Critter News

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

At a conference in Brussels, Belgium on 6 November, European Commission Vice-President Günter Verheugen, and Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik restated the EU's commitment to the reduction of animal testing. The aims of the EPAA are based on the '3Rs' of replacement, reduction and refinement.

Medical Research 100

Medical Research Belgium Animal Animal Suffering 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

The authors’ detailed delineation of problems with the accuracy of NYC breeding bird surveys or with the limits of historical writings may test a reader’s patience. This is a project that clearly spanned decades. It’s a very mixed chapter. The authors occasionally add mini-essays on species increases, declines, or distribution.

New York City 205

New York City New York Birds Breeding 205

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

Some of the first solid research pointing to a magnetic sense of some sort in birds was being produced at that time, and there were even people testing humans for a similar ability. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1046 (1), 282-293 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1343.026 2 PIERSMA, T., PÉREZ-TRIS, J., MOURITSEN, H., Bird Migration.

Compassion 242

Compassion Humane Research Egypt 242