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Nearly two dozen retired research chimps will move to a Louisiana sanctuary
Animal advocates have been fighting for years to get the animals moved. They have not been used as test subjects since 2015, when the NIH retired chimpanzees from invasive research.
Retired research chimps to be moved from New Mexico to a Louisiana sanctuary
NIH representatives confirmed in an email that the transfer of the 23 chimps from the Alamogordo Primate Facility at Holloman Air Force Base in southern New Mexico will happen in the coming months. Staffing issues, namely the planned retirement of the ...
Frail chimps headed from New Mexico to Louisiana sanctuary
About two dozen chimpanzees deemed too feeble to be moved a few years ago will be going to Chimp Haven after all. The NIH said originally they'd be kept in New Mexico for their own safety.
Chimps at Alamogordo facility expected to move to Louisiana sanctuary
A decades-long battle to move chimps from a former research facility here in New Mexico to a sanctuary in Louisiana has finally come to an end. “We’ve been waiting for a long time,” said Gene Grant, Chief Program & Policy Officer for Animal Protection New Mexico (APNM).
Last N.I.H. Chimps to Move From New Mexico Facility
The retired research chimpanzees, which had previously been deemed too frail to move, will be relocated to a Louisiana sanctuary.
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Chimpanzees TJ and Nicole hang out Aug. 29 at a sanctuary near Keithville, La. The two were among a group of chimps previously relocated from the Alamogordo Private Facility at
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Retired Research Chimps Moving to Louisiana Sanctuary
The National Institutes of Health confirmed Friday that 23 chimps from New Mexico will make the move in the coming months.
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to relocate 23 retired research chimpanzees from New Mexico to a sanctuary in ...
Like humans, chimps often perform tasks differently when crowds are watching
Human performance—be it artistic, academic, social, or otherwise—is often influenced by the size of the crowd around them. But we aren’t the only species that adjusts to an audience. According to ...