Guns, germs, and trees determine density and distribution of gorillas and...
We present a range-wide assessment of sympatric western lowland gorillas Gorilla gorilla gorilla and central chimpanzees Pan troglodytes troglodytes using the largest survey data set ever assembled
View ArticleOrder of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana regarding monkey attacks on...
Order of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh dated 17/04/2018 regarding monkey attacks on humans, Chandigarh. Chandigarh Administration states that the monkey is a scheduled animal...
View ArticleNewly discovered Orangutan species requires urgent habitat protection
Remaining habitat for P. tapanuliensis is threatened by forest fragmentation, habitat degradation, and conversion that are slated to continue. These are critical factors for the survival of large...
View ArticleWWF reports death of over 100 wildlife rangers on job in Asia and central Africa
More than 100 wildlife rangers died on the job in Asia and central Africa over the last year, nearly half killed by poachers, the WWF reported today. Illegal hunters are decimating endangered wildlife
View ArticlePalm oil: A new threat to Africa's monkeys and apes?
Endangered monkeys and apes will almost certainly face new risks if Africa becomes a big player in the palm oil industry. That is the message of a study looking at how large-scale expansion of the oil
View ArticleChina’s primates could disappear by end of this century, study warns
China has some 25 species of primates, of which 15 to 18 have fewer than 3,000 individuals surviving in the wild, according to a new study. Two species of gibbons have become extinct in China
View ArticleVacancies weaken vigil as monkey fever spreads
BENGALURU: Key posts pertaining to prevention and awareness of monkey fever have remained vacant in Shivamogga, Uttara Kannada and Dakshina Kannada districts, where field stations have been set up to...
View ArticleMonkeys facing extinction threat due to climate change, claims study
There are several animals that are at the risk of extinction because of climate change, and monkeys living in South America are among these. According to researchers, a substantial temperature increase
View ArticleReinfection could not occur in SARS-CoV-2 infected rhesus macaques
An outbreak of the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome CoV-2 (SARS-CoV-2), began in Wuhan and spread globally. Recently, it has been reported that...
View ArticleDeforestation on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and the loss of primate...
Sulawesi is an important island for primates. All 17 species that are found there are endemics. The island also includes contact zones between species of macaques (genus Macaca) where hybrids may arise.
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