As cyclones and droughts are expected to grow in frequency and intensity while global temperatures rise, humankind's closest relatives will become increasingly vulnerable to extinction, scientists say.
As cyclones and droughts are expected to grow in frequency and intensity while global temperatures rise, humankind's closest relatives will become increasingly vulnerable to extinction, scientists say.
At climate change's current pace, nearly 40% of the Earth's primates will be threatened by the extreme weather events that accompany rising temperatures, a new study says. And with 60% of primate species already vulnerable to habitat loss and human activity, researchers are pleading that conservationists consider both human and climatic impacts in their efforts. Orangutans across Africa and Asia are already threatened by palm oil farming that destroys their habitat.
What began as a love story leads to Liberia's first chimpanzee sanctuary 00:51Species such as the ring-tailed lemur, Sumatran orangutan and black howler monkey have already seen their populations decimated by habitat loss. The hope is that with the identified"hotspots" across Asia, Africa and South America most vulnerable to extreme weather, local wildlife groups develop conservation plans that incorporate climatic threats, the study's authors wrote.
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