endangered primates are becoming more
common than ever with increasing logging
deforestation slash-and-burn agriculture
and illegal hunting primate populations
have drastically decreased within the
last few decades without proper
conservation it's very likely we'll see
the mass extinction of several primate
species primates are an essential part
of the world's rainforests and other
ecosystems helping with regeneration
they also play valuable roles in various
cultures religions and give us insight
into human evolution ready to see which
primates might go extinct a Michaelis 25
and here are 25 most endangered primates
we may lose this century 25 Tana River
red colobus living near the lower tunnel
River in Kenya hence the name Tana River
red colobus this species has seen a
population decline of 1300 from 1800
since 1975 overall the species seems to
be coping with the decline but is still
considered endangered 24 Sumatran
orangutan juda heavy deforestation in
Sumatra rainforest the Sumatran
orangutan population has diminished to
fourteen thousand six hundred making
them critically endangered their
populations are also fragmented and easy
targets for poachers 23 cross river
gorillas of the four gorilla species the
cross river gorilla is the most
endangered with fewer than 300 left on
the planet their main threats are
deforestation and bush meat hunters
however some researchers believe there
are potential lands for the cross river
gorilla - especially thrive 22 Tonkin
snub-nosed monkey
due to habitat loss and hunting this
critically endangered primate only has
113 individuals left living in their
native Vietnam and a total global
population of 250 while some researchers
believe they could be making a comeback
they're still not out of the woods yet
21 a low trangender lemur from
Madagascar these primates live in both
rain forests and marsh lands that are
being reduced by the day they've been
critically endangered since 2008 and
have an estimated population of 2,500
individuals 20 Bioko red colobus these
primates are native to Bioko Equatorial
Guinea and I've seen a forty five
percent population decline from 1986 to
2006 there are roughly only 5,000
individuals left and that number is
expected to decrease nineteen pigtailed
languor found in swamps and lowland
rainforests the pigtailed languor is
under threat of having its habitat
rapidly taken away with population
decline of 73 percent to 90 percent in
just ten years it's become critically
endangered and in need of some serious
protection from deforestation 18 GRA
shanked doc languor native to Vietnam
these primates have lost 80 percent of
their population and researchers believe
their decline could even increase in the
coming years it's estimated there are
only around 550 individuals left 17c
island tarsier these primates are
considered critically endangered for the
80 percent reduction of their population
in the last three generations estimates
about their population size vary however
ranging from 1,350 eight to twelve
thousand four hundred seventy 16 black
lion tamarin located in the rainforests
of Brazil
these primates have been critically
endangered since 2003 it's estimated
there are one thousand individuals in
the wild
but their population is decreasing every
year 15 Delacour languor these primates
live in north central Vietnam in a 3,700
28 mile or 6,000 kilometer rocky and
forested area
it's experienced a continuing decline
since 1996 with fewer than 250
individuals in existence 14 Western
purple-faced languor native to sri lanka
these primates have declined over 50% in
36 years researchers believe the decline
will continue at the same rate over the
next three generations due to extensive
logging and hunting 13 golden headed
Langer these primates went from
endangered in 1996 to critically
endangered in 2000 as of 2006 their
population was around 864 individuals
with some subspecies only at 64
individuals their population continues
to decline due to human hunters
capturing or killing the sleeping
langars 12k punji the cappucci was
originally thought to be a native myth
and spirit animal but scientists
discovered it in 2003 within the same
year it was put on the endangered
species list currently it's estimated
there are only 1000 of them left 11
brown headed spider monkey these
primates are some of the rarest in the
world hailing from Ecuador's charcoal
and rain forests it's estimated there
are only 250 left in the wild
ten Rolla wagon on these primates have
seen their habitat in Ghana
significantly declined over fifty
percent in a study in 2007 researchers
believe this animal is nearing
extinction if it's not already extinct 9
blue-eyed black lemur since 2011 these
primates have shifted into critically
endangered status native to Madagascar
researchers have noted there are several
hundred lemur traps and heavy logging in
their habit
at causing the heavy decline of these
creatures much of the decline they say
will not be easily reversible eight
northern sportive lemur from 2000 to
2008 these primates shifted from
vulnerable all the way to critically
endangered only fifty individuals remain
of this species and that number is
likely to continue to decline 7 horton
plains slender loris this primate is so
critically endangered scientists thought
it was extinct until it was rediscovered
again in 2002 the Zoological Society of
London confirmed the sightings again in
2009 and was even able to study them
populations are estimated to be fewer
than a hundred six silky Shafak native
to Madagascar this rare primate has also
seen its habitat significantly reduced
as a result since 1996 it's been
labelled critically endangered with
fewer than 250 remaining in the wild 5
Hainan black crested Gibbon over the
last 45 years this primate has seen an
80% population decline and is virtually
headed for extinction in 2003 only 20
individuals were recorded being in
existence for red ruffed lemur also
native to Madagascar these primates are
critically endangered due to an uptick
in logging as of 2009 populations are in
rapid decline with estimates of 50
individuals per square kilometre 3
black-headed spider monkey these
primates like many others have seen
their population decline more than 80
percent in 45 years living in Colombia
Ecuador and Panama they're very
difficult to see and find in the wild
it's believed there are 1.2 individuals
per square kilometre to northern brown
howler found in the Brazilian
rainforests these primates are South
America's largest leaf eating species
and are known for making a specific
barking sound unfortunately fewer than
250 of these primates are believed to be
left one Calipari Capuchin these
primates are also critically endangered
with 80% of their population reduced
over a forty three year time period of
all the Amazonian primates the Calipari
Capuchin is the most vulnerable to
extinction
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