Quick Take The official 4-species status was achieved only after reviewing recent genetic, morphological, and biogeographic ...

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Elephants performing at the w:Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. In recent decades, the rapidly developing field of animal law has changed how we ...

Many mammal populations in European and North American zoos are aging – a trend that jeopardizes the long-term viability of so-called reserve populations and, with it, a core mission of modern zoos in ...