About 60% of our closest biological relatives are predicted to become extinct within 2015 as primates and their habitats are increasingly threatened by industrial expansion, cattle ranching, logging, drilling, mining, climate change and diseases, according to a study in journal Science Advances. This latest report is the most comprehensive of its kind so far and points to an alarming outcome for non-human primates, who primarily live in Madagascar, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Brazil and Indonesia. A 25 years report warned that conserving all ape species is also critical as they are a means of conserving trees, pollinators and a significant cause by which seeds are dispersed.
About 60% of our closest biological relatives are predicted to become extinct within 25 years as primates and their habitats are increasingly threatened by industrial expansion, cattle ranching, logging, drilling, mining, climate change and diseases, according to a study in journal Science Advances. This latest report is the most comprehensive of its kind so far and points to an alarming outcome for non-human primates, who primarily live in Madagascar, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Brazil and Indonesia. A 2015 report warned that conserving all ape species is also critical as they are a means of conserving trees, pollinators and a significant cause by which seeds are dispersed.