AWI Quarterly -- 2006 Spring
About the cover
Squirrel monkeys made up more than half the primates imported to Mexico from Guyana between 2000 and 2005. Fortunately, in January 2006, Mexico's General Wildlife Act was modified to ban the import and export of both primates and marine mammals for exhibition purposes. The law is a conservation tool for wild populations, but it will also pay off for captive animals, as facilities must improve their welfare policies now that the creatures are no longer replaceable (see story).
Meanwhile, squirrel monkeys are facing other threats. Dead monkeys were recently discovered in Costa Rica's Corcovado National Park, and the cause of their demise was starvation. The animals rely on a diet of fruit, insects, leaves and stems, and global warming-induced climate change in the rainforest has led to excessive rainfall that caused trees to not bear fruit. This weather also made it difficult for the monkeys to forage for food on the ground. If we do not take drastic measures to reverse the problem, global warming will have similarly devastating effects on animal populations across the globe (see story).
Full AWI Quarterly - Spring 2006 as PDF
Animals in the Oceans- European Whale Deaths Linked to British Navy
- The Caribbean—Sand, Sea and Saving Animals
- A Long Way from Home
- US Navy Plans Active Sonar Range
- Wavering on Whales
- Manatee Deaths Up, Protections Down
- Luna Hit by Tugboat Propeller
Animals in the Wild
- US Protects Caribbean Forest Habitat
- Freedom Fighter: Environmental activist Yolanda Alaniz helps Mexico achieve landmark legislation for marine mammals and primates
- After Brief Hiatus, Aerial Wolf Gunning in Alaska Resumes
- Bonfires of Compassion
- Elephant Social Structure Lost
- Paradise Found
- Say No to Palm Oil
- Global Warming: A Global Devastation
- Interspecies Attachments Why Different Animals Form Bonds
Companion Animals
News from Capitol Hill
Animals on the Farm
- Frank Reese: A Good Shepherd for Turkeys,
by Diane Halverson - Factory Farms Create the Environment for Deadly Bird Flu
- Inhumane Slaughter and Misconduct Uncovered at
Kosher Slaughterhouse
Books and Films
- Animal Passions and Beastly Virtues:
Reflections on Redecorating Nature - New Book Helps Rodents And Rabbits
- The Meatrix II: Revolting
Suffering and dying from numerous threats, manatees must not lose the few legal protections they have.
Live chickens are collected with plastic bags that are later thrown into massive landfills in an attempt to stop the spread of avian influenza in Thailand.
AWI's new book on refinement and enrichment for rodents and rabbits demonstrates optimal bedding and foraging materials for these animals.