For this assignment, you will research one endangered primate species and use that information to create a primate conservation plan. This plan should be 2-3 pages double-spaced in 12 point, Times New Roman font, with 1” margins.
Mandatory Information to Include:
Name of endangered primate, including:
Colloquial name (“baboon”)
Taxonomic classification – Genus+species in italics, Genus only is capitalized (“Papio ursinis”)
What type of primate: Strepsirhine, tarsiiform, platyrhine, cercopithecoid, or hominoid.
How long has your primate been endangered?
Preferred environment – what environmental conditions are necessary for the species’ continued survival?
Include mention of the region of the world where primate is naturally found
What foods might your primate gravitate towards?
Will your primate be swinging up in the trees, lumbering on the ground?
What is its family composition like?
What threats have caused your primate to become endangered?
Deforestation?
Climate change?
Hunting?
Disease?
Fire?
Logging?
What conservation efforts are currently underway to protect your primate?
How might we improve the chances of your species’ continued survival?
Legislation? How will laws be enforced?
Reintroduction? Soft release or hard release?
Protected areas? How will this impact the local human population?
Community conservation? Be specific about how this can work.
Ecotourism? Who will be in charge of these areas?
You should demonstrate knowledge that you learned in this class!
Works cited. Where did you get your information? You must cite more than Wikipedia and the course readings for full credit. Any citation style is fine, as long as you are consistent.
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