Primates lose ground to surging commodity production in their habitats

The global trade of products that come at the expense of tropical forest is driving many primate species closer to extinction, a new study suggests. The research, published June 17 in the journal PeerJ, found that the production or extraction of these “forest risk” commodities, such as beef, palm oil, and fossil fuels, led to … Continue reading Primates lose ground to surging commodity production in their habitats