Western chimp numbers revised up to 53,000, but development threats loom

Mongabay
May 1, 2019, 2:58 am264 pts
Nearly 53,000 western chimpanzees live in the forests and savannas of West Africa, a higher number than previously thought, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters. The study finds that just 17 percent of this population lives inside high-level protected areas, and…

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Western chimp numbers revised up to 53,000, but development threats loom

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