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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Primate extinction (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Primate species and sub-species classified as "critically endangered" and "endangered" jumped nearly 63 percent from 120 to 195 since the initial report was issued in January 2000.
		Indeed, with several primates now numbering only in the dozens or low hundreds of individuals, Vietnam is at risk of undergoing a major primate extinction spasm within the next few years if rapid action is not taken.
		According to the report, 48 (87 percent) of the 55 critically endangered primates and 124 (89 percent) of the 140 endangered primates are found only in the biodiversity hotspots, for a total of 172 (88 percent) of the current 195.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Primate-extinction (417 words)

	Half of all Primate Species Face Extinction \| Worldwatch Institute
		The 233 non-human species of primates, including chimpanzees and other apes as well as monkeys, are collectively the most imperiled group of mammals on our planet.
		Hunting for food (one in three threatened primates is unsustainably hunted) and the largely illegal pet trade, which affects the "charismatic" species such as orangutans and gibbons, follow closely.
		In Madagascar, where all non-human primates are lemurs--the most ancient primate lineage alive today--some 80 percent of the island's old-growth forests have been lost since the arrival of humans about 1,000 years ago.
	www.worldwatch.org /node/1614 (1191 words)

	PRIMATE Case
		The Issue The international trade of primates, including various monkeys, chimpanzees, and orangutans is accelerating the decline of these animals to the point of near extinction.
		All were accused of exporting wild-caught primates and the BUAV claimed that many of the captive breeding programs it had seen were just a front for extensive trapping in the country concerned.
		No estimates of years until extinction were given except for the orangutan, which was estimated as "soon after the turn of the century." In addition, humans have a strong connection to these animals not just because they are cute and furry, but because they are so similar to ourselves.
	www.american.edu /TED/primate.htm (1619 words)

	Primate Conservation Initiative
		Although primates are found in tropical and subtropical habitats such as woodlands and savannas, over 90% of primate species occur in tropical forests (Cowlishaw and Dunbar, 2000; Mittermeier and Cheney, 1987).
		Because primates are at their highest diversity in tropical forests, the loss of these forests is widely regarded as the process that most threatens primate species (Chapman and Peres, 2001; Mittermeier and Cheney, 1987; Southwick and Siddiqi, 2001).
		Primates of the Brazilian Atlantic forest: the influence of forest fragmentation on survival.
	www.conservationinstitute.org /primate_conservation/primate_conservation_home.htm (2929 words)

	Primate Conservation Inc
		Primate Conservation, Inc., (PCI) is an all volunteer not for profit foundation [501(c)(3)] dedicated to studying, preserving and maintaining the habitats of the least known and most endangered primates in the world.
		Jane Goodall and others who have done field studies of primates in their natural habitat have shown that dedicated individuals are one of the keys to successful conservation.
		PCI has supported projects on endangered primates including the Tonkin snub-nosed monkey and the douc langur in Vietnam, the fl gibbon in China, Sclater’s guenon in Nigeria, the greater bamboo lemur in Madagascar.
	primate.org (353 words)

	Extinction Risk for 1 in 3 Primates, Study Says
		Primate species and sub-species classified as "critically endangered" and "endangered" jumped nearly two-thirds from 120 to 195 since the initial report was issued in January 2000.
		According to the report, 48 of the 55 critically endangered primates and 124 of the 140 endangered primates are found only in the biodiversity hotspots.
		Nonhuman primates are our closest living relatives, and their loss is directly linked to the global extinction crisis.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2002/10/1008_021008_primates.html (722 words)

	Al Jazeera English - Archive - Brazil Monkeys Stare Extinction In The Face
		As many as one quarter of today's primates will be dead in 20 years," says John Aguair of Conservation International and one of the authors of the report, Primates in Peril.
		Brazil has the largest number of primates found on the planet - 103 of a total 625 - and three on the list of the 25 most endangered primates referenced in the report are found just in the Atlantic forest bio-region.
		Considered the most peaceful of the primates, it has a habit of hugging frequently, mainly when meeting members of other known groups as a form of reassurance and mutual solidarity.
	english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/CAB6B9A0-21E5-4C55-9D38-ED2F6AEE8B46.htm (868 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Primate extinction
		Ape extinction, particularly Great Ape extinction, is one of the most widely held biodiversity concerns.
		Recent primate extinctions (notably that of Miss Waldron's Red Colobus[?]) after a long period of no such losses, and the rise of the African bushmeat trade, have sparked concerns that human beings may be eliminating their nearest genetic and social relatives.
		Because some apes are classified as hominids, and politically some consider them persons many consider this genocide.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/pr/Primate_extinction (186 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Science/Nature \| Third of primates 'risk extinction'
		One-third of the world's primate species now face a serious risk of extinction, according to a report by an international group of conservationists.
		Primates living in two south-east Asian countries are said to be especially endangered.
		The report says primates are important for ecosystem health, because they disperse fruit seeds and the remains of other food they eat.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/science/nature/2306517.stm (635 words)

	Primates FAQ
		The discovery marks the sixth time in six years that researchers have identified a new primate species in Brazil, which is home to almost one-third of the world's 250 primates, the animal group that includes humans, monkeys, great apes, and lemurs.
		Remember that working with primates means you can be an animal care taker, a university professor, a zoo director, a field researcher, a curator of a primate house, the editor of a primate related newsletter, etc. There are many things you can do which involved working with primates.
		The Primate Info Net Meetings Calendar lists national or international meetings, seminars, workshops, art exhibits or other events with a focus on primatology, and broader meetings which a substantive number of primatologists may attend.
	www.primates.com /faq (4503 words)

	Star: Humans at heart of primate extinction
		Human activities such as hunting and logging have driven nearly one quarter of the world's primate species - man's closest living relations in the animal kingdom - to the brink of extinction, according to a new report.
		The report, entitled Primates in Peril: The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates, says that one in four of the 625 primate species and subspecies are at risk of extinction.
		The report says the first extinction among African primates is expected to occur among the red colobus species, some of which have not been sighted for decades.
	www.thestar.co.za /index.php?fSectionId=129&fArticleId=2474737 (486 words)

	Mass Extinction Underway \| Biodiversity Crisis \| Global Species Loss
		A majority of the nation's biologists are convinced that a "mass extinction" of plants and animals is underway that poses a major threat to humans in the next century, yet most Americans are only dimly aware of the problem, a poll says.
		The rapid disappearance of species was ranked as one of the planet's gravest environmental worries, surpassing pollution, global warming and the thinning of the ozone layer, according to the survey of 400 scientists commissioned by New York's American Museum of Natural History.
		Yemen's Wildlife on Brink of Extinction (Yemen Observer)
	www.well.com /user/davidu/extinction.html (3082 words)

	Primate Info Net: Primates in peril:Black-faced Lion Tamarin
		It is a revision of their previously released "The World's Top 25 most Endangered Primates", which indicates that about one out of every three primate species is currently threatened with extinction.
		McGraw WS A survey of forest primates near the Ivory Coast's Ehi Lagoon: Further evidence for the extinction of Colobus badius waldroni.
		Primate Info Net is maintained by the Wisconsin Primate Research Center (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
	pin.primate.wisc.edu /news/cons/peril7.html (519 words)

	CNN - Primates in peril, except for one species - August 28, 1997
		Nearly half of the 235 primates, including chimpanzees -- the human's closest evolutionary relative -- are threatened with extinction.
		In south and east Asia, nine-tenths of all primates are facing extinction.
		"Primate conservation must remain a global cause, one that will continue to require the support of wealthy societies like the United States, Japan, and the European Community," the report said.
	edition.cnn.com /EARTH/9708/28/endangered.apes.ap/index.html (636 words)

	WWF \| Wildlife Trade \| FAQs \| Primate Trade
		Primates are also sought by zoological parks, and many are popular ï¿½ though often illegal ï¿½ pets in some parts of the world.
		Primates are also an important source of protein for people in certain countries, particularly in parts of Africa and the Amazon region of South America.
		The greatest factors in population declines among wild primates are destruction of tropical forests and poor management and protection of existing parks and reserves.
	www.worldwildlife.org /trade/faqs_primate.cfm (889 words)

	info: Primate_extinction (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Extinction Risk for 1 in 3 Primates, Study SaysIndeed, with several primates now numbering only in the dozens or low hundreds of individuals, Vietnam is at risk of undergoing a major primate extinction spasm within the next few years if rapid...
		Bushmeat trade threatens primates According to a report in the October issue of the journal of Conservation Biology, the bushmeat trade is responsible for the fist primate extinction in 100 years.
		NewsFirst Primate Extinction of the 20th Century - Scientists have pronounced the Miss Waldron's Red Colobus, a type of large West African monkey, extinct.
	www.napoli-pizza.net /Primate_extinction.html (602 words)

	PRIMATE EXTINCTION : Encyclopedia Entry
		There are very few breeding populations of the great apes outside captivity, and all such populations are not only formally classified as endangered species, but in the direct path of human deforestation and development, especially in Indonesia and the Congo.
		As extinction has caused social groups of apes to disintegrate, losing many key adult members (according to researchers close to these groups) and leaving many ape children orphaned, pressure has also mounted to save these species.
		For many, the fate of apes differs in kind from that of other species: the extinction of man's nearest relatives would certainly lead to ignorance of human origins.
	www.bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/Primate_extinction (254 words)

	Anglican Communion News Service
		The primate cited a number of factors for the absence of religion from public life.
		Public discourse on citizenship, on the other hand, "has been degraded almost to the point of extinction, replaced by the language of 'tax payers'," he said.
		But while he called for a renewal of public discourse on religion and citizenship, the primate said it "cannot succeed if it is pure nostalgia; the future we seek will not be served by a return to the old days, in which a distilled and nominal Christianity influenced and constrained public life."
	www.anglicancommunion.org /acns/articles/37/50/acns3754.cfm (484 words)

	IUCN
		Primates in Peril: The World’s 25 Most Endangered Primates - 2004-2006 reveals that 25 percent - or one in four - of the 625 primate species and subspecies are at risk of extinction.
		All 25 primates on the 2004-2006 list are found in the world’s biodiversity hotspots - 34 regions identified by Conservation International that cover just 2.3 percent of the Earth’s land surface but harbor well over 50 percent of all terrestrial plant and animal diversity.
		Survival of the world’s living primate species and subspecies is the principal mission of the IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group, over 300 volunteer professionals who represent the front line in international primate conservation.
	www.iucn.org /themes/SSC/news/2005_articles/primates_on_the_brink.htm (1239 words)

	Lemur (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Part of the primate category, lemurs differ in that they are prosimians rather than anthropoids (monkeys, apes and humans are anthropoids).
		Evolving before anthropoids, prosimians, unlike all other primates, use their sense of smell to distinguish what is safe to eat and to differentiate between individuals in their group.
		Since then 85% of the island's forests have been destroyed as a result of slash and burn agriculture, 70% of the island's primate population is now in some type of trouble; several of these species are close to extinction.
	www.worldprimatesafaris.com /lemur.html (344 words)

	Signs of Extinction
		The researchers who documented the extinction of the little-studied "Miss Waldron's red colobus monkey" say it may be the first obvious manifestation of an extinction spasm that will soon affect other large animals in West Africa unless more rigorous protection is applied immediately.
		The extinction of Miss Waldron's red colobus is the first documented case of a primate extinction in the 20th century.
		"We suggest that the lack of recent primate extinctions is fostering complacency, and that such complacency may allow taxa to become extinct that could have been saved by more rigorous and timely action," the scientists wrote in a report to be published in the October 2000 Conservation Biology.
	www.dukenews.duke.edu /2000/09/extinction922_print.htm (1156 words)

	ENN: Environmental News Network (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Without concerted action, great apes such as the Sumatran orangutan of Indonesia and the Eastern gorilla of central Africa are at risk of disappearing, according to the report to be released Thursday by the World Conservation Union, the International Primatological Society and Conservation International.
		While listing 25 species as most endangered, the report said that one in four of the 625 primate species and subspecies are at risk.
		The report said that the first extinction among African primates was expected to occur among the red colobus species, some of which have not been sighted for decades and may already be extinct.
	www.enn.com /today_PF.html?id=7483 (502 words)

	ePolitix.com - Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The first International Primate Day is being inaugurated on Thursday, 1 September by Animal Defenders International (ADI), to raise awareness of the plight of primates, who are now perilously close to extinction with their habitat all but destroyed.
		International Primate Day marks a turning point in the attitudes towards the world primate population as international agreements are being signed to put pressure on governments around the world to protect primates.
		To mark International Primate Day, ADI will be launching a new Adopt a Primate scheme inviting people to adopt chimpanzees like Toto and his family, and other chimps rescued by ADI at Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage, in Zambia.
	www.epolitix.com /EN/Forums/NAVS+and+Animal+Defenders+International/PressReleases/200508/3c3bea77-723a-4475-8507-a16db8260418.htm?wbc_purpose=Basic (603 words)

	Orangutans online
		The report notes that primate species and subspecies classified as endangered or critically endangered has jumped by almost 63 percent - from 120 to 195 - since the last version of the report was issued in January 2000.
		Twenty-three of the 25 primates are found in the world's biodiversity hotspots: 25 regions identified by Conservation International which cover just 1.4 percent of Earth's land surface but harbor more than 60 percent of all terrestrial plant and animal diversity.
		According to the report, 48 of the 55 critically endangered primates - 87 percent - and 124 of the 140 endangered primates - 89 percent - are found only in the biodiversity hotspots.
	www.orangutansonline.com /articles/article124.htm (753 words)

	Extinction of a West African Red Colobus Monkey (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The extinction of other large animals in the Upper Guinea rainforest region is likely to follow soon unless more attention is paid to the full range of endangered forms and more resources are devoted to their rigorous protection.
		Primates have received much attention from conservationists, and they are one of the few large orders of mammals that has not lost a taxon (species or subspecies) in the twentieth century (Mittermeier et al.
		Signs of this impending crisis, beyond the extinction of the red colobus and the evident fragmentation of the region's original forest, are the low frequency with which we encountered two other locally endemic primate subspecies, Cercocebus atys lunulatus and Cercopithecus diana roloway, each of which originally had a geographic distribution similar to that of P.
	www.atidekate.com /park/Redcolobusextinction.html (2950 words)

	Meet the Scientist
		Of the 350 species of living primates, one third are under immediate threat and another third are vulnerable, largely because of deforestation and the associated fragmentation of natural habitat areas.
		My approach has ranged from general study of the evolutionary history of primates through studies of reproduction of endangered primate species in captivity (using hormone assays and DNA typing) and on to studies of variability of genetic markers in endangered populations.
		My research has implications for biological conservation through the general lessons to be learnt from the evolutionary history of primates, through the information gained from captive breeding of endangered species and through the results of studying genetic variability in relation to population fragmentation.
	www.fieldmuseum.org /biodiversity/scientist_profiles/scientist_martin.html (606 words)

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