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Old 29-03-2010, 04:27 PM
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Threats to primates

Loss of habitat is probably the biggest threat all round although we know that gorillas are killed for their parts. I hadn't realised how many other species are also hunted for 'medicine':
BBC - Earth News - Folk medicine poses global threat to primate species
How can you persuade people to abandon these beliefs?
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