Chimpanzees in the wild earned protected status in 1990, but chimps in labs were exempted—a loophole the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said this week that it plans to close.
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Chimpanzees in the wild earned protected status in 1990, but chimps in labs were exempted—a loophole the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said this week that it plans to close.