PRIMATE CONSERVATION BLOG (more coming soon)
I'm busy working on my blog posts. Watch this space!
60% of the world's primates threatened with extinction
Tapanuli orangutan a newly discovered orangutan species crtically endagered by human activity
SIX VERY IMPORTANT VIDEO CLIPS:
Stealing the rain from the rainforest
https://www.global-roadmap.org/videos/steal-the-rain-from-the-rainforest/
Why chop the Amazon in half
https://www.global-roadmap.org/videos/amazon/
Imperiled beauty: Asia’s vanishing Eden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtbKfC9HVYk&t=53s
Why are some roads so dangerous?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwwlxlMoVVQ&feature=youtu.be
Why roads are like Pandora’s box?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcfnLb091HY&feature=youtu.be
Orangutan and bulldozer destroying its habitat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdRMuQiv0No
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST:
The pros (and cons) of being a primatologist
http://www.conservation-careers.com/conservation-jobs-careers-advice/the-pros-and-cons-of-being-a-primatologist-part-1/
http://www.conservation-careers.com/conservation-jobs-careers-advice/the-pros-and-cons-of-being-a-primatologist-part-2/
Year of the monkey highlights plight of endangered species
Illegal trade and primate conservation - BBC reports of general interestS
The secret trade of baby chimpanzees: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-5e8c4bac-c236-4cd9-bacc-db96d733f6cf
Journey of a trafficked chimp: http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-38208445/journey-of-a-four-year-old-trafficked-chimpanzeeey
Orangutan trade: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37513707
Illegal trade of primates in Mexico: rescue and rehabilitation
Spider monkey rescue and rehab center, The Jungle Place, in Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico: http://www.thejungleplace.com/
Cobalt mining, forest los and degradation and exploitation of children
Inside the Democratic Republic of the Congo cobalt mines that exploit children
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcJ8me22NVs
Saving a Mother and Baby Orangutan
Palm oil plantation, Indonesia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yl1hFAlNpk
Orangutan rescue from the illegal pet trade and rehabilitation, Indonesia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCfM1WbTXEU
