Scattered across the mighty Southern Ocean, the tiny arc of windswept islands and harbours are some of the world’s greatest wildlife sanctuaries set against world class landscapes. Famed for its abandoned whaling stations and Shackleton’s heroic journey, South Georgia is home to literally millions...
researchers hope to develop a safe vaccine that could inhibit fertility in a mare for several years, although the approach will require considerable time to perfect. In another possibility, federal managers have worked with private landowners and others to establish sanctuaries for older and infirm a...
Managing reproduction for Canidae species is a challenge for zoological institutions and wildlife sanctuaries. There are four basic options for contraception: separation of sexes, surgical procedures, immunological and hormonal methods. Animal managers face potential challenges for each option, and advantages...
Though cages for wild animals often have a section that contains the animal while the other side is cleaned, Walz entered the cage with the bear loose. According toUSA Todayand the Pennsylvania Game Commission, "Her children and the neighbor's children saw the attack and summoned help, and t...
When we take the time to transform our yards into backyard bird habitats, we create ideal mini-ecosystems in which nature can flourish. Within these sanctuaries, birds can safely and reliably find the things they need to stay happy and healthy. Along with the birds come other critters. The ...
Also, the introduction of immature or mature bonobos to an unfamiliar group in zoos and sanctuaries usually proceeds relatively smoothly compared to that of chimpanzees60,61. The cases of cross-group adoptions presented here are additional examples of high social tolerance among bonobos, both towards...
2.The Arcadian Artemisis a goddess of the nymphs, and was worshipped as such in Arcadia in very early times. Her sanctuaries and temples were more numerous in this country than in any other part of Greece. There was no connexion between the Arcadian Artemis and Apollo, nor are there any...
animals basically like puppy mills.…the real takeaway should be to give your money to conservation programs around the world that are really working hard to save tigers in their range countries and not give your money to sanctuaries, which are really, effectively just caging tigers and cats.”...
This review aims to describe evidence-based approaches, ethics, and best practices in the handling and training of the many taxa held in zoos and aquariums worldwide, drawing from work in related animal care fields such as laboratories, farms, rescue, and sanctuaries. The importance of ongoing ...
bieneusi in African chimpanzees, there is no information available in wild populations, but this parasite has been reported in chimpanzees living in sanctuaries in Kenya (3.6%) and Cameroon (4.5%) [74]. In other African wild NHP species, E. bieneusi has been identified at prevalence rates of...