TV show “Fantástico” (Globo channel) exhibited last Sunday, November 27 (watch here, in Portuguese), an interview in which I talked about an operation carried out by the Student Revolutionary Directory of Cuba (DRE, in Spanish), which I chaired in Exile in 1962, to try to assassinate dictator Fidel Castro during an
Historic court ruling in Argentina orders zoo chimpanzee is moved to Sanctuary affiliated to GAP Project
A historic court judgment for Animal Rights struggle was featured in the world press last week. Thanks to an application for Habeas Corpus request by AFADA (Argentina Lawyers Association for the Rights of Animals), Judge Maria Alejandra Mauricio determined that chimpanzee Cecilia, who lives at the zoo in the city
In late 2007, I was in England and I made a point of going to London Zoo, to visit the newly opened and trendy Gorilla Kingdom. By the nature of my work, I went with the critical keen sense, already expecting what I would find in a situation of great apes
Chimpanzee seen smoking at North Korea’s reopened zoo
Visitors to a newly reopened zoo in North Korea have been flocking to a new attraction: a smoking chimpanzee. According to officials at the Central zoo in Pyongyang, which has been criticised for animal cruelty in the past, the 19-year-old female chimpanzee Azalea, Dallae in Korean, smokes a pack a
Humans aren’t the only great apes that can ‘read minds’
By Virginia Morell (Science AAAS) All great mind reading begins with chocolate. That’s the basis for a classic experiment that tests whether children have something called theory of mind—the ability to attribute desires, intentions, and knowledge to others. When they see someone hide a chocolate bar in a
In an unfortunate article published in Brazilian magazine Isto É this week, signed by journalist Raul Montenegro, a complaint that should put humans as victimizers convert them into victims and chimpanzees, in guilty. The article is based on the abandonment of a group of chimpanzees in an ignored island in the
New data shows ‘staggering’ extent of great ape trade
By Matt McGrath, Environment correspondent, Johannesburg A new database suggests say there has been a dramatic under-reporting of the live, illegal trade in great apes. Around 1,800 orangutans, chimpanzees and gorillas were seized in 23 different countries since 2005, the figures show. Since 90% of the cases were within national borders they didn't appear
By Drauzio Varella The evolutionary process of our species was not lonely. In the intimacy of our viscera, trillions of bacteria followed the same track as long as we go down the trees in the savannas of Africa. In the course of millions of years, we have lost some germs
PASA denounces transfer of chimpanzees used in primatology center in the US to a Zoo in England
Yerkes Primate Center, which belongs to Emory University, tortured, for almost a century, chimpanzees, claiming scientific and biomedical research reasons. Due to the cruelty of Yerkes and the direction of the University that maintains it, which has no limits, it is intended that the last seven unfortunates who remained there
Humane Society has launched one more campaign on behalf of the more than 60 chimpanzees who were abandoned for their own luck in Liberia by New York Blood Center (NYBC) over a year ago, when all the funding committed to their care was simply withdrew. After making millions by doing invasive
Touching Photo Captures the Moment a Traumatized Baby Chimp Felt Safe for the First Time
By Kate Good (One Green Planet) There is nothing sweeter than the face of a wild baby monkey. These animals have the biggest, cutest eyes that express an inexplicable wisdom and knowledge that makes us absolutely fall head over heels for them. With their amazing ability to wrap their little
Four out of six great apes one step away from extinction – IUCN Red List
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, 4 September 2016 (IUCN) – The Eastern Gorilla – the largest living primate – has been listed as Critically Endangered due to illegal hunting, according to the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ released today at the IUCN World Conservation Congress taking place in Hawaiʻi. Four out
One of the world's oldest Zoos, in Buenos Aires, located at the Palermo district, with 140 years of existence, will close its doors after a a political decision of the Province of Buenos Aires, which is its owner. The 1,500 animals living there will be spared public visitation and the constant stress
A better life and some old friends greeted New Mexico chimps removed from lab in Texas After 30 plus years and more than 500 painful, invasive medical procedures, 19 New Mexico chimpanzees confined to a Texas research facility can finally live a better life at Chimp Haven, a sanctuary in Keithville, La. Animal
Buenos Aires zoo to close after 140 years: ‘Captivity is degrading’
Buenos Aires has announced plans to close down its 140-year-old zoo, arguing that keeping wild animals in captivity and on display is degrading. Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta said that the zoo’s 2,500 animals will be gradually moved to nature reserves in Argentina which can provide a more suitable environment.
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