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Court Intervenes to Halt Horror at Beagle Breeding Facility
A federal court in Virginia has taken the extraordinary step of granting the Department of Justice a temporary restraining order...
Use of Roost Boxes by Bats Evicted from Manmade Structures
by Isabelle Zoccolo, Kathleen Kerwin, and Brooke Maslo, Rutgers University North American bats have an estimated economic value of $23...
CITES CoP19: Nations Converge on Panama to Determine Protections for Species in Trade
In 2019, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services revealed that over 1 million species were in danger...
Avian Flu Waning but Threat Remains
This year’s avian influenza outbreak appears to be waning, following the historical pattern of the disease dissipating in hotter months....
Animal Welfare Label Claims: USDA Does Little to Deter Deception
Today’s grocery stores offer a dizzying array of options. And the competition for your attention doesn’t cool down when you...
Monkeying Around as Enrichment: Using Caregivers to Provide Social Enrichment to Macaques in Research
by Rachel van Vliet, MSc student, McGill University; Dr. Nadège Aigueperse, researcher, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment;...
The Hidden Web: International Trade in Insects and Arachnids as Pets
In the shadowy corners of the multibillion-dollar global wildlife industry, a quiet but flourishing market is often overlooked. As media...
Simple Snares Exert Stranglehold on Wild Animal Populations
Snares are ubiquitous around the world and are emptying our forests, meadows, wetlands, savannas, jungles, grasslands, and other habitats of...
Hi-Tech Acoustic Curtain Protects Wildlife from Highway Collisions
Hard facts: According to the National Park Service, 2 million large wild animals are struck by vehicles on America’s roads...
Assessing Population Vulnerability of American Pika via a Multifaceted, Noninvasive Molecular Genetic Approach
by Dr. Jessica Castillo Vardaro, Department of Biological Sciences, San Jose State University American pikas (Ochotona princeps) are small, adorable...
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