Two large populations of endangered monkeys discovered in Cambodia

Jun 24, 2009

Conservationists have discovered "surprisingly large populations" of two globally threatened primates in a protected area in Cambodia.Surveys by scientists with the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Cambodian government counted 42,000 black-shanked douc langurs and 2,500 yellow-cheeked crested gibbons in Cambodia's Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area. The estimate represents the largest known populations for both species in the world, according to a report released by the conservation group. Read more >>

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Two large populations of endangered monkeys discovered in Cambodia