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Archive for February, 2014

Festival may raise awareness of gorilla’s 25 years in solitary confinement

Posted in News on February 20th, 2014 No Comments »

On Saturday, February 22, Monkey Jungle in Miami will host an “African Ape Awareness Festival” featuring talks by conservationists, dance and drama performances, and a fashion show. The goal of the festival is to raise awareness of endangered chimpanzees and gorillas in Africa. But there is one African ape closer to home who deserves greater […]

An end to the cruel primate trade in St. Kitts?

Posted in News on February 6th, 2014 No Comments »

According to preliminary U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service records, in 2013 there was not a single monkey exported from St. Kitts & Nevis into the United States. With this unexpected good news, ARFF is renewing our call for a permanent end to the export of wild monkeys for experimentation.
2013 was the first in at least […]