Monkey Extinction: It Is Real
We save our monkey’s with a purpose. The main reasons for monkey extinction is the rapid decline of natural habitats due to logging, mining, agriculture and human settlements.
This is a world wide problem, over half of world’s apes and monkeys are in danger of extinction (USAToday, 2017). Monkeyland’s priority is conservation, if this does not become a global priority, then a lot of other species will disappear in 25 years.
A photograph of illegal logging in South Africa is displayed above. Logging is not only prominent in South Africa but also in other parts of the world such as Indonesia. The photo below shows the horrifying truths that logging has down to our forests.
(Sumatra, Photo by W. F. Laurance)
We have the power and opportunity to make primate conservation a global priority. If you are interested in learning more about these issues, please sign up for the Monkeyland newsletter (http://www.monkeyland.co.za/newsletter). Become part of our family and help to make the world a little better for our animal friends.
For more information and sources used:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/sciencefair/2017/01/18/primates-apes-monkeys-extinction/96724398/
http://www.monkeyland.co.za/mission_content_id_48
