ðə ɹᵻlˈaɪəns ʌv pˈʊɹ, ɹˈʊɹɹəl kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz ˌɔn fˈɔːɹɪst ɹᵻsˈoːɹsᵻz mˈeɪ ɹɪzˈʌlt ɪn θɹˈɛts dˈuː tə hˈʌntɪŋ pɹˈæktɪsᵻz ðæt dᵻɹˈɛktli ænd ˌɪndɚɹˈɛktli tˈɑːɹɡɪt ɡɹˈeɪt ˈeɪps fɔːɹ fˈuːd ɔːɹ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl tɹˈeɪd; ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl kənvˈɜːʒən ɔːɹ dᵻstɹˈʌktɪv ɡˈæðɚɹɪŋ pɹˈæktɪsᵻz ðæt dᵻɹˈɛktli dᵻɡɹˈeɪd ɡɹˈeɪt ˈeɪp hˈæbɪtˌæts ænd baɪ vˈɜːtʃuː ʌv ðɛɹ vɪsˈɪnᵻɾi, fəsˈɪlᵻtˌeɪt ðə tɹænsmˈɪʃən ʌv hjˈuːmən pˈæθədʒənz tə ðɪ ˈeɪps.
The reliance of poor, rural communities on forest resources may result in threats due to hunting practices that directly and indirectly target great apes for food or international trade; agricultural conversion or destructive gathering practices that directly degrade great ape habitats and by virtue of their vicinity, facilitate the transmission of human pathogens to the apes.