Friday, June 14, 2013

Captive Chimpanzees to be Declared Endangered



The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal on Tuesday to list captive chimpanzees in the United States as endangered.

Photo by Aaron Logan, www.lightmatter.net/gallery/Animals/chimp, via Wikimedia Commons


The new status would restrict medical experiments on chimpanzees as well as their exploitation by the entertainment industry.

Learn more about the proposed ruling here