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Snow Monkeys of Hell Valley
On Friday last week I was told I would be on snow watch by my news editor. He rang me while I was at university and said wear your thermals tomorrow Asha you’re being sent out. I ended up in Buckinghamshire on Saturday night at a gritting station, doing a 3-minute live on the chaos […]
Posted in: up close and personal
Groomed by a Mountain gorilla, what would you do?
January 31, 2012
How would you react if you had a 20-stone male eyeballing you while his Mrs and children clambered all over you? Most people would probably need a fresh pair of undies as my friend BQ pointed out to me. Well one tourist probably did what most people would do and sat as still as possible […]
Posted in: Branching out
WSPA gives a helping hand to the Met
January 30, 2012
For many riding out the financial doom and gloom has not been easy, unless you’re a banker with little conscious about your annual bonus. Historically conservation groups struggle even in buoyant times to get funding so it came as a bit of surprise to see the tables turn this week. Today the charity, The World Society […]
Posted in: Branching out
Chimpanzees appear to know what’s on their friends’ minds
January 5, 2012
The other day the Northerner and I were walking home from the tube and I shouted out as I thought he was about to cross the road into the path of an on-coming bus turning the corner. As it happens the bus stopped on the bend because the lights were red. But my “alarm” call […]
Posted in: would you believe?!
2011 in review
January 3, 2012
Happy New Year everyone. I just want to say a big thank to everyone who has supported my blog since it started and those who have found me in 2011. It’s been quite a year and I hope to share some exciting news with you all in the next few weeks. In the mean time […]
Posted in: A new beginning.....
‘Tarzan’s Chimpanzee’ Cheetah dies aged 80
December 28, 2011
This morning when I came into work there was an email from my news editor waiting in my inbox. It was news that Cheetah from the Tarzan movies had died on Christmas Eve aged 80. In the subject heading was the word “obit”. At first I thought, is this a joke? It’s highly unusual first of all […]
Posted in: A tribute
Tribunal forces university to reveal details of primate research
November 19, 2011
A landmark ruling was made this week which has raised more than a few eyebrows among scientific researchers. Newcastle University lost its 3-year battle against the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) over revealing details of Home Office licences to conduct experiments on primates through Freedom of Information requests (FOIs). The Freedom of Information […]
Posted in: Captivity
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