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Primates

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Save This Species: Chimpanzees

Our closest known relatives are on the brink of extinction. Can we save them in time?
October 1, 2025
by
Larissa Wiencek
Our closest known relatives are on the brink of extinction. Can we save them in time?
Environmental Books

Wild Reads: 10 New Books that Celebrate Wildlife and Their Environments

From chimpanzees and wolves to snakes and starlings, these new books capture hidden truths about fascinating species — and reveal how to better protect them.
September 5, 2025
by
Colleen M. Crary, Ph.D.
From chimpanzees and wolves to snakes and starlings, these new books capture hidden truths about fascinating species — and reveal how to better protect them.
Voices

Palm Oil Continues to Plague Borneo’s Orangutans, Elephants, and Other Icons

Despite 35 years of awareness campaigns, palm oil plantations still devastate the landscape of this biodiversity hotspot and the animals who depend on native forests.
May 16, 2025
by
Marina De León
Despite 35 years of awareness campaigns, palm oil plantations still devastate the landscape of this biodiversity hotspot and the animals who depend on native forests.
Voices

Save This Species: Sumatran Orangutans

The “people of the forest” won’t live in the wild much longer if we keep chopping down their rainforest homes.
March 24, 2025
by
John R. Platt
The “people of the forest” won’t live in the wild much longer if we keep chopping down their rainforest homes.
An orangutan perches on a tree with an expanse of green leaves behind him.
Commentaries

Conservation of ‘Umbrella Species’ Works for Ecosystems — Especially in Southeast Asia

Science says many types of animals can serve as “umbrella species.” But donors and the public pay the most attention to tigers, orangutans and other charismatic megafauna.
August 7, 2024
by
Gregory McCann
Science says many types of animals can serve as “umbrella species.” But donors and the public pay the most attention to tigers, orangutans and other charismatic megafauna.
a collage of three monkey species against green leaves and trees
Extinction Countdown

How Does Habitat Fragmentation Harm Wildlife?

To understand the problem, look to three monkey species, each of whom face the threat in different (and not always successful) ways.
May 15, 2024
by
John R. Platt
To understand the problem, look to three monkey species, each of whom face the threat in different (and not always successful) ways.
Buffy-headed marmoset
Voices

Species Spotlight: The Buffy-Headed Marmoset Is Menaced on Multiple Fronts

This miniature monkey from Brazil faces a losing battle with disease, invasive species and an ever-shrinking habitat.
June 17, 2021
by
Carla B. Possamai and Sarisha Trindade
This miniature monkey from Brazil faces a losing battle with disease, invasive species and an ever-shrinking habitat.
mountain gorillas
Extinction Countdown

YouTube Videos Inspire Unsafe Mountain Gorilla Tourism, Study Finds

Videos of people getting too close to, and touching, the rare apes motivates other people to want to do the same — and that could spread diseases like COVID-19 to a critically endangered species.
September 3, 2020
by
John R. Platt
Videos of people getting too close to, and touching, the rare apes motivates other people to want to do the same — and that could spread diseases like COVID-19 to a critically endangered species.
Zanzibar red colobus
Extinction Countdown

Possible Monkey Extinction Highlights the Risk to Africa’s Most Endangered Primate Group

The IUCN just declared an African monkey known as Miss Waldron’s red colobus “possibly extinct.” Other species could be quick to follow, conservationists warn.
July 23, 2019
by
John R. Platt
The IUCN just declared an African monkey known as Miss Waldron’s red colobus “possibly extinct.” Other species could be quick to follow, conservationists warn.
chimpanzee
Wildlife

How Social Media Supports Animal Cruelty and the Illegal Pet Trade

Images of chimpanzees and other species appear cute, but they may actually depict animals in dangerous situations. Here’s how to tell what’s safe to share — and how that helps conservation.
June 20, 2019
by
Ashley Edes
Images of chimpanzees and other species appear cute, but they may actually depict animals in dangerous situations. Here’s how to tell what’s safe to share — and how that helps conservation.

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