Bonobo: 'Forgotten' ape threatened by human activity and forest loss
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 21:30
in Biology & Nature
The most detailed range-wide assessment of the bonobo (formerly known as the pygmy chimpanzee) ever conducted has revealed that this poorly known and endangered great ape is quickly losing space in a world with growing human populations. The loss of usable habitat is attributed to both forest fragmentation and poaching, according to a new study.