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Knight, A. (2008). The beginning of the end for chimpanzee experiments? Philosophy, Ethics and Humanities in Medicine, 3: 16 http://www.peh-med.com/
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White-handed gibbons extinct in China
15 May 2008
White-handed gibbons extinct in China China's fauna exhibits a unique diversity of apes. Unfortunately, the apes are more strongly endangered by extinction in China than…
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Cocks L. & Bullo K. (2008). The processes for releasing a zoo-bred Sumatran orang-utan Pongo abelii at Bukit Tigapuluh National Park, Jambi, Sumatra. International Zoo Yearbook…
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The fate of the tropical forest: Carbon or cattle?
1 April 2008
Small-scale afforestation/reforestation projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol will sequester atmospheric carbon and facilitate carbon trading but they face significant…
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Can Carbon Trading Save Vanishing Forests
1 April 2008
Can Carbon Trading Save Vanishing Forests Among the many nasty things that humans are doing to the environment, few rank worse than destroying tropical forests.…
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Inappropriate Use and Portrayal of Chimpanzees
14 March 2008
In North America alone, about 2300 chimpanzees live in a variety of settings from accredited zoological parks to laboratories and sanctuaries. However, in 44 of…
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The persistence and conservation of Borneo’s mammals in lowland rain forests managed for timber: observations, overviews and opportunities
15 January 2008
E. Meijaard and D. Sheil. The persistence and conservation of Borneo's mammals in lowland rain forests managed for timber: observations, overviews and opportunities. 2008. Ecological Research 23:21-34…
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