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Impending extinction crisis of the world’s primates: Why primates matter [1]

Nonhuman primates, our closest biological relatives, play important roles in the livelihoods, cultures, and religions of many societies and offer unique insights into human evolution, biology, behavior, and the threat of emerging diseases. They are an essential component of tropical biodiversity, contributing to forest regeneration and ecosystem health. Current information shows the existence of 504 species in 79 genera distributed in the Neotropics, mainland Africa, Madagascar, and Asia. Alarmingly, ~60% of primate species are now threatened with extinction and ~75% have declining populations.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
18/01/2017
Alejandro Estrada [3], Paul A. Garber [4], Anthony B. Rylands & et al [5]
Science Advances [6]
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Tags:
Monkey [7], Endangered Species [8], Land Use [9], Deforestation [10], Climate Change [11], Illegal Trade [12], Wildlife Trade [13], Ecosystems [14], Africa [15], Asia [16], Madagascar [17]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/impending-extinction-crisis-world%E2%80%99s-primates-why-primates-matter
[2] http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/advances/3/1/e1600946.full.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/alejandro-estrada
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/paul-garber
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/anthony-b-rylands-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/science-advances
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/monkey
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-use
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-trade
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystems
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/asia
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/madagascar