by Tracy K | Aug 3, 2025 | The 4%
Mauritius has supplied long-tailed macaques to the research industry since the 1980s. In recent years, the African island nation has taken a leading role in the lab monkey business as allegations of criminality in supply chains from Southeast Asian...
by Tracy K | Mar 22, 2025 | The 4%, The 99%
On any given day, in shops around the world and online, customers can pay as little as a few dozen dollars to buy living corals for their aquariums. While some of these coveted, brightly colored pieces of coral are sourced from farms, others come directly from...
by Tracy K | Feb 9, 2025 | The 4%, The 62%
“We’ve got to shrink the flavors of fishes available to hobbyists.” This is not what I expected to hear from ornamental fish trade veteran Tim Haywood when we connected to discuss the aquarium industry. It’s rare to come across businessfolk calling for a constriction...
by Tracy K | Dec 7, 2024 | The 4%, The 99%
Nothing fascinates Monica Biondo more than the animals often referred to as the ocean’s “living jewels” — the vividly colored little fishes who dance around in its waters. Biondo, a Swiss marine biologist, became enamored with ocean life as a child after spending many...
by Tracy K | Sep 2, 2024 | The 4%, The 62%
Switzerland fired the official starting gun on a five-month-long wolf cull on 1 September. Several cantons have applied to kill young wolves and their elders, as well as to wipe out numerous whole packs. If approved by the federal authorities, the cantons...