Over half of world's primates on brink of extinction: experts

Over half of world's primates on brink of extinction: experts Singapore (AFP) Nov 24, 2015 - More than half the world's primates, including apes, lemurs and monkeys, are facing extinction, international experts warned Tuesday, as they called for urgent action to protect mankind's closest living relatives. The population crunch is the result of large-scale habitat destruction - particularly the burning and clearing of tropical forests - as well as the hunting of primates for food a ... more

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