Saving chimpanzees
Subtitle: a man on a rescue mission
By: Eugene Cussons
Edition: Updated edition.
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9780143530541
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Chimpanzees; Conservation; Behavior; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife rescue; Captive wild animals; Chimpanzé; Mœurs et comportement; Faune; Sauvetage; Animaux sauvages en captivité
Description: Genetically, the chimpanzee is humankind's closest relative in the animal kingdom. Yet in recent times humans have shown scant regard for the welfare of their intelligent cousin. Conflicts and endemic poverty across their range have decimated wild chimpanzee populations and they are today a seriously endangered species. Destruction of their habitat and the bush meat trade have disrupted their complex social structures, often resulting in orphaned youngsters - some of which are sold illegally as exotic 'pets' to people who do not understand their highly specialised needs.