Endangered Primate

A heartbreaking video shows an orangutan that appears to be fighting off a bulldozer pulling down trees in its natural habitat in Indonesia. The video, which was reportedly shot in 2013 but only released to the public two days ago, was filmed and shared by International Animal Rescue, an animal welfare organisation.

A new group of critically endangered primates has been spotted in Vietnam, raising hopes the rare creatures may not be wiped out in the next decade as scientists had feared.

The Cincinnati prosecutor is due to announce on Monday whether criminal charges will be filed against the family of a 3-year-old boy who fell into a gorilla exhibit at the city's zoo, forcing officials to kill an endangered primate to rescue the child.

Rwanda has announced that 18 newborn gorillas will be named at the country's 10th annual gorilla-naming event, which is aimed at promoting the conservation of the endangered primates.

There is rare good news for India on the conservation front, but bad news in general for the conservation of primates in the world, the nearest relatives of humans on Earth. The Lion Tailed Macaque, a jet black monkey with a characteristic silver mane like that of the lion, which inhabits the rainforests of southern India, is no longer on the verge...

A heartbreaking video shows an orangutan that appears to be fighting off a bulldozer pulling down trees in its natural habitat in Indonesia. The video, which was reportedly shot in 2013 but only released to the public two days ago, was filmed and shared by International Animal Rescue, an animal welfare organisation.

A new group of critically endangered primates has been spotted in Vietnam, raising hopes the rare creatures may not be wiped out in the next decade as scientists had feared.

The Cincinnati prosecutor is due to announce on Monday whether criminal charges will be filed against the family of a 3-year-old boy who fell into a gorilla exhibit at the city's zoo, forcing officials to kill an endangered primate to rescue the child.

Rwanda has announced that 18 newborn gorillas will be named at the country's 10th annual gorilla-naming event, which is aimed at promoting the conservation of the endangered primates.

There is rare good news for India on the conservation front, but bad news in general for the conservation of primates in the world, the nearest relatives of humans on Earth. The Lion Tailed Macaque, a jet black monkey with a characteristic silver mane like that of the lion, which inhabits the rainforests of southern India, is no longer on the verge...