Half of world's primates face "imminent extinction": report

The Guardian reports on the "imminent extinction" of half the world's primates. Habitat destruction is the main problem say the report's scientists

In a report highlighting the 25 most endangered primate species, conservationists have outlined the desperate plight of primates from Madagascar, Africa, Asia and Central and South America, with some populations down to just a few dozen in number.

Of the world's 634 primate species, 48% are classified as threatened with extinction on the IUCN's "red list" of threatened species. The latest report was compiled by 85 primatologists working in the field and will be launched today at Bristol zoo by a coalition of conservation groups including the IUCN and Conservation International and the International Primatological Society.

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Photo by Nora Schwitzer/Bristol Conservation and Science Foundation