There are currently estimated to be 625 species and subspecies of primates,=
and 26% of those are in immediate danger of extinction (Critically Endange=
red or Endangered). That may seem like only a few primates to some people,=
but to those of us who work in primate conservation, it is 160 taxa too ma=
ny.=0A=0AAsia actually leads the world in endangered primates with 55 taxa =
(some down to a handful of individuals), Neotropics with 34, Africa with 33=
, and Madagascar with 28. The Primate Specialist Group of the IUCN's Speci=
es Survival Commission, Conservation International, and the International P=
rimatological Society put out a list of the Top 25 Most Endangered Primates=
every 2 years (the list created during the 2006 IPS meetings should be rel=
eased soon). As is said every other year when that list is debated, the li=
st could easily be 50 or 100 species long. Check out the Red List or the 2=
004 list of the top 25 most endangered primates (http://web.conservation.or=
g/xp/news/press_releases/2005/040705.xml). =0A=0AJulie Wieczkowski, admit=
tedly someone who studies one of the 43 endangered primates in Africa=0A =
=0A----- Original Message ----=0AFrom: William Silvert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>=0ATo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Monday, August 13, 2007 6:40:18 A=
M=0ASubject: Re: primate watching=0A=0A=0AThis is an interesting idea, but =
the analogy to bird-watching is weak. There =0Aare only a few primates that=
are serously endangered, mostly the great apes, =0Aand I think that anyone=
motivated by life lists would simply head for =0AMadagascar and count lemu=
rs. I suspect that getting a lot of spotters into =0Athe field would have a=
negative impact on the species being spotted.=0A=0AIt is worth keeping in =
mind that one of the most successful measures in bird =0Aconservation is th=
e habitat preservation by Ducks Unlimited, whose motive is =0Ato shoot duck=
s!=0A=0ABill Silvert=0A=0A=0A----- Original Message ----- =0AFrom: "WENDEE =
HOLTCAMP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>=0ATo: <[email protected]>=0ASent:=
Sunday, August 12, 2007 7:19 PM=0ASubject: primate watching=0A=0A=0A>I rea=
d something recently where someone was pondering whether we could=0A> creat=
e a system of primate watching, similar to birdwatching, as a way to=0A> ch=
annel funds into primate conservation. So instead of life lists for =0A> bi=
rds=0A> (or in addition to) they would have life lists for primates. I thou=
ght =0A> this=0A> was really interesting and was just going to try to pitch=
an article on =0A> it,=0A> but now I can't seem to find it anywhere - I di=
dn't find it from a google=0A> search and I can't remember if I saw this in=
the news or a scientific=0A> journal TOC, or what. I am pretty sure it was=
a primatologist or=0A> biologist/ecologist making the statement.=0A>=0A>=
=0A>=0A> Does this ring any bells for anyone? If so please contact me offli=
st=0A> [EMAIL PROTECTED]>=0A> Wendee=0A>=0A> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=
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gn Up Now!=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A=0AJulie Wieczkowski, Ph.D.=0AAssistant Profes=
sor=0ADepartment of Anthropology=0A332 Pafford=0AUniversity of West Georgia=
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