Should great apes have rights?
Should great apes have rights? This was one of the questions addressed last Sunday (26th July) on BBC1’s The Big Questions, which the BBC describe as their ‘flagship ethical and religious debate...
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10 Questions for Jane Goodall
TIME Magazine asked Jane Goodall 10 questions. Her answers to them can be read here. What characteristics make chimpanzees seem most like human beings? Chip Clark, ST. JOHN’S, NFLD. How can you be so...
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Madagascar’s lemurs in danger from political turmoil and ‘timber mafia’
David Smith, reporting for the Guardian newspaper has stated that Madagascar’s endangered lemurs are at risk from continued deforestation and political turmoil. Madagascar. Dr Hantanirina Rasamimanana,...
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World governments fail to deliver on 2010 biodiversity target
World leaders have failed to deliver commitments made in 2002 to reduce the global rate of biodiversity loss by 2010, and have instead overseen alarming biodiversity declines. These findings are the...
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Debate: Richard Branson’s plan to introduce lemurs
Source: BBC Sir Richard Branson is to import lemurs to the Caribbean, where they will live wild in the forest on his islands. Of intense debate at the moment is Sir Richard Branson’s plans to introduce...
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