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Eagle Post: January 2013

On January 31, 2013March 1, 2013 By admin

As the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reduces its use of chimpanzees in invasive biomedical research, it is moving more chimps to retirement homes. But the agency could face a problem in paying for their continuing support. At the beginning of 2013, the NIH announced that it would move 113 […]

Source sought for Taronga’s TB

On January 9, 2012January 19, 2012 By admin

An expert panel led by NSW Health is continuing work to determine the source of a tuberculosis (TB) outbreak at Taronga Zoo. In February media reported the TB diagnosis of Pak Boon, one of Taronga’s elephants. In September Taronga issued a statement on its website which said a male chimp […]