MOST ENDANGERED PRIMATES IN THE WORLD
The Eastern Black Crested Gibbon, along with its closely related relative, the Hainan Gibbon, is right on the verge. Fortunately, Fauna & Flora International, which rediscovered the species in 2002, is supporting community patrols to guard the remaining individuals, while bringing biogas facilities and improved stoves to villages to help curtail wood cutting. Watch a video of this rare species at the link above.
The Bad News: Fewer than 250 survive.
The Good News: Local communities in Vietnam are now beginning to value their unique endemic primates and are working with Fauna & Flora International to set aside protected areas for this and other species.
Photo: See images by Geoff Robinson Photography at greenpacks.org, where there are also some lovely videos of the Tonkin Snub-Nosed Monkey.
