home >> caribbean >> caribbean
ecotourism>> born free
Endangered
Species & Wildlife - gorillas & chimpanzess - Primate Species
BUSH MEAT http://www.goldray.com/bushmeat/
Great apes -- gorillas, chimpanzees, and bonobos -- are being hunted to
extinction for commercial bushmeat in the equatorial forests of west and
central Africa. A ragged farflung army of 2,000 bushmeat hunters supported
by the timber industry infrastructure will illegally shoot and butcher
over 3,000 gorillas and 4,000 chimpanzees this year. That's five times
the number of gorillas on Rwanda's Mt. Visoke and 20 times more chimpanzees
than live near Tanzania's Gombe Stream. People pay a premium to eat more
great apes each year than are now kept in all the zoos and laboratories
of the world.
International Primate Protection League http://www.ippl.org/
The International Primate Protection League was founded in 1973, and has
been working continuously for the well-being of primates.
IPPL has Field Representatives in 31 countries. Its Advisory Board is
composed of experts from the fields of zoology, anthropology, medicine,
biology, veterinary medicine, and psychology. Many IPPL officers have
lived for long periods with primates in their natural habitats.
Primate Conservation, Inc. http://www.primate.org/
Primate Conservation, Inc., (PCI) is an all volunteer not for profit foundation
dedicated to studying, preserving and maintaining the habitats of the
least known and most endangered primates in the world. Over 100 species,
approaching half of all primates, are threatened or endangered. The tropical
forests where most primates live are disappearing at an alarming rate.
Back Menu Main ECO-nexus Menu Home
LIVING LINKS http://www.emory.edu/LIVING_LINKS/
A Center for the Advanced Study of Ape and Human Evolution.
African Primates at Home
http://www.indiana.edu/~primate/primates.html
Data, Pictures and Audio files. All research by Dr. M.K. Holder consists
of non-invasive, observational methodology. Research is possible only
with permissions from the governments of host countries, and is conducted
in cooperation with respective parks management personnel.
Chimp World
http://millennium.simplenet.com/chimpworld/frames.htm
Educational & fun resource for kids.
See Also: Gorillacam - Johannesburg Zoo South Africa
Not the most informative of sites … but the Gorillacam images are
updated continuously. Visit Max and Lisa, two of the great apes making
their home at this South African zoo.
Back Menu Main ECO-nexus Menu Home
Information complements of www.vayulila.com
|
