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Tarsiers are critically endangered and could be come extinct in the very near future if their habitat (mainly in Indonesia) isn’t protected. These guys are as small as a human fist.
August 11, 2008 – 9:48 pm
Over 100,000 Gorillas found in Congo according to CNN. The highest density ever found.
That’s practically a city’s worth of gorillas previously undiscovered by humans. A “Planet of the Apes” if you will.
Also make sure to check out the iReport page with some random gorilla pictures.
Photojournalist Brent Stirton, and reporter Mark Jenkins research the complex story of who killed silverback gorillas in Congo’s Virunga National Park.
You read about it over at National Geographic view some photos (as always they are National Geographic quality) or in the July issue of National Geographic.
This is a topic mentioned here before at [...]
“Chimpanzee expert” (which is below Monkeyologist) at the Lincoln Park Zoo, Steve Ross says doesn’t like the Chimp videos. According to this article:
…comedic portrayals of chimps undermine conservationist efforts to save the endangered species.
Any truth to this? No, not really. It’s because of these portrayals that we love them so much. [...]
December 10, 2007 – 9:20 pm
An interesting story on the state of Gorilla’s in the Congo. Summary: it’s not looking to good for our hairy friends.
