Oil palms may be magnet for macaques, boars, at expense of other biodiversity

Many wild animals are wise to the fact that where there are humans, there is typically food — often a cornucopia of food. A new study documents dramatically elevated numbers of two generalist mammals around oil palm plantations in Southeast Asia, where the research team believe they derive enormous benefits from eating high-calorie palm fruit. … Continue reading Oil palms may be magnet for macaques, boars, at expense of other biodiversity