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Primarily Primates (PPI) is a non-profit organization in Bexar County, Texas, that operates an animal sanctuary, housing 347 non-human primates and a variety of other birds and animals released from use in entertainment, research, or as rescues from the exotic pet trade. [1]
The center houses over 2,500 non-human primates. Among the primates held in captivity at the SNPRC are baboons, chimpanzees, common marmosets, and rhesus macaques.The center houses over 1,000 baboons, which makes it the world's largest colony of baboons used for biomedical research. [4]
National Primate Research Centers are a network of seven research programs in the United States funded by the National Institutes of Health to conduct biomedical research on primates. [1] Each center is affiliated with a university or other host institution.
The Emory National Primate Research Center (formerly known as Yerkes National Primate Research Center) [1] located in Atlanta, Georgia, owned by Emory University, [2] is a center of biomedical and behavioral research, is dedicated to improving human and animal health, and is the oldest of seven National Primate Research Centers partially funded by the National Institutes of Health.
The International Primate Protection League (IPPL) is a not-for-profit animal welfare organization founded in 1973 in Thailand by Shirley McGreal. [1] IPPL's main focus is to promote the conservation and protection around the world of all non-human primates (NHP), including apes, monkeys, and lemurs. Coordinating an international network of ...
Austin Zoo is a non-profit rescue zoo and located in southwestern unincorporated Travis County, Texas, United States, west of Austin. The zoo is accredited by the Zoological Association of America. [4] The mission of Austin Zoo is to assist animals in need through rescue, conservation, and education.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department was en route to Robert Williams’ farm, planning to kill his entire herd of whitetail deer, when word came through that a court had blocked the operation.
Location of origin Purposes Image Changes from wild ancestor/ Notes Extent in the wild vs. captivity Taxon group Domestic dog (Canis familiaris) [3] Extinct Pleistocene population of the grey wolf (Canis lupus ssp.) [4] 13,000 BCE [5] [6] China, [7] [8] [9] Europe [6] in different places in Asia