Extractions: April 11, 2005 One-fourth of the world's 625 primate species and subspecies could be extinct within 20 years, according to a recent report by the Primate Specialist Group of IUCN-The World Conservation Union's Species Survival Commission and the International Primatological Society, in collaboration with Conservation International. The animals' greatest threats are habitat loss due to agriculture and logging, hunting for food and traditional medicines, and capture for the pet trade. Thanks in large part to conservation efforts, no primate species were known to have gone extinct in the 20th century. Our closest living relatives may not be so lucky this century. Read the Latest About the Giant Panda Mother and Cub
Extinction Risk For 1 In 3 Primates, Study Says Asia has now become the world leader in endangered primates, said The Red List of threatened Species, compiled by the World Conservation Union and http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/10/1008_021008_primates.html
Extractions: October 8, 2002 One in every three of the world's apes, monkeys, lemurs, and other primates is now endangered with extinction, according to a report released this week by Conservation International (CI) and the Primate Specialist Group of the World Conservation Union (IUCN). 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. Asia now accounts for almost half of the world's most endangered primates, with 11 listed in the top 25, including six that are new additions. Africa (eight), central and South America (three), and Madagascar (three) are home to the other primates on the list. These include the Sumatran orangutan of Indonesia, the mountain gorilla of Africa, and northern muriqui of Brazil. "Asia has now become the world leader in endangered primates," said Conservation International President Russ Mittermeier. "Of particular concern is the situation in Vietnam and China. 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. Fully 20 percent of the top 25 primates are located in Vietnam, with another 16 percent from China and 12 percent from Indonesia."
Giant Catfish Critically Endangered, Group Says include the Mekong giant catfish, three Neotropical primates, and six albatrosses. More than 12000 species are known to be threatened with extinction. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/11/1118_031118_giantcatfish.html
Extractions: November 18, 2003 View the Mekong Giant Catfish Photo Gallery: Go>> The Mekong River's giant catfish ( Pangasianodon Gigas ) is on the path to extinction. Today's release of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) updated 2003 Red List of Threatened Species shows that the flagship species of the storied river in Southeast Asia is classified as Critically Endangered, its numbers further reduced from its classification as Endangered in the previous IUCN Red List. The Switzerland-based organization's members from 140 countries include some 70 states, 100 government agencies, and 750 NGOs. P. gigas National Geographic News spoke to Zeb Hogan of the Mekong Fish Conservation Project about the plight of the Mekong and its giant catfish. Hogan has received funding from the National Geographic Society to research and promote the conservation of the fish (see sidebar). The Mekong giant catfish has just been listed by the IUCN as Critically Endangered. What does this mean and just how bad is it for this fish?
Frontlines - Primates On The Brink The report is the third to list the 25 most endangered primates, following similar Although some of the regions threatened primates are taken as pets http://www.conservation.org/xp/frontlines/species/04070501.xml
Extractions: One in Four of Mankindâs Closest Living Relatives are at Risk of Extinction They are mankindâs closest living relatives â thinking, feeling beings that use their hands as we do to shape their surroundings and hold their offspring. Their calls and songs echo through the trees, and we can see some of ourselves in their eyes. A new report titled, "Primates in Peril: The Worldâs 25 Most Endangered Primates â 2004-2006" The 48-page document issued by the Primate Specialist Group of IUCN-The World Conservation Unionâs Species Survival Commission (SSC) and the International Primatological Society (IPS), in collaboration with Conservation International (CI), makes clear that failure to respond will bring the first primate extinctions in over a century. âMore and more, mankindâs closest living relatives are being cornered into shrinking areas of tropical forest,â CI President Russell A. Mittermeier said. Mittermeier, who also chairs the IUCN-SSC Primate Specialist Group, witnessed the scope of the problem on a recent trip to Indonesiaâs Mentawai Islands off Sumatra. "Although these four small islands cover only about 7,000 square kilometers (slightly larger than the state of Delaware), they have an amazing seven endemic primates, including an entire genus â Simias, the pig-tailed langur â that is Critically Endangered," he said. "Incredibly, these tiny islands are still being logged, and the monkeys occurring there are still hunted for food."
Extractions: It is important that a special facility be established to maintain small captive populations of endangered primates whose wild populations are no longer viable, or for those animals that are confiscated from the illegal trade, and provision should be made for long-term field studies of remaining wild populations and their threatened tropical forest habitats. With the assistance of the international zoological and conservation communities. it is also important that captive breeding programs for several of these primate taxa be developed as soon as possible as an insurance against the possible extinction of wild populations.
One In Every Three Primates Now Threatened With Extinction New Report on 25 Most endangered primates Documents Increased Pressures on Mankinds Closest One in Every Three primates Now threatened with Extinction http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/umwelt_naturschutz/bericht-13455.
Extractions: "The latest information made available at the International Primatological Society Congress in Beijing highlighted the fact that Asia has now become the world leader in endangered primates," said Conservation International President Russ Mittermeier. "Of particular concern is the situation in Vietnam and China. 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. Fully 20 percent of the top 25 primates are located in Vietnam, with another 16 percent from China and 12 percent from Indonesia." Habitat loss due to the clearing of tropical forests for agriculture, timber extraction and the collection of fuel wood continues to be the major factor in the declining number of primates according to the report. However, hunting has been an insidious and major threat, especially in Africa and Asia. Once done mainly for subsistence purposes, it has now taken on a major commercial dimension. Live capture for the pet trade and export for biomedical research have become lesser concerns in recent decades, but still pose a threat to some species. Although still highly endangered, a number of species have been removed from the list issued in 2000. The golden lion tamarin and the black lion tamarin, for example, have benefited from commendable efforts for their protection by the Brazilian Government. Comprehensive conservation and management programs are in place for each - that for the black lion tamarin run by the NGO IPÊ-Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas in collaboration with the Wildlife Preservation Trust, Philadelphia, and that for the golden lion tamarin by the Associação Mico-Leão-Dourado (AMLD) in collaboration with the National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution.
Primates On The Brink New report on 25 most endangered primates shows mankinds closest living relatives under Although some of the regions threatened primates are taken as http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/umwelt_naturschutz/bericht-42729.
Extractions: Madagascar and Vietnam each have four primates on the new list, while Brazil and Indonesia have three, followed by Sri Lanka and Tanzania with two each, and one each from Colombia, China, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, and Democratic Republic of Congo. Some primates on the list are found in more than one country. Habitat loss due to the clearing of tropical forests for agriculture, logging, and the collection of fuel wood continues to be the major factor in the declining number of primates, according to the report. Hunting for subsistence and commercial purposes also is a major and insidious threat, especially in Africa and Asia. Live capture for the pet trade also poses a serious threat, particularly to Asian species. The 2004-2006 list focuses on the severity of the overall threat rather than mere numbers. Some on the list, such as the Sumatran orangutan, still number in the low thousands but are disappearing at a faster rate than other primates. The December tsunamis that devastated coastal Sumatra have triggered a possible new threat to orangutan habitat from resettlement of area residents.
One In Every Three Primates Now Threatened With Extinction One in every three primates now threatened with extinction. New report on 25 Most endangered primates documents increased. Washington, DC New evidence of http://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/2002/G/20021617.html
Extractions: From Conservation International Washington, DC New evidence of the peril facing the world's apes, monkeys, lemurs and other primates, with one in every three now endangered with extinction, is revealed in a new report The World's Top 25 Most Endangered Primates 2002 released today by Conservation International (CI) and the Primate Specialist Group of IUCN-The World Conservation Union. 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. The report emerged from a recent gathering of the International Primatological Society, at its 19th Congress in Beijing, China. Asia now accounts for almost 45 percent of the world's most endangered primates, with 11 listed in the top 25, including six that are new additions. Africa (8), the Neotropics (3) and Madagascar (3) are home to the other primates represented on the list. These include the Sumatran orangutan of Indonesia, the mountain gorilla of Africa, and northern muriqui of Brazil. "The latest information made available at the International Primatological Society Congress in Beijing highlighted the fact that Asia has now become the world leader in endangered primates," said Conservation International President Russ Mittermeier. "Of particular concern is the situation in Vietnam and China. 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. Fully 20 percent of the top 25 primates are located in Vietnam, with another 16 percent from China and 12 percent from Indonesia."
Extractions: Globally, however, biodiversity is under siege. The 2000 IUCN (World Conservation Union) Red List of Threatened Species indicates that species extinction is on an increasing spiral. Since the last assessment of globally threatened species in 1996, the number of Critically Endangered primates has increased from 13 to 19. While the 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals, listed 169 Critically Endangered (CR) and 315 Endangered mammals, the 2000 analysis lists 180 CR and 340 Endangered mammals. Similarly, for birds there is an increase from 168 to 182 CR and from 235 to 321 Endangered species. As many as one in four of mammal species and one in eight bird species are threatened and the number of threatened animal species has increased from 5,201 to 5,435. Approximately, 25% of reptiles, 20% of amphibians and 30% of fishes (mainly freshwater) are listed as threatened. The number of Critically Endangered Reptiles has increased from 10 to 24 and Endangered from 28 to 47 species. Turtles and tortoises in particular are greatly threatened. The number of Critically Endangered species among freshwater turtles went from 10 in the 1996 IUCN assessment to 24 in the 2000 IUCN assessment, and this can be ascribed to unregulated harvests for food and medicines. Trends suggest that the trade in turtles after depleting populations in Southeast Asia is shifting to the Indian subcontinent and even to the Americas and Africa.
Forest Conservation Links: Land/Biodiversity/Endangered Species the habitats of the least known and most endangered primates in the world WWF s campaign to protect endangered and threatened species including http://forests.org/links/Biodiversity/Endangered_Species/
Extractions: Search site links Home Biodiversity Endangered Species 1 of 2 2 of 2 http://www.centerforplantconservation.org/ (5 votes) dedicated to conserving and restoring the rare native plants of the United States, to save them from extinction Rate It http://www.fws.gov/endangered/ information on threatened and endangered species in the United States from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Rate It http://www.iucnredlist.org/ latest assessment of the conservation status of species, subspecies, etc. on a global scale in order to highlight taxa threatened with extinction, and therefore promote their conservation Rate It http://www.worldtwitch.com/ (1 vote) provides the latest news about rare birds around the world as well as occasional urgent conservation notices for important bird areas Rate It http://www.redsquirrels.info/
Extractions: Embargoed 17.00h GMT The global extinction crisis is as bad or worse than believed, with dramatic declines in populations of many species, including reptiles and primates, according to the 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, released today. Since the last assessment in 1996, Critically Endangered primates increased from 13 to 19, and the number of threatened albatross species has increased from three to 16 due to long-line fisheries. Freshwater turtles, heavily exploited for food and medicinal use in Asia, went from 10 to 24 Critically Endangered species in just four years. These are among the alarming facts announced by the world's largest international conservation organisation, with the publication of the Red List, the most authoritative and comprehensive status assessment of global biodiversity. The release comes a week before the second World Conservation Congress in Amman, Jordan, where members of IUCN - The World Conservation Union will meet to define global conservation policy for the next four years, including ways of addressing the growing extinction crisis.
IUCN New Report on 25 Most endangered primates Shows Mankinds Closest Living Relatives Although some of the regions threatened primates are taken as pets http://www.iucn.org/themes/ssc/news/primates_on_the_brink.htm
Extractions: About IUCN Our work Commissions Members ... Events Primates on the Brink 7 April 2005, Antananarivo, Madagascar - reveals that 25 percent - or one in four - of the 625 primate species and subspecies are at risk of extinction. The report compiled by more than 50 experts from 16 countries cites deforestation, commercial bushmeat hunting, and the illegal animal trade as the primary threats, and warns that failure to respond will bring the first primate extinctions in more than a century. Madagascar and Vietnam each have four primates on the new list, while Brazil and Indonesia have three, followed by Sri Lanka and Tanzania with two each, and one each from Colombia, China, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, and Democratic Republic of Congo. Some primates on the list are found in more than one country. By region, the list includes 10 from Asia, seven from Africa, four from Madagascar, and four from South America, showing that threats to monkeys, lemurs, great apes and other non-human primates exist wherever they live. Habitat loss due to the clearing of tropical forests for agriculture, logging, and the collection of fuel wood continues to be the major factor in the declining number of primates, according to the report. Hunting for subsistence and commercial purposes also is a major and insidious threat, especially in Africa and Asia. Live capture for the pet trade also poses a serious threat, particularly to Asian species.
General Animal Sites Animal Info Information on Rare, threatened and endangered Mammals Visit the largest collection of endangered primates in the world. Electronic Zoo http://www.eagle.ca/~matink/themes/Endanger/genanim.html
Conservation Status Of Primates Conservation Status of primates. This is the present conservation status of all of ie whether they are critically endangered, endangered, threatened, http://members.tripod.com/cacajao/status_primates.html
Awesome Library - Science endangered or threatened Birds (Texas Parks and Wildlife) Biodiversity hotspots, where 96 percent of the most threatened primates live, are identified http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Science/Ecology/Endangered_Species.html
About Primates Many endangered primates live only in primary forest, which has the most valuable primates are threatened by human destruction of their forest home and http://www.primate.org/about.htm
Extractions: About Primates Protecting and Conserving Primates Sustainable Development Protection Captive Conservation and Release Captive conservation and release is another avenue that has been tried recently with the golden lion tamarin. The program was a limited success but had an enormous cost for each individual released. Clearly it would be cheaper for us and better for the primates if they are protected in their natural habitat, where they can be viewed as integral members of their habitat rather than as bored captives. If a primate species exists only in captivity, it is no longer a part of a natural evolutionary system but a living specimen in a museum. What Are The Threats To Primates? Primates are threatened by human destruction of their forest home and human commercial hunting for food and pets. The alarming rate of world wide tropical forest destruction is estimated to be 200 acres per minute. Over 40% of the 234 primate species are threatened with extinction. 13 of these species are critically endangered which means they will disappear within the next few years if greater efforts aren't made to protect them. Ten Things You Can Do for Primate Conservation 2. Call, write, or fax the president of the United States (The White House, Washington DC 20500; 202-456-1414) and ask that the United States impose sanctions on countries that do not enforce their endangered species laws or
Primate Conservation Inc Over 100 species, approaching half of all primates, are threatened or endangered. PCI has supported projects on endangered primates including the Tonkin http://www.primate.org/
Extractions: 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. Over 100 species, approaching half of all primates, are threatened or endangered. The tropical forests where most primates live are disappearing at an alarming rate. 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 provides grants to support the next generation of researchers and conservationists in the field. These grantees research the needs of species, focusing the attention of local people and the world. In many cases they are the endangered primates only defense against hunters and loggers.
Extractions: Show the chimpanzees you care by donating online today! Animal Defenders International - The mission of the ADI is to educate, create awareness, and promote the interest of humanity in the cause of justice, and the suppression of all forms of cruelty to animals; wherever possible to alleviate suffering, and to conserve and protect animals and the environment. Animal Legal Defense Fund - ALDF is the country's leading animal rights law organization working nationally to defend animals from abuse and exploitation. Animal Welfare Institute - The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is a non-profit charitable organization founded in 1951 to reduce the sum total of pain and fear inflicted on animals by humans. AESOP - Project - [Allied Effort to Save Other Primates] is an international coalition of individuals and organizations dedicated to protecting monkeys and apes.
Extractions: The golden-headed langur of Vietnam and Chinas Hainan gibbon number only in the dozens. The Horton Plains slender loris of Sri Lanka has been sighted just four times since 1937. Perriers sifaka of Madagascar and the Tana River red colobus of Kenya are now restricted to tiny patches of tropical forest, leaving them vulnerable to rapid eradication. Hunters kill primates for food and to sell the meat, traders capture them for live sale, and loggers, farmers, and land developers destroy their habitat. "More and more, mankinds closest living relatives are being cornered into shrinking areas of tropical forest," said CI President Russell A. Mittermeier, who also chairs the IUCN-SSC Primate Specialist Group. "This is especially true of Madagascar, one of the planets biodiversity hotspots that has lost most of its original forest cover. More than half its lemurs, none found anywhere else in the world, are threatened with extinction. Without immediate steps to protect these unique creatures and their habitat, we will lose more of our planets natural heritage forever."
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