"Denn profitabel waren Getir und Co selbst zur Hochzeit in der Coronapandemie nie. (...) Was vom Ende Getirs bleibt, ist ein Lehrstück des modernen Bullshitkapitalismus. Anders als in seiner klassischen Variante geht es hier nicht darum, den Mehrwert aus der Arbeit der Beschäftigten zu kassieren, sondern mit einer Art Theaterstück möglichst viel Investorenkapital einzuwerben."
Western lowland gorilla Mjukuu holds her newly born baby at London Zoo. The critically endangered western lowland gorilla was born this week after a speedy 17-minute labour. Western lowland gorillas, which inhabit dense and largely remote rainforests in west and central Africa, are classified as critically endangered, with a high risk of becoming extinct.
Below is a screenshot of a female Cross River Gorilla, the only one in captivity. She's gone now. There are only 200-300 left in the wild, mainly in Cameroon.
Some good news coming out of Canada for #elephants and great apes! The Canadian government is introducing a bill to phase them out of captivity!
This means zoos and private owners would be banned from acquiring new ones or breeding existing ones.
Why is this a big deal? Elephants and great apes (which includes #chimpanzees, #gorillas, #orangutans, and #bonobos) are highly intelligent and social beings with complex natural habitats. Studies have shown that these animals suffer both physically and mentally in captivity, and often develop serious behavioural and health problems due to the stress of confinement.
There are around 30 great apes held in captivity in Canada and over 20 captive elephants. Many of these animals were captured from their homes in the wild before being caged for human entertainment.
Vegan Australia welcomes this news from Canada, and we hope this will inspire the Australian government, and Australian zoos, to embrace similar measures and end the exploitation of all animals. Currently Australia is keeping 27 elephants, and approximately 60 great apes in captivity.
Communities and conservationist bring endangered gorillas back from the brink
The population of a gorilla species once thought to be extinct is on the rise after communities came together to protect the gorillas, which are mainly found along the borders of Nigeria and Cameroon
Lieferdienste nach Corona: Viel Arbeit, hohe Kosten, kein Gewinn
Die Erfolgswelle der Essenslieferdienste ist mit dem Ende der Pandemie vorbei. Jetzt sollen auch Ladekabel oder Parfüms geliefert werden. Die Unternehmen geben sich optimistisch - doch praktisch alle machen Verluste. Von K.-R. Jackisch.
Cameroon’s government is again planning to open a portion of Ebo Forest to logging, despite its status as a refuge for numerous endangered species including gorillas and chimpanzees.
A local leader of the Indigenous Banen community, who have a claim to the territory they were expelled from in the 1950s and 60s, says most Munen are opposed to the move.