Carly Nairn

Mar 27, 2024 | news.mongabay.com | Carly Nairn

A recent survey based on “vocal fingerprinting” puts the total population of Cao-vit gibbons at just 74 individuals, down from previous estimates of 120. Researchers say the lower number represents more precise data, not an actual decline in gibbon numbers. However, habitat loss and hunting, along with a slow rate of reproduction, have pushed Cao-vit gibbons to the edge of extinction.

Aug 29, 2023 | thecaninereview.com | Carly Nairn

The number of dogs now being diagnosed with fatal liver diseases, top vets, like Cornell’s Sharon A. Center, are warning, has skyrocketed over the past decade. There is now a mountain of peer reviewed research from Dr. Center and her colleagues connecting the increase in cases to excess copper in commercial dog foods, which causes a condition called Copper Associated Hepatopathy (CAH).

Aug 11, 2023 | thecaninereview.com | Carly Nairn

Telehealth legislation in California sparks key policy debate over how to define “VCPR” (veterinary-client-patient-relationship)California Assembly bill 1399, a measure that would allow veterinary telemedicine in the state without an established veterinarian-client-patient-relationship (VCPR), has passed another legislative hurdle.

Aug 10, 2023 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Carly Nairn |Steve Dubb |Grace Cotangco |Iris M. Crawford

An expansive study by Yale researchers shines light on the incongruities in environmental grantmaking at a micro and macro level, detailing how a grantee organization’s geography, proximity to cities, budget, and top executive’s sex and race are significant factors for how much grant money goes to environmental nonprofits.

Jul 26, 2023 | thecaninereview.com | Carly Nairn

California Assembly bill 1399, a measure that would allow veterinary telemedicine in the state without an established veterinarian-client-patient-relationship (VCPR), has passed another legislative hurdle. On July 10, the State Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee approved the bill by a 11-0 vote, with two members abstaining, absent, or not voting.