A charter company working for Charles River Laboratories was fined by Canadian authorities for improperly shipping long-tailed macaques into the country. The flights have prompted an investigation by officials overseeing the endangered species treaty. SkyTaxi was fined $7,500 for lacking permits to transport the primates on three flights from Cambodia. An email exchange revealed that a Charles River executive intervened during a stopover in Georgia to resolve a paperwork issue. The incident has raised concerns among officials overseeing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) regarding compliance with regulations for transporting endangered species.
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Charles River shipments of research monkeys to Canada spark a probe
