ANT 322 Primate Biology and Behavior

Conservation

· Compared to climate changes over the course of the last two million years, in less than one century what has been the greatest challenge to primates?

· Why is the risk of primate extinction much more than an aesthetic concern?  Or, alternatively, why is the study of primates much more than an interesting intellectual endeavor?

· What is the greatest threat to the future of primates?

· What are some examples of minor or more subtle threats to primate survival—threats that may be difficult to monitor?

· Define:  bushmeat

· What effect does the bushmeat market have on wild populations of primates and other animals?

· Define:  sustainable forest management

· Define:  eco-tourism

· Regarding human land-use practices, define:  intactness

· Define:  zoonoses

· What is are NGOs and what do they do?

· What are some examples of noninvasive research in primate biology and behavior?

· What are some organizations and acts passed that are committed to primate conservation?