Koko was among the last great apes used in still controversial 1970s language research WOODSIDE, California––With Koko deceased, what now will become of Ndume, 37, the last and least famous of the three gorillas who once shared the Gorilla Foundation sanctuary and primate language research laboratory in the Santa Cruz Mountains, south of San […]
Why is Asia for Animals excluding man who won case against Gadhi Mai?
Court victory upstaged host Jane Goodall Institute Nepal KATHMANDU, Nepal––Nepal Animal Welfare & Research Center founder Gita Prasad “Uttam” Dahal, hospitalized in Delhi, India, for internal bleeding that has plagued him since a childhood spleen removal, on November 7, 2017 received an e-mail from Sangita Sapkota, program coordinator for the Jane Goodall Institute Nepal, which […]
The Six Million Dollar Chimps
Will $6 million be enough to provide lifetime care to as many as 66 chimps abandoned in Liberia by the New York Blood Center? NEW YORK CITY, WASHINGTON D.C.––Response from animal advocates was mixed after Humane Society of the U.S. president Wayne Pacelle on May 30, 2017 announced a $6 million commitment from the […]
The dolphin stories that made two authors famous
Build Me An Ark: A Life With Animals, by Brenda Peterson WW. Norton (500 5th Ave., New York, NY 10110-0017), 2000. 256 pages, hardcover. $23.95. Journey Of The Pink Dolphin: An Amazon Quest, by Sy Montgomery Simon & Schuster (1230 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10020), 2000. 320 pages, hardcover. $26.00. Reviewed by […]