Conserving the cute

See that little animal in the picture? That’s a pygmy slow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus), an animal vulnerable to extinction. A large number of people react to a picture of a loris by saying ‘Ahhh, I want one’. In fact, this study showed that a quarter of YouTube commentators watching a video of a slow loris […]

12 must-see documentaries about wildlife

There are many great wildlife documentaries out there, it is difficult to pick just a few. Here are some of my favourites that, in my opinion, are all exceptional in their own ways. Monkey Life (2007-present). This documentary series is about the primates that are rescued and rehabilitated at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in […]

Ethical or not? # Primate pets

It is legal to keep primates as pets in the UK. Yes, just let that one sink in for a minute. The question asked here is whether keeping primates as pets is ethical. To answer this question we need to understand how this is regulated under legislation and how it affects all parties involved, including […]