Improving Primate Conservation through Community Involvement

WHEREAS many nonhuman primates are negatively affected by human activities that result in destruction of their habitat and fragmentation of their populations; and

WHEREAS conservation of nonhuman primate populations requires the trust and support of the local human population;

The International Primatological Society therefore RECOMMENDS:

• THAT when conducting primate field studies, researchers consider including some provision for Conservation through Community Involvement.

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