Ian Redmond
@4Apes
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Ian Redmond is chairman of Ape Alliance, https://t.co/0yKjkDcMHI, Ambassador for https://t.co/8qYR5RECnE 2010-24, https://t.co/skU5eWSD7P https://t.co/QVNzvK24VG
Joined June 2010
For many people, meeting a non-human being is a life-changing experience, wonderful in the literal sense of filling you with wonder, if the meeting is with mutual trust and curiosity rather than fear and aggression. That wonder prompted this poem:.
4apes.com
Have you seen the hand Of a chimpanzee? They have knuckles and fingernails, Just like me. Some people, mistakenly, Say they have paws, But no! They have fingers and thumbs, Rather like yours. Have...
Chimpanzees share up to 98.7% of their DNA with humans, but how much do you know about our closest animal cousins? š§¬š. Become a chimp champ, with these fascinating facts!. Learn more here ā¬ļø
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RT @supriyasahuias: As a beautiful family of elephants crosses the railway track at Madukkarai in Coimbatore, an AI-powered early warning sā¦.
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Happy World Elephant Day!.#Elephants are ecosystem engineers in 50 countries, 37in Africa, 13in Asia; mega #gardenersoftheforest & savannah. So rangers protecting elephants are actually protecting whole ecosystems!.Think about that on #WorldElephantDay!.
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RT @SheldrickTrust: With health and good fortune, an elephant can walk the earth up to 70 years. As we nurture the orphans of today, we musā¦.
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Extended version of my blog, 'Captives - Reflections on 50 years of encountering apes in zoos and the wild'. Includes extracts from my unpublished 1991 report for Zoo Check, now @BornFreeFDN - recognises some progress but time for an ethical re-think.
bornfree.org.uk
As our report on apes in zoos hits the headlines, our Policy Advisor and ape expert, Ian Redmond OBE, reflects on his encounters with apes behind bars.
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RT @ExposeLion: WORLD LION DAY. šæš¦.Africa's Lion King is losing his crown, less than 20,000 Wild Lions Roam Africa & 90ā
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RT @willtravers: Made it!!! 27,000 steps in all! #worldlionday isn't until Sunday 10th August - so plenty of time to celebrate lions, suppoā¦.
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. and contributed to a UN-GRASP report in 2010: - hope Kenya can follow a better path!.3 of 3.
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Most people think of gorillas as an animal found deep in the tropical rainforests of Africa, as yet untouched by the modern world; yet the forests are no longer deep, nor are they uninhabited....
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In 2001, I investigated the impact of coltan mining in DRC:. 2 of 3.
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Academia.edu is a platform for academics to share research papers.
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Coltan worth $7 Trillion Discovered in Kenya .Sobering analysis of the options facing Kenya after finding huge deposits of coltan (an ore from which we derive tantalum, a heavy metal used in capacitors in the device you are using to read this!). 1 of 3.
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RT @ChrisGPackham: Itās time to end this horror show . It was in the manifesto ā¦@UKLabourā© . why not get on with banning imports to theā¦.
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Blondie, who was the subject of an Oxford University study, is thought to have been killed in Zimbabwe.
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RT @DEShellenberger: Wild animals belong in the wild. "'The zoo industry and the Government must take note of changing public attitudes anā¦.
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RT @4Apes: Long read on the ethics of keeping great apes in captivity, triggered by @BornFreeFDN's report. Second half of the article is myā¦.
mirror.co.uk
Experts, conservationists and celebrities are calling for an urgent phase-out of great apes in zoos, and urge the public not to visit attractions which exploit our closest cousins for profit
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RT @fishvetmj: Trophy hunted: Another Hwange collared pride male lion - a decade on from the killing of Cecil, when will the carnage end? hā¦.
africageographic.com
Blondie, a collared pride male lion in Zimbabweās Hwange area, has been trophy hunted after being baited, leaving behind 10 cubs
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Long read on the ethics of keeping great apes in captivity, triggered by @BornFreeFDN's report. Second half of the article is my reflections on 50 years of meeting apes in zoos all over the world, as well as in their natural habitat. Do post your views.
mirror.co.uk
Experts, conservationists and celebrities are calling for an urgent phase-out of great apes in zoos, and urge the public not to visit attractions which exploit our closest cousins for profit
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RT @JohnEScanlon: On World Ranger Day '25 we honour the brave men & women working tirelessly to protect the world's wildlife. It's a diversā¦.
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RT @fishvetmj: Fury as children demand captive penguins be freed from 'evil' aquarium
express.co.uk
Campaigners are demanding that an aquarium moves its penguins into a more suitable habitat.
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RT @stae_elephants: Powerful travel businesses are intensifying their lobbying of the government against enforcing the crucial Animals (Lowā¦.
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RT @ElephantsFuture: Study reveals that vast majority of community members near Kruger NP in SA support humane, wildlife-friendly conservatā¦.
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