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Page 172
... wild animals or birds , or the dead bodies or parts thereof , or the eggs of such birds , shall be forfeited . " With this law in the statute books of the major purchaser of orangutans , it remained only for Mrs. Harrisson to locate or ...
... wild animals or birds , or the dead bodies or parts thereof , or the eggs of such birds , shall be forfeited . " With this law in the statute books of the major purchaser of orangutans , it remained only for Mrs. Harrisson to locate or ...
Page 174
... wild stocks of certain animals - particularly primates . According to Conway : " In 1967 , 65,526 wild primates , mostly for laboratory research , were imported into the United States . " The yearly total has , on occasion , risen above ...
... wild stocks of certain animals - particularly primates . According to Conway : " In 1967 , 65,526 wild primates , mostly for laboratory research , were imported into the United States . " The yearly total has , on occasion , risen above ...
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... wild animal farms can relieve much of the economic pressure on rare species , provided they can supply their animal ... animals like cows and chickens , there is the possibility of epidemic disease and other disasters . With wild animals ...
... wild animal farms can relieve much of the economic pressure on rare species , provided they can supply their animal ... animals like cows and chickens , there is the possibility of epidemic disease and other disasters . With wild animals ...
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Introduction | 3 |
Ecology and ManMade Change | 24 |
Pollution Industrial Accidents and Species Manipulations | 80 |
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