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Half of world's apes and monkeys face extinction  -  Aug 5, 2008
Telegraph.co.ukIn Africa, 11 of the 13 kinds of red colobus monkeys assessed were listed ... Two, Bouvier's red colobus (Procolobus pennantii bouvieri) has not been seen ...

Parasites a key to the decline of red colobus monkeys in forest...  -  Oct 24, 2007
RxPG NEWSBy University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, [RxPG] Forest fragmentation threatens biodiversity, often causing declines or local extinctions in a majority ...

Experts list 'most endangered' primates  -  Apr 7, 2005
msnbc.comPerrier's sifaka of Madagascar and the Tana River red colobus of Kenya are now restricted to tiny patches of tropical forest, leaving them vulnerable to ...

West African Monkey Is Extinct, Scientists Say  -  Jan 3, 2010
New York TimesThe vanished primate, Miss Waldron's red colobus, was not nearly as ... With the disappearance of Miss Waldron's red colobus, scientists have had a ...

Parasites a key to the decline of red colobus monkeys in forest...  -  Oct 25, 2007
Mongabay.comForest fragmentation threatens biodiversity, often causing declines or local extinctions in a majority of species while enhancing the prospects of a few. ...

Parasites A Key To The Decline Of Red Colobus Monkeys In Forest …  -  Oct 28, 2007
sciencedaily.comScienceDaily (Oct. 28, 2007) — Forest fragmentation threatens biodiversity, often causing declines or local extinctions in a majority of species while ...

colobus -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia  -  Jun 5, 2008
Subscription - Encyclopedia BritannicaMale red colobus monkey (Piliocolobus badius temminckii). © Starin. The five or more species of red colobus are brown or black with red markings and are ...

Primate Species One Step Closer To Extinction  -  Apr 12, 2005
SciScoopPerrier's sifaka of Madagascar and the Tana River red colobus of Kenya are now ... For example, Miss Waldron's red colobus, which has gone decades without a ...

Nearly half of all the world's primates at risk of extinction  -  Jan 9, 2010
The GuardianIn Africa, 11 of 13 kinds of red colobus monkey have been listed as ... Two - Bouvier's red colobus and Miss Waldron's red colobus - may already be extinct. ...

PHOTOS: Primates Newly Listed as Critically Endangered  -  Dec 8, 2009
National GeographicA male adult Pennant's red colobus monkey (Procolobus pennantii) is photographed in ... Of the continent's 13 red colobus monkey species, 11 are listed as ...

Scientist: Extinct Monkey May Be Alive  -  Oct 27, 2005
wtopnews.comThe Miss Waldron's red colobus monkey was declared likely extinct in 2000 ... The researchers' work in 2000 suggested that the red colobus could have been ...

Primates in peril  -  Oct 27, 2007
Science CentricOne species, Miss Waldron's red colobus of Ivory Coast and Ghana, already is feared extinct, while the golden-headed langur of Vietnam and China's Hainan ...

Ugandan Monkeys Harbor Evidence Of Infection With Unknown Poxvirus  -  Apr 22, 2008
sciencedaily.comScienceDaily (Apr. 22, 2008) — Red colobus monkeys in a park in western Uganda have ... This is the first effort to screen Ugandan red colobus monkeys for ...

Slow boom-and-bust cycle found in marine life  -  May 9, 2005
World SciencePerrier's sifaka of Madagascar and the Tana River red colobus of Kenya are now ... For example, Miss Waldron's red colobus, which has gone decades without a ...

World Primates Facing Extinction .  -  Oct 26, 2007
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Google News ArchiveTana River Pennant's - 1 red red colobus colobus . Equatorial Guinea: Pennant's red colobus . Tanzania: Rondo dwarf galago. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . ...

Kenya: Rare Monkey Species Threatened With Extinction  -  Apr 11, 2008
AllAfrica.comNairobi — A rare monkey species, the Tana River Red Colobus, that is only found in Kenya, faces extinction due to encroachment on their habitat by human ...

Monkey-Dung Study Offers Clues About Land-Use, Wildlife Ecology  -  Apr 8, 2006
sciencedaily.comWithin these regions, they focused on populations of red colobus (Piliocolobus ... Red colobus are one of the most endangered African colobine species. ...

Primates On The Brink: Mankind's Closest Living Relatives Under...  -  Apr 26, 2005
sciencedaily.comPerrier's sifaka of Madagascar and the Tana River red colobus of Kenya are now ... For example, Miss Waldron's red colobus, which has gone decades without a ...

Primates on the brink  -  Apr 6, 2005
PsychCentral.comPerrier's sifaka of Madagascar and the Tana River red colobus of Kenya are now ... For example, Miss Waldron's red colobus, which has gone decades without a ...

Primates on the brink  -  Jul 4, 2005
innovations reportPerrier's sifaka of Madagascar and the Tana River red colobus of Kenya are now ... For example, Miss Waldron's red colobus, which has gone decades without a ...

Article: The inhabitants of a tiny island off Tanzania's coast have...  -  Aug 1, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Geographical - HighBeam ResearchEmerging Infectious Diseases; May 1, 2008 ; 700+ words ... ... neutralization assays indicated that red colobus monkeys in Kibale National Park, ...

Good news as elusive as the monkey  -  Jan 15, 2005
$2.95 - Philadelphia Inquirer - NewsBankThree are larger monkeys: the drill and the black and the red colobus. Some primatologists believe the red colobus, a leaf-eating monkey not known for its ...

Kenya: Villagers Free to Live With Monkeys Again  -  Jun 23, 2007
AllAfrica.com..."If there are people who can protect these rare red colobus and crested mangabey monkeys, it's we and not the KWS," they argued. ...

A preliminary checklist of mammals and plants: conservation status of...  -  Jul 1, 2006
Free with registration - Endangered Species Update - AccessMyLibrary.comThe Tshuapa red colobus (Piliocolobus tholloni), an insufficiently known species (Kingdon 1997), was rare. This species has been observed in remote areas of ...

Monkey dung used to study wildlife ecology.  -  Apr 6, 2006
Free with registration - UPI NewsTrack - AccessMyLibrary.comKAMPALA, Uganda, April 6 (UPI) -- Fecal matter from red colobus monkeys in Uganda ... They focused on populations of red colobus monkeys and the presence of ...

Rare Kenyan monkey faces extinction  -  Apr 15, 2008
Legalbrief - Legalbrief (subscription)A rare monkey species, the Tana River Red Colobus, found only in Kenya, faces extinction due to encroachment on its habitat by human activities, ...

Chameleon species discovered in snake's mouth  -  Nov 24, 2009
Telegraph.co.ukDue to an administrative mistake, the forest, also home to the endangered red colobus monkey, had no protected status. Half of it was owned by a sugar ...

The World of International Expeditions.  -  Mar 10, 2008
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News...(the non-human type) There were two species, red colobus and vervets and both ... The red colobus are a very handsome creature and it became quite obvious ...

Wet, wild and wonderful  -  Feb 2, 2010
The Hindu...one of the last remaining old growth forests in the country and the last refuge for three highly endangered primates — the Miss Waldron's Red Colobus, ...

What's for dinner? Let instinct guide you  -  Apr 14, 2005
McGill ReporterFor the endangered red colobus monkey, "what to eat" is simply a matter of instinct. ... This is old news for the red colobus, which shows an instinctive ...

A Conversation With Richard Wrangham From Studying Chimps, a …  -  Apr 20, 2009
New York TimesThe red Colobus is sweeter. The chimps prefer it for good reason. A. Yes. I feel that by getting under the skin of a chimpanzee, you get insights that you ...

A preliminary checklist of mammals and plants: conservation status of...  -  Jul 1, 2006
$4.95 - Endangered Species Update - ECNextThe Tshuapa red colobus (Piliocolobus tholloni), an insufficiently known species (Kingdon 1997), was rare. This species has been observed in remote areas of ...

Article: Taking for granted an asset in local neighborhoods.(Local) -...  -  Feb 5, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Virginian-Pilot - HighBeam ResearchArticle: Loss of Miss Waldron's red colobus may signal the fate of . ... The loss of this monkey, known as Miss Waldron's red colobus, may be a warning of ...

Unilever Threatens Côte d'Ivoire's Primary Rainforests  -  Dec 31, 2008
Forest NewsWatch.com - Forest NewsWatch.com (subscription)Tanoé Forest is thought to contain the last remaining population of Piliocolobus waldronae (known as Miss Waldron's Red Colobus). This is a species formerly ...

The edge of oblivion: conservationists name 25 primates about to …  -  Oct 26, 2007
infoshop.orgMiss Waldron's red colobus monkey was not found in an exhaustive six-year study ending in 1999 and there have been no definite sightings since. ...

Logging changed ecological balance for monkeys, damaged health  -  Jun 14, 2005
Biology News Net - Biology News Net (press release)The samples came from red-tailed guenon, red colobus (Piliocolobus tephrosceles) and ... "The red colobus numbers declined at first but are now recovering. ...

Key 'impact hunters' among male chimpanzees initiate hunting  -  Feb 2, 2008
TopNewsWhile their diet is largely ripe fruit, chimpanzees also prey upon red colobus monkeys, which are agile and live in the trees. ...

Lady chimps will mate for meat  -  Apr 8, 2009
msnbc.comThe researchers recorded 262 male to female meat transfers, with the meat mostly coming from red colobus monkeys. Chimps also kill other types of monkeys, ...

Africa environment digest 13-21 March BBC Monitoring International …  -  Mar 21, 2006
$2.95 - BBC Archive - NewsBankThe Tana River Red Colobus monkey "is critically endangered and may become ... The report says there are only 736 Red Colobus monkeys remaining in 79 ...

Logging Changed Ecological Balance For Monkeys, Damaged Health  -  Jun 15, 2005
sciencedaily.comThe samples came from red-tailed guenon, red colobus (Piliocolobus tephrosceles) and ... "The red colobus numbers declined at first but are now recovering. ...

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News  -  Nov 24, 2009
UPI.comThe society says the swamp also supports large numbers of chimpanzees, red colobus monkeys, elephants and other rain forest species. ...

Article: Cornell wrestling squad banged up - University Wire |...  -  Nov 30, 2006
Pay-Per-View - University Wire - HighBeam ResearchMiss Waldron' s red colobus is a primate ... professor of anthropology at Ohio State University. ... Dayton Daily News. Article: OHIO STATE 45, ...

Key 'impact hunters' catalyze hunting among male chimpanzees  -  Feb 3, 2008
Biology News Net - Biology News Net (press release)When a party of chimpanzees encounters a troop of red colobus, the impact hunters tend to be the first to hunt. By doing so, they dilute the prey's defenses ...

"Loving" Bonobos Seen Killing, Eating Other Primates  -  Jan 22, 2010
National GeographicThey have also been seen engaging in grooming behavior with red colobus monkeys. The Chicago zoo's Lonsdorf said playmates can easily become food if ...

Article: Enough to drive a monkey nuts.(News) - The News Letter...  -  Oct 11, 2005
Pay-Per-View - News Letter - HighBeam ResearchEmerging Infectious Diseases; May 1, 2008 ; 700+ words ... ... neutralization assays indicated that red colobus monkeys in Kibale National Park, ...

Key 'Impact Hunters' Catalyze Hunting Among Male Chimpanzees  -  Feb 6, 2008
sciencedaily.comWhen a party of chimpanzees encounters a troop of red colobus, the impact hunters tend to be the first to hunt. By doing so, they dilute the prey's defenses ...

Is there more to the Gambia than just beaches and sun?  -  Jan 22, 2008
Irish Independent...at close quarters, on pristine forest islands that are also home to callithrix and red colobus monkeys, not to mention several hundred species of birds. ...

Hidden Worlds: Red Monkey of Zanzibar - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - ...  -  Jan 18, 2010
New York TimesThe red colobus, a monkey found nowhere else on Earth, makes its home here on the Spice Island off the east coast of Africa. Learn how this species has ...

Chimpanzees 'hunt using spears'  -  Feb 22, 2007
BBC NewsMany areas where chimpanzees live are also home to the red colobus monkey, which the chimps hunt. However, the Senegal site is lacking in this species, ...

Global Warming Indigestion May Kill Gorillas, Monkeys  -  Jan 11, 2009
National GeographicRed colobus monkeys would be among the primates most threatened by warming-induced leaf changes, a new study says. Global warming-induced indigestion could ...

Wisconsin Administrative Code - NR 27.03 Department list.  -  Jul 16, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Wisconsin Administrative Code - LoislawColobus, Tana River red Colobus badius Kenya do E rufomitratus 50. Colobus, Zanzibar red Colobus kirkii Tanzania do E 51. Cougar, eastern Felis concolor ...

The edge of oblivion: conservationists name 25 primates about to …  -  Nov 2, 2009
The GuardianMiss Waldron's red colobus monkey was not found in an exhaustive six-year study ending in 1999 and there have been no definite sightings since. ...

Species Extinction; Logging changed ecological balance for monkeys, …  -  Jul 4, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Health & Medicine Week - Factiva, from Dow JonesThe samples came from red-tailed guenon, red colobus (Piliocolobus tephrosceles) and ... "The red colobus numbers declined at first but are now recovering. ...

Kenya Plans for Huge Sugar Factory Spark Bitter Dispute  -  Jan 19, 2010
National GeographicAmong the most notorious was a World Bank project meant to protect the region's red colobus monkey and the crested mangabey—two species counted among the ...

Fish and chimps | Article from The Independent - London | HighBeam …  -  Jan 19, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Independent - London - HighBeam Research...at close quarters, on pristine forest islands that are also home to callithrix and red colobus monkeys, not to mention several hundred species of birds. ...

Monkey business: Researchers examine link between health of an …  -  Jul 28, 2005
Urbana/Champaign News-GazetteUniversity of Illinois scientist Thomas Gillespie said the red colobus monkeys in Uganda suffered initially from the logging, but they have recovered as the ...

Women may have invented weapons  -  Feb 24, 2007
NEWS.com.au - news.com.auIn other regions, male chimps hunt red colobus monkeys and tend to share any meat with females, often in return for sex. The Fongoli males, however, ...

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone's Endangered Biodiversity - Part II  -  Jan 11, 2006
AllAfrica.comThere are also threatened primate species including the Western Chimpanzee, the Red Colobus Monkey, the Black & White Colobus Monkey and the Diana Monkey. ...

Study reports bad news for world's mammals  -  Oct 6, 2008
Christian Science MonitorWhile large species such as primates (including the Sumatran orangutan and red colobus monkeys) and ungulates (hoofed animals) may seem more physically ...

Hope for Animals and Their World  -  Oct 14, 2009
Christian Science MonitorAnd they mention Miss Waldron's red colobus monkeys and the Yangtze River dolphins, the latter having vanished in the past few years due to overfishing, ...

EBSCOhost Connection: Have You Seen One?  -  Mar 1, 2005
Subscription - Click! - EBSCO PublishingClick: Reports on the belief of scientists regarding the extinction of Miss Waldron's red colobus monkeys in West Africa.

Professor likes monkeying around  -  Sep 29, 2005
OSU - The LanternTo this day, McGraw and others are still unsure if Miss Waldron's red colobus, Procolobus badius waldroni is in fact extinct, but they are hot on its tail. ...

Biodiversity nears 'point of no return'  -  Jan 17, 2010
BBC NewsThey are the Pyrenean ibex (6 January, 2000)and a West African monkey, the Miss Waldron's red colobus monkey (October 2000). Plus the Chinese River Dolphin ...

My hairy encounter  -  Mar 29, 2006
Telegraph.co.uk...where you can see chimpanzees and Red Colobus monkeys; four nights in the Queen Elizabeth II National Park, the habitat for a number of primates, ...

Good News: Gorillas Thrive  -  Aug 5, 2008
TIME..."Even though they are deeply threatened, it is smaller primates such as the red colobus that could die out first." The western lowland gorilla may not yet ...

Like Humans, Chimp Males Cooperate With Kin and Non-Kin Alike  -  Apr 25, 2007
National Geographic...related males in their community to perform tasks such as group hunts for red colobus monkeys or patrolling territory boundaries for intruders. ...

Article: Cornell topples 2 ranked opponents - University Wire |...  -  Mar 28, 2005
Pay-Per-View - University Wire - HighBeam ResearchMiss Waldron' s red colobus is a primate ... professor of anthropology at Ohio State University. ... Dayton Daily News. Article: OHIO STATE 45, ...

Keepers of The Forest  -  Oct 27, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Malay Mail - Factiva, from Dow JonesMeanwhile, the relationship between man and monkey is brought to life in The Red Colobus Of Zanzibar, that focuses on one man and one monkey. ...

Article: List of 25 primates threatened with extinction - AP Worldstre...  -  Apr 6, 2005
Pay-Per-View - AP Worldstream - HighBeam ResearchTana River red colobus (Procolobus rufomitratus), Kenya ... Bioko red colobus (Procolobus ... Read all of this article with a FREE trial ...

Article: 25 Primates Threatened by Extinction - AP Online | HighBeam ...  -  Apr 7, 2005
Pay-Per-View - AP Online - HighBeam Research..._Tana River red colobus (Procolobus rufomitratus), Kenya ... _Bioko red colobus ... Read all of this article with a FREE trial ...

List of 25 primates threatened with extinction | Article from AP …  -  Apr 6, 2005
Pay-Per-View - AP Worldstream - HighBeam ResearchTana River red colobus (Procolobus rufomitratus), Kenya ... Bioko red colobus (Procolobus pennantii pennantii), Equatorial Guinea ...

New Report Says Primate Species at Risk | Article from AP Online | …  -  Apr 7, 2005
Pay-Per-View - AP Online - HighBeam ResearchPerrier's sifaka of Madagascar and the Tana River red colobus of Kenya are now restricted to tiny patches of tropical forest, leaving them vulnerable to ...

Associated Press Archive: List of 25 primates threatened with...  -  Apr 7, 2005
$2.95 - Associated Press Archive - NewsBank...--Tana River red colobus (Procolobus rufomitratus), Kenya ... --Bioko red colobus (Procolobus pennantii pennantii), Equatorial Guinea ...

Saving Monkeys from Extinction  -  Nov 6, 2007
TIMEAfrica's seven endangered primates include the Cross River gorilla and Miss Waldron's red colobus, which scientists have not spotted since 1993 and fear may ...

China promises Kenya greater collaboration  -  Oct 18, 2009
Kenya Broadcasting CorporationGrevy's Zebra; the roan antelope, the Hirola; Eastern red colobus; Tana crested mangabey and the Sable antelope, which he said are threatened. ...

Stuff the tiger– long live extinction  -  Jun 10, 2007
Times Online...and the mouthful that is Miss Waldron's red colobus monkey. Undoubtedly both extinctions were blamed on Shell, McDonald's, the trade in illegal diamonds, ...

Center opens in wildlife-rich Bioko Island  -  Jul 22, 2008
UPI.comEleven species of primates -- including Africa's endangered drill money and Pennant's red colobus monkey -- call Bioko Island home, and four species of ...

Gambia: on the trail of the green monkey  -  Feb 9, 2008
Telegraph.co.ukAmid this mosaic habitat live more than 133 species of bird and four species of primate: the vulnerable red colobus, fleet-footed patas monkeys, ...

Tanzania: Udzungwa Mountains National Park - Tanzania's Best Nature …  -  Aug 19, 2006
AllAfrica.comThe primates, which the Park boasts of, hosts ten species including endemic species such as the Iringa Red Colobus and Sanje Mangabey, which came to view ...

COTE D'IVOIRE: Communities Determined to Preserve Tanoé Swamps …  -  Dec 18, 2009
Inter Press ServiceKoné explained that the three most endangered primate species in West Africa are found in the forest: the Miss Waldron's red colobus, the Diana roloway and ...

One third of primate species on the brink  -  Nov 1, 2007
New ScientistThe rarest of them all is thought to be Miss Waldron's red colobus monkey of Ivory Coast and Ghana. It was declared extinct in 2000, before a tentative ...

allAfrica.com: Sierra Leone: Conservation in Sierra Leone  -  Mar 20, 2006
AllAfrica.comCan you refrain from eating bushmeat from an endangered animal (chimpanzees (babu), jentick's duikers, red colobus monkeys, pygmy hippos, elephants or sea ...

Times of plenty spell big trouble in paradise as 'hippie monkeys'...  -  Jul 18, 2009
ScotsmanMale gang attacks have been seen only in a handful of primate species: chimpanzees, red colobus monkeys and the muriquis' close relative, the spider monkey, ...

allAfrica.com: Côte d'Ivoire: Communities Determined to Preserve...  -  Aug 15, 2009
AllAfrica.comKoné explained that the three most endangered primate species in West Africa are found in the forest: the Miss Waldron's red colobus, the Diana roloway and ...

Uganda: Be Careful Around Them  -  Nov 2, 2007
AllAfrica.comThe red colobus monkeys are very aggressive,' said Sophie Kansiime, a tour guide at the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary in Kibale Forest national park, ...

Species extinctions may not be forever  -  May 12, 2005
New York TimesBOSTON — The conservation world shuddered when scientists declared Miss Waldron's red colobus monkey extinct in 2000. Believed to be the first close ...

Do animals grieve over death like we do?  -  Sep 2, 2008
New York Times..."When they're hunting red colobus monkeys, they will either kill the monkeys first or simply immobilize them and start eating them while they're still alive ...

60 Seconds - 06 August 2008 - New Scientist  -  Aug 6, 2008
New ScientistEspecially at risk are gibbons, leaf monkeys and langurs in Vietnam and Cambodia, and red colobus monkeys in Africa. A natural antibiotic discovered in ...

Zanzibar: So much to do...  -  Mar 31, 2008
Telegraph.co.ukThere were plenty of day trips on offer – spice tours, the Kidichi Persian Baths, Changuu (prison) island to see the giant tortoises, the red colobus ...

A Quarter of Mammals At Risk for Extinction  -  Oct 7, 2008
Washington PostLarge species such as primates (including the Sumatran orangutan and red colobus monkeys) and ungulates (hoofed animals) are more threatened than small ...

African rhapsody  -  Nov 13, 2008
Sydney Morning HeraldThere you are within reach of forests of red colobus monkeys and groves of fragrant spices. Down south at Kizimkazi dolphins frolic near the shore. ...

Ancient flavours of Africa and Arabia have created a hot new Indian …  -  Dec 5, 2008
Times Online...which – along with several other species, including the elusive Zanzibar leopard and Kirk's red colobus monkey – are unique to the archipelago. ...

Volcanic crater a dangerous habitat for rare primate.  -  Jan 18, 2005
Free with registration - Philadelphia Inquirer - AccessMyLibrary.comThe volunteers walked several census trails along the coast, and they reported large numbers of primates, including the red colobus, an endangered monkey ...

Ghana: Extinction Threat Growing for Mankind's Closest Living...  -  Oct 29, 2007
AllAfrica.comOne species, Miss Waldron's red colobus of Ivory Coast and Ghana, already is feared extinct, while the golden-headed langur of Vietnam and China's Hainan ...

Hakuna matata | Travel: Around the US and world | Chron.com - Houston...  -  Dec 18, 2008
Houston ChronicleIt's also home to the rare Zanzibar red colobus monkey. Our ranger, the 20-year-old Salum, received his training at the Jozani Forest Conservation Center, ...

Who needs Kilimanjaro? Take the Mwanihana challenge!  -  Oct 7, 2006
BuzzleThe park is famous for it's ten species of primates including the endemic Iringa red colobus and Sanje crested mangabey and in 2005 a new species of primate ...

Activists outraged by biofuel plans  -  Jun 24, 2008
Independent Online...endangers more than 350 bird species, lions, hippos, nesting turtles and Tana red colobus, one of 25 primates facing extinction worldwide, they said. ...

The Views From Her Place | Article from The Washington Post | …  -  Feb 2, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchPerhaps the evolution of Miss Waldron's red colobus monkey has fallen off your radar, or you've neglected to ponder the cultural significance of Oprah ...

TODAY'S NEWS | Article from The Washington Post | HighBeam …  -  Oct 7, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchLarge species such as primates (including the Sumatran orangutan and red colobus monkeys) and ungulates (hoofed animals) are more threatened than small ...

25% of Wild Mammal Species Face Extinction; Global Assessment Paints ...  -  Oct 7, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchWhile large species such as primates (including the Sumatran orangutan and red colobus monkeys in Africa) and ungulates (hoofed animals such as Africa's ...

Cameroon gears up for new national park  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
AfricaNews...primate species present, including important population of species in serious decline, such as drills and Preuss' red colobus,� the release noted.

Times of plenty spell big trouble in paradise as 'hippie monkeys ...  -  ‎Jul 17, 2009‎
ScotsmanMale gang attacks have been seen only in a handful of primate species: chimpanzees, red colobus monkeys and the muriquis' close relative, the spider monkey,

Zanzibar’s Sauti za Busara festival  -  ‎Mar 7, 2009‎
Daily MonitorA walk in the Jozani Forest Reserve will bring you up close with Kirk’s Red Colobus, the rare forest antelope and many bird species.

Stone Town, die Altstadt von Zanzibar City, bezaubert Besucher ...  -  ‎Mar 7, 2009‎
Berliner KurierInselgruppe unberührte Natur, zum Beispiel der Jozani-Wald, Heimat der nur auf Sansibar frei lebenden Red Colobus-Affen, der Sansibar-Stummelaffen.

COMMENTARY: Trained By Tourists  -  Feb 16, 2009
E/The Environmental Magazine,Amid this mosaic habitat live more than 133 species of bird and four species of primate: the vulnerable red colobus, fleet-footed patas monkeys,

Zanzibar`s evergreen Jozani National Park: The community has a ...  -  Nov 13, 2008
IPPmedia,The red colobus monkeys make the whole combination an attraction of sorts. This is the only place where this species is found in the world.

Friends of Animals to Fund Chimpanzee Refuge in West Africa  -  Nov 6, 2008
E-Wire (press release),The islands are also in the habitat of manatees, hippos, and highly endangered red colobus monkeys. "Friends of Animals' support is crucial," said Priscilla

Go wild in Africa  -  Nov 8, 2008
Sunday Mirror,We spent the morning exploring the Jozani mangrove forest, dodging curious red colobus monkeys before heading up to Nungwi on the north of the island.

11 species of monkeys discovered in West African biodiversity hotspot  -  Sep 14, 2008
Mongabay.comThe researchers — who also suspect the presence of Miss Waldron’s red colobus (Piliocolobus badius waldronae), another critically endangered primate that is

About Death, Just Like Us or Pretty Much Unaware?  -  Sep 1, 2008
New York Times,...“When they’re hunting red colobus monkeys, they will either kill the monkeys first or simply immobilize them and start eating them while they’re still alive

The Tana River Delta - Kenya's sweet secret that could go sour...  -  Sep 12, 2008
American Chronicle,In the Tana River Primate Reserve, the Tana River red colobus and the Tana crested mangabey blissfully leap among branches of rich riverine forest – their

Do some animals grasp the idea of mortality?  -  Sep 1, 2008
Kentucky.com,When hunting red colobus monkeys, he said, "they will either kill the monkeys first or simply immobilize them and start eating them while they're still

Voyages-Equitables  -  Sep 1, 2008
Médias Libres (Communiqués de presse),Partez à la découverte du Jozani National Park avec comme attraction le Colobe Rouge (Red Colobus Monkey) ; Embarquez sur un voilier pour nager avec les

Half of world's primate species in danger of extinction, says review  -  Aug 5, 2008
Irish Times,In Africa, 11 of the 13 kinds of red colobus monkeys assessed were listed as critically endangered or endangered, and two of those may already be extinct.

Gorillas, monkeys veering toward extinction: study  -  Aug 5, 2008
AFPIn Africa, 11 of the 13 kinds of red colobus monkeys are listed as at threat, while two may already be extinct: Bouvier's red colobus (Procolobus pennantii

Facing extinction!  -  Aug 8, 2008
Impact News,In Africa, 11 of the 13 kinds of red colobus monkeys assessed were listed as Critically Endangered or Endangered and two may already be extinct.

Nearly Half World’s Primates Face Extinction  -  Aug 8, 2008
WKRG-TV,Great apes like gorillas and bonobos still faced challenges in Africa, the report said, but it was the smaller primates -- such as the red colobus monkey,

On the primal trail – Africa  -  Aug 12, 2008
Easier (press release),Great apes like gorillas still face challenges in Africa, the report said, but it was the smaller primates such as the Red Colobus Monkey, that could die

Monkeys and apes face extinction  -  Aug 10, 2008
Daily Times,Among species most at risk, or “critically endangered�, were the Bouvier’s red colobus, an African monkey which has not been seen in 25 years,

Primates under threat of extinction  -  Aug 10, 2008
Independent Online,In Africa, while the great apes such as gorillas and bonobos have tended to grab the limelight, smaller primates, such as the red colobus (monkeys) face

Good News: Gorillas Thrive  -  Aug 5, 2008
TIME..."Even though they are deeply threatened, it is smaller primates such as the red colobus that could die out first." The western lowland gorilla may not yet

Springer editor Toshisada Nishida winner of 2 prestigious ...  -  Aug 11, 2008
FirstScience,Professor Nishida's research has included studies of Japanese monkeys, red colobus and bonobos. He is famous as the pioneering founder of the second-longest

Center opens in wildlife-rich Bioko Island  -  Jul 22, 2008
United Press InternationalEleven species of primates -- including Africa's endangered drill money and Pennant's red colobus monkey -- call Bioko Island home, and four species of

[ Διαστάσεις ] Το τέλος των πιθήκων  -  Aug 5, 2008
Τα Î?έα Οnline,Στην ΑφÏ?ική 11 από τα 13 είδη του Red Colobus βÏ?ίσκονται σε άμεσο κίνδυνο. Τα υπόλοιπα δÏ?ο ενδέχεται να έχουν εξαφανιστεί ήδη, σÏ?μφωνά με τους επιστήμονες.

Près de la moitié des primates du monde menacés d'extinction  -  Aug 5, 2008
Romandie.com,Ainsi, aucun représentant vivant du "colobe bai de Miss Waldron's Red Colobus" n'a été observé par un primatologue depuis 1978 "malgré des rumeurs

Casi el 50% de las especies de primates, en peligro de extinción  -  Aug 10, 2008
AFPLos primatólogos temen que dos especies, el colobo bayo de Bouvier y el colobo bayo de Miss Waldron's Red Colobus, ya hayan desaparecido.

Quase metade dos primatas do mundo em risco de extinção, alerta ...  -  Aug 7, 2008
AFPOs especialistas em primatas temem que duas espécies, o colobo-de-bouvier (Bouvier?s red colobus) eo colobo-de-waldron (Procolobus badius waldroni),

Kenya’s rare monkey species threatened with extinction  -  Apr 10, 2008
Daily Nation,A rare monkey species, the Tana River Red Colobus, that is only found in Kenya, faces extinction due to encroachment on their habitat by human activities,

Ugandan monkeys harbour evidence of infection with unknown poxvirus  -  Apr 23, 2008
Science Centric,Researchers report this month that red colobus monkeys in a park in western Uganda have been exposed to an unknown orthopoxvirus, a pathogen related to the

So much to do, so little time to ignore it  -  Mar 31, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,There were plenty of day trips on offer – spice tours, the Kidichi Persian Baths, Changuu (prison) island to see the giant tortoises, the red colobus

Tanzania appoints new tourism minister, focuses on its national parks  -  Apr 10, 2008
TravelVideo.tv (press release)...for its 10 or so species of primates, including the rare Iringa Red Colobus and the Sanje Crested Mangabey as well as the bizarre giant elephant shrew.

Posted By Geddes, John  -  Feb 21, 2008
The Kingston Whig-Standard,The trees around the house are quieter now than they were this afternoon when a troop of about 70 red colobus monkeys bounced from branch to branch in

Key 'Impact Hunters' Catalyze Hunting Among Male Chimpanzees  -  Feb 5, 2008
Science Daily (press release)While their diet is largely ripe fruit, chimpanzees also prey upon red colobus monkeys, which are agile and live in the trees.

Gambia: on the trail of the green monkey  -  Feb 8, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,Amid this mosaic habitat live more than 133 species of bird and four species of primate: the vulnerable red colobus, fleet-footed patas monkeys,

Primates disappearing from tropical forests  -  Feb 17, 2008
The New Nation,One species, Miss Waldron's red colobus of Ivory Coast and Ghana, already is feared extinct, while the golden-headed langur of Vietnam and China's Hainan

'Key impact' chimps initiate hunting  -  Feb 2, 2008
Times of India,According to Gilby, When a party of chimpanzees encounters a troop of red colobus, the impact hunters tend to be the first to hunt.

Scientists are still getting excited about new discoveries in ...  -  Feb 13, 2008
TravelVideo.tv (press release)Iringa Alacat etc), 4 out of the 11 primates were unique (such as the Hehe Red Colobus, Sanje Mangabey, Galagoes), and other mammals eg.

Imperial legacies  -  Nov 29, 2007
New Statesman,There are red colobus monkeys galore in the Jozani Forest (with their own pedestrian crossings). Dolphins do their graceful ballet off the east coast,

Uganda: Be Careful Around Them  -  Nov 3, 2007
AllAfrica.com,The red colobus monkeys are very aggressive,' said Sophie Kansiime, a tour guide at the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary in Kibale Forest national park,

One third of primate species on the brink  -  Nov 1, 2007
New Scientist (subscription),Plains slender loris of Sri Lanka has been sighted just four times since 1937. The rarest of them all is thought to be Miss Waldron's red colobus monkey

Primates bidding farewell to planet?  -  Nov 5, 2007
Deccan Herald,Miss Waldron's red colobus monkey was not found in an exhaustive six-year study ending in 1999 and there have been no definite sightings since.

Saving Monkeys from Extinction  -  Nov 6, 2007
TIMEAfrica's seven endangered primates include the Cross River gorilla and Miss Waldron's red colobus, which scientists have not spotted since 1993 and fear may

Primates in Peril - 25 most threatened species of primate  -  Nov 1, 2007
Wildlife Extra,One species, Miss Waldron’s red colobus of Ivory Coast and Ghana, is already feared extinct, while Vietnam’s golden-headed langur and China’s Hainan gibbon

Investment hub of Southern Highlands review  -  Nov 12, 2007
Daily News - TSN,If you wish to know them, they are the Sanje Crested Mangabay, the Matundu Galago and the Iringa Red Colobus. Another interesting area, which according to

One third of primate species on the brink  -  02 Nov 2007
New Scientist (subscription),Plains slender loris of Sri Lanka has been sighted just four times since 1937. The rarest of them all is thought to be Miss Waldron's red colobus monkey

Parasites A Key To The Decline Of Red Colobus Monkeys In Forest ...  -  Oct 24, 2007
Science Daily (press release)The study, of black-and-white colobus monkeys and red colobus monkeys in tropical forests in western Uganda, appears in the American Journal of Primatology.

Parasites Take Toll on Forest Primates  -  Oct 29, 2007
LiveScience.com,Thomas Gillespie of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his colleagues followed the monkeys for four years, finding the red colobus

Forest fragmentation impact studied  -  Oct 24, 2007
Earthtimes,The study focused on black-and-white colobus monkeys and red colobus monkeys living in western Uganda, which has less than 5 percent of its original forest

Primates in Peril - 25 most threatened species of primate  -  Nov 1, 2007
Wildlife Extra,One species, Miss Waldron’s red colobus of Ivory Coast and Ghana, is already feared extinct, while Vietnam’s golden-headed langur and China’s Hainan gibbon

Third of primates 'under threat'  -  Oct 25, 2007
BBC News,Of particular concern are the Hainan gibbon from China and Miss Waldron's red colobus monkey from Ivory Coast, both of which have only a few surviving

The edge of oblivion: conservationists name 25 primates about to ...  -  Oct 25, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,Miss Waldron's red colobus monkey was not found in an exhaustive six-year study ending in 1999 and there have been no definite sightings since.

Primates in danger of extinction, claims report  -  Oct 25, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,Some experts believe the Miss Waldron's red colobus monkey, of Ivory Coast and Ghana, may already be extinct. There are believed to be only a few dozen

Primates In Mortal Danger  -  Oct 26, 2007
Environmental Graffiti,One inclusion, Miss Waldron’s Red Colobus monkey, may actually already be extinct. It was declared extinct in 2000, but recent photos show a similar

Quarter of primate species facing extinction: Report  -  Oct 26, 2007
Earthtimes,...making up the 25 most endangered primate species and specifically on Miss Waldron's red colobus monkey from Ivory Coast and Hainan gibbon from China.

Primates in peril: 25 species facing threat of extinction  -  Oct 25, 2007
Times Online,Among the 25 most endangered primates was Miss Waldron’s red colobus of Ivory Coast and Ghana, which is feared by some conservationists to be extinct

Nearly one-third of primates in peril -- IUCN  -  Oct 26, 2007
Inquirer.net,...including the Greater bamboo and white-collared lemurs in Madagascar, and the exotically-named Miss Waldron's red colobus monkey in West Africa.

Conservationists: Almost a third of primates in danger of extinction  -  Oct 25, 2007
USA TodayAmong those most at risk are the Miss Waldron's red colobus of Ivory Coast and Ghana, the Golden-headed langur of Vietnam and China's Hainan gibbon,

Global warming puts primates at greater risk  -  Oct 25, 2007
Mongabay.comIt warns that some species -- including Miss Waldron’s red colobus of Ivory Coast and Ghana, which may already be extinct, and the Horton Plains slender

Ghana: Anansesem And Climate Change  -  Aug 13, 2007
AllAfrica.com,For instance, the Red colobus monkeys which used to be a common habitat in the Ghanaian forest were declared extinct in 2000. Additionally the EPA in the

Veiled secrets  -  Aug 8, 2007
Sunday Times.au,Outside Stone Town are clove and coconut plantations, long, perfect beaches and coral reefs, rare, long-tailed red colobus monkeys and, on the small island



Rants & Raves  Nov 22, 2006
As an animal lover and longtime owner of the cutest little red colobus, I was aghast that you would print the rant from a reader who apparently would like to ... - Florida Times-Union,

Tana residents protest against proposed factory  Nov 20, 2006
...biodiversity. Odhiambo said within the Tana delta were patches of forests, which were home to rare monkeys, such as the red Colobus. - Standard,
My hairy encounter Mar 28, 2006
12-day Sanctuary of the Primates tour, which includes two nights in Uganda's Kibale National Park, where you can see chimpanzees and Red Colobus monkeys; four ...
Telegraph.co.uk,

Sierra Leone [opinion]: Conservation in Sierra Leone Mar 20, 2006
Can you refrain from eating bushmeat from an endangered animal (chimpanzees (babu), jentick's duikers, red colobus monkeys, pygmy hippos, elephants or sea ...
AllAfrica.com,
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