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One Direction criticised for using chimp in Steal My Girl video

domingo, 15 fevereiro 2015 21:28

One Direction criticised for using chimp in Steal My Girl video Emma Brant | BBC | 31st October 2014 An Animal rights group has stepped… Read more...

Will Oil Palm’s Homecoming Spell Doom for Africa’s Great Apes?

domingo, 15 fevereiro 2015 17:26

Will Oil Palm's Homecoming Spell Doom for Africa's Great Apes? S. Wich et al. | Current Biology | 10th July 2014 Expansion of oil palm… Read more...

Baby chimpanzee seized in Cairo airport

sábado, 14 fevereiro 2015 12:43

Last Monday (9 February) a man from Kuwait nervously put his carry-on bag into the security x-ray machine at Cairo International Airport and prayed. His… Read more...

Company chops down rainforest to produce 'sustainable' chocolate

quarta, 11 fevereiro 2015 16:34

Company chops down rainforest to produce 'sustainable' chocolate John C. Cannon | Mongabay | 20th January 2015 A cacao grower with roots in Southeast Asia’s… Read more...

Company chops down rainforest to produce 'sustainable' chocolate

quarta, 11 fevereiro 2015 16:34

Company chops down rainforest to produce 'sustainable' chocolate John C. Cannon | Mongabay | 20th January 2015 A cacao grower with roots in Southeast Asia’s… Read more...

Ten Years After the Tsunami, Aceh Faces New “Development Disasters”

segunda, 29 dezembro 2014 00:00

10 years after the 2004 tsunami that claimed over 200,000 lives in Aceh, the province remains highly vulnerable to disasters. At a Public Discussion held… Read more...

Trafficking great ape body parts in Cameroon

domingo, 04 janeiro 2015 00:00

By Eugene Nforngwa | Al Jazeera – January 4 2015 Al Jazeera Original Article https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/trafficking-great-ape-body-parts-cameroon-120453127.html Yaounde, Cameroon - For years, traffickers fuelled the slaughter of… Read more...

EXPOSED: Shocking trade in baby orangutans being bred as playthings for the Russian super-rich for £24,000 each

terça, 06 janeiro 2015 00:00

Will Stewart and Simon Tomlinson | MAILONLINE | 6 January 2015 | Full article with photos at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2891073/Shocking-Russian-trade-baby-orangutans-bred-playthings-super-rich-25-000-each.html#ixzz3PAgeNATK Endangered species have become victims of booming… Read more...