Research chimps will soon be listed as 'endangered'.

The article reports on an announcement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) that captive chimpanzees are being classified as as endangered species and discusses the implications for biomedical research. It notes that the action was taken in response to challenges to the USFWS's earlier 1990 decision to designate wild chimpanzees but not captive chimpanzees as endangered. Topics include the U.S. Endangered Species Act, primatologist Jane Goodall, and chimpanzees in AIDS research.