their natural habitats. Check
back for new topics each month. |
Gelada
Primatologist
Kaitlyn-Elizabeth Foley writes about the
Gelada, a long-haired, caped, baboon-like
primate that hails from Ethiopia and lives at some
of the highest altitudes of all primates.
Find out about more of their unique physical
characteristics, how they adapted to their
environment, and their conservation status. Video
courtesy of ARKive.org.
Letters
From the Field
is a compilation of stories and experiences
documented for NEPS by professionals who work with
or study animals in their natural habitats. Check
back for new topics each month. |
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Strange Endangered Primates You May Have Never Heard
Of
 BBC
Nature's Anna-Louise Taylor reports on the illegal
pet trade's demand for cute-looking primates and how
it is devastating Indonesia's population of slow
lorises.
They are not the only
endangered primates you may never have heard of that
are under threat of extinction. Some are so rare and
live in such isolated areas, small changes to their
habitat or populations have a big impact.
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See video footage of slow lorises being sold
illegally in terrible conditions.
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Learn about the rare Rondo dwarf galago of
Tanzania.
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See footage of tiny spectral tarsiers hunting a
night.
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Learn about the newly discovered Burmese
snub-nosed monkey and the unusual kipunji of
Tanzania.
Photo credit: David
Haring / Duke Lemur Center |
Animals In The News
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Sunday
School Children Sponsor Sheep
 Over the holiday
season, the Sunday School children of the First
Parish Church of Newbury, MA made candles and sold
them with the goal of raising enough funds to
sponsor one or two of our rescued sheep. The
children's efforts were so successful, they earned
$100 and sponsored THREE sheep -- Boss, Rusty
and Brownie.
In the spirit of the
church's mission, "Stewards of Earth and Spirit",
their hard work and generosity will keep the 3 sheep
in hay and grain for almost two months!
Our sincere thanks go
out to the children and the church's pastor, Rev.
Nancy Haverington, for keeping our work in their
minds and hearts.
Meet the sheep.
Sponsor a sheep. |
Sponsor
an Animal
Featured Farm Animal:
Rusty
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2010 Primates in
Research Statistics
The 2010 USDA-APHIS
Animal Welfare "Animals Used in Research Report" is
now available on the USDA's website. A new category,
called "Animals Not Yet Used", has been added in
recent years. As of 2011's postings, this statistic
is not included in the "TOTAL" page. Thus, when you
read "Total" nonhuman primates in research is
71,317, it is important to note that this does not
reflect the 54,435 primates that are "Not Yet Used".
The total number of nonhuman primates living in US
research facilities is 125,752.
Click here to view the report for yourself. |
Primates by the Number
The American
Anti-Vivisection Society recently released a special
report that documents the use and importation of
nonhuman primates for research and testing in the
United States.
The report, authored
by Crystal Miller-Spiegel, MS, Policy Analyst,
outlines the growing trend in the research
industry's importation of nonhuman primates into the
U.S. and exposes the numbers, the participants, and
the animal suffering.
Click here to view |
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Owning
Wild Animals: Stats
on Exotic Pets:
'Infographic'
LiveScience has just
posted an 'Infographic' to help us to understand the
impact of exotic pet ownership in the United States.
Because of inconsistent regulations throughout the
United States, there are no hard and fast statistics
regarding the number of exotic animals as pets, or
the number of individuals that own exotic animals,
or the number of households where exotic animals
live. What LiveScience has provided is where they
are most likely to live and the dangers that they
pose to the public. They were good enough to allow
us to embed this chart into our website.
Click here to
view. |
America's Most Dangerous Pets
Traveling to America’s heartland, Louis Theroux
spends time with an Oklahoma man who has bred and
collected over 150 tigers, visits the woman who owns
one of America’s largest collections of chimpanzees,
and finds himself in uncomfortably close contact
with big cats and dangerous primates.
See and hear justifications used for keeping exotic
animals captive for our entertainment. This is a must-see.
Released by the BBC in October 2011.
View here. |
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NEPS
Lesson Plans
Our
Humane Education Team is delighted to present unique
multi-disciplinary
lesson plans
for grades K-12.
Veronica
Ramos and her team have developed curricula that
are based on National Standards and that allow
students to develop skills in a variety of academic
disciplines while learning about the animals that
they love.
Use the many tools
within the Humane Education pages as resources to
support the Lesson Plans.
Whether you are a teacher with a
classroom full of kids or you school your students
at home, we invite you to incorporate our lesson
plans into your curriculum. |
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animals, habitat conservation, and ecological
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