10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

I am still tired from the long drive, but it was great to play with the very best toys for birders, to be able to share experiences and to ask the factory staff all sorts of silly questions. impressive for Central Europe. impressive for Central Europe. The next day we had an outdoor workshop and a chance to test the toys.

Austria 299

Austria Factory Asia Battery 299

Critter News

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

Their is a proposal to ban testing on apes in the EU. Europe's environment chief plans to ban laboratory tests on mankind's closest relatives -- chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos and orangutans -- in a clampdown on animal testing by the drugs industry and other laboratories. Tags: europe apes.

Apes 100

Apes Animal Welfare Gorillas Legislation 100

Critter News

MAY 15, 2009

If the directive is approved, the number of animals used for experiments will be limited, and the animals’ welfare will be improved in accordance with ethical principles of the EU concerning animals. Tags: animal experimentation europe animal research medical research.

Experience 100

Experience Experiments Medical Research Animal 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

When I saw the NL Pure in a webinar for the first time, immediately – before the webinar ended, I asked my Swarovski sales rep for a pair to test. I kept them in my backpack until yesterday, didn’t want to hold them, to get any impressions… I wanted to test them as a tabula rasa (a clean slate). And today I did.

Chile 306

Chile Argentina Serbia Raised 306

10,000 Birds

MAY 18, 2024

I’m not sure if this is exclusively my limited experience, let me know! This unusual bird is definitely one of my favourite species in Europe, so I was very happy to connect with it (and to hear its call for the first time). I knew that this species had been seen here two weeks earlier, but did not expect to see it at all.

Germany 245

Germany Birds Parrots Europe 245

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Europe banned the use of great apes in animal testing Wednesday as part of drastically tightened rules to scale back the number of animals used in scientific research. Tags: chimpanzees europe animal research apes primates. Some may disagree, but I think this is a huge victory. From the AFP.

Apes 100

Apes Animal Research Research Primates 100

Critter News

JUNE 4, 2009

Researchers can continue most experiments on mankind's closest relatives -- chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans -- after European Union lawmakers watered down proposals to restrict testing. Tags: europe animal research medical research. Oh, but if you actually FEEL something, you might actually THINK about what you are doing.

Medical Research 100

Medical Research Medical Research Apes 100