IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group
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Overview and description
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Sixty - four percent. 464 of the 719 primate species and subspecies currently recognized are threatened or endangered, due to habitat loss, hunting and live capture. Sixteen percent (117) are ...
Group leadership
Dr Russell MITTERMEIER
Dr Liz WILLIAMSON
Forty years experience in great ape research and conservation; in particular, socioecology and conservation of gorillas
More about the Specialist Group
Active throughout the tropical world, working in dozens of nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America, the PSG promotes and supports research on the ecology and conservation of the lorises, pottos, galagos, lemurs, tarsiers, monkeys and apes that make up the primate radiation. Now more than ever they need our intervention: 464, close to two thirds of the known 720 species and subspecies, are now categorized as threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened ...
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The Primate Specialist Group is a network of scientists and conservationists who stand against the tide of extinction which threatens humanity’s closest kin.
Specialist Group work
The PSG works on behalf of these and all other primates by supporting field research, conservation measures and educational programs in those regions where primates still occur.
Assessing threatened status of the Order Primates through an understanding of their taxonomy, distributions, numbers and populations, and the threats they face taking into account their capacity to adapt to degraded and fragmented habitats
PSG’s primary responsibility is to evaluate the conservation status of all primate species and subspecies, working with current information from experts in the field.
Primates on the IUCN Red List
These assessments contribute to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, a comprehensive summary of threats to the world’s biodiversity.
PSG Annual Report
Learn about PSG’s work and results in 2022.
Previous reports:
PSG Annual Report 2021
PSG Annual Report 2020
PSG Annual Report 2019
PSG Annual Report 2018
PSG Annual Report 2016-2017