Large numbers of endangered Cambodian monkey

U.S. News and World Report reports that large numbers of two endangered monkeys in Cambodia have been recorded.

There were 42,000 black-shanked douc langurs (pic right) and 2,500 yellow-cheeked crested gibbons tallied in Cambodia by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS); some of the largest numbers of these threatened species.

"'Despite this good news in Cambodia, the [Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area] still remains at risk from conversion to agro-industrial plantations for crops, including biofuels, and commercial mining,' said Tom Clements, lead author of the WCS report."

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