Three surprising reasons human actions threaten endangered primates

An estimated 60% of all primate species are listed as vulnerable, threatened or endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature

Primates
The potential for disease transmission between humans and primates is high, partly because of our closely related biology

Tracie McKinney, senior lecturer in Biological Anthropology at the University of South Wales, Michelle Rodrigues assistant professor at Marquette University and Sian Waters honorary research fellow at Durham University explain how primates are put at risk by a number of subtle actions as humans.

Monkeys, apes and lemurs are cute, familiar and lovable. But an estimated 60% of all primate species are listed as vulnerable, threatened or endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, a network of environmental organisations.

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