Surprising Demographic Shifts in Endangered Monkey Population Challenge Conservation Expectations
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 12:31
in Biology & Nature
At first glance, the northern muriqui monkey is a prime conservation success story. These Brazilian primates are critically endangered, but in the past 30 years a population on a private reserve has grown from just 60 individuals to some 300, now comprising almost a third of the total remaining animals.