Date: January
11, 2018
Source:
German Primate Center
Summary:
Eight years after the discovery of a new
primate species in Myanmar, scientists have released a new report revealing how
the 'snubby' is faring.
Scientists and conservation teams from Fauna
& Flora International (FFI), Dali University and the German Primate Center
just published a comprehensive conservation status review of one of the world's
most threatened primate species, the critically endangered Myanmar snub-nosed
monkey (also known affectionately as the 'snubby' by scientists, and as the
black snub-nosed monkey in China), Rhinopithecus strykeri.
The species was discovered in Myanmar in 2010
by Ngwe Lwin, a local scientist working for FFI. The following year, scientists
in China confirmed that these primates are also found in the neighbouring
forests of Yunnan province. In 2012, research by FFI and partners led to the
species being formally designated as critically endangered due to its small
population size and threats from hunting and habitat loss.
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