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Half of all primates face extinction

Nearly half of all the world�s primates at risk of extinction

James Randerson, science correspondent August 5, 2008

Nearly half of all primate species could soon become extinct, according to a study carried out by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The study, which used the work of hundreds of scientists and is the most comprehensive analysis for more than a decade, found that the outlook for monkeys, apes and other primates has got much worse. In some regions, the thriving bushmeat trade means the animals are being �eaten to extinction�.

The 2007 IUCN �red list� has 39% of primate species and sub-species in the three highest threat categories � vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered. In today�s revised list, 303 of the 634 species and sub-species � 48% � are in these most threatened categories.

The biggest threats faced by primates are the destruction of their habitat through logging, hunting for bushmeat and the illegal wildlife trade. �We�ve raised concerns for years about primates being in danger, but now we have solid data to show the situation is much more serious than we imagined,� said Dr Russell Mittermeier, the chairman of the IUCN Species Survival Commission�s primate specialist group and the president of Conservation International. �Tropical forest destruction has always been the main cause but now it appears that hunting is just as serious a threat in some areas, even where the habitat is still relatively undamaged. In many places, primates are quite literally being eaten to extinction.�

The picture in south-east Asia is particularly pessimistic. 71% of all Asian primates are now listed as threatened, and in Vietnam and Cambodia, 90% are considered at risk. Primate populations have fallen due to rapid habitat loss and hunting to satisfy the Chinese medicine and pet trade. �What is happening in south-east Asia is terrifying,� said Dr Jean-Christophe Vi�, the deputy head of the IUCN species programme. �To have a group of animals under such a high level of threat is, quite frankly, not like anything we have ever recorded among any other group of species.�

In Africa, 11 of 13 kinds of red colobus monkey have been listed as critically endangered or endangered. Two may already be extinct. Overall, 69 species and sub-species (11% of the total) are considered critically endangered, including the mountain gorilla in central Africa. Another 137 species and sub-species (22%) are in the endangered category.

Species are judged to be in these categories if they have a small population size, are suffering rapid population declines and have a limited geographic range. The apparent jump in the numbers of threatened primates from 39% to 48% has not just happened in the course of one year. The major new analysis has provided missing data that was not available before, according to Michael Hoffman at Conservation International. The last major study was carried out in 1996. �The situation might have been as bad as this five years ago but we just didn�t know. Now we have a much better indication of the state of the world�s primates � and the news is not good,� he said. The review is part of an unprecedented examination of the state of the world�s mammals which will be released at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona in October.

However, there was some good news for primates. In Brazil, one species, the black lion tamarin, that was almost extinct has now been moved from the critically endangered to endangered category. This is the result of a huge conservation effort which has also benefited the golden lion tamarin � it was downlisted to endangered in 2003. �The work with lion tamarins shows that conserving parts of the forest and reforesting to create corridors that connect them is not only vital for primates, but offers the multiple benefits of maintaining healthy ecosystems and water supplies, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change,� said Dr Anthony Rylands, the deputy chair of the IUCN primate specialist group.

� Guardian News & Media 2008

First published in The Guardian, 05/08/08


1. Read the text and say if these sentences True (T) or False (F) according to the text. Then correct the false ones by typing in the correct versions in the spaces below each statement

1. The main danger to primates has always been the destruction of tropical forests.

2. Primates are only hunted for their meat.

3. The situation is south-east Asia is not as bad as the situation in Africa.
4. Conserving parts of the forest can also reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

5. The mountain gorilla is no longer on the critically endangered list.

6. 48% of primate species and sub-species are on the critically endangered list.

VOCABULARY

4. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

I hate living in towns. People who talk about towns being lovely because they have a cosmopolitan atmosphere are unfortunately giving a1 impression of what it is like to live in a city. They never talk about the high 2 rates and the 3 vandalism that you can see on every street. They do not talk about 4 congestion and the horrors of5 hour.

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2.a traffic������������������ bnoise����������������������� ctransport������ dcrime

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4.a crime������������������� btraffic���������������������� capartment���� dclimate

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5.Match the adverbs that have similar meanings.

1. thoughtfully

a. pensively

2. intentionally

b. deliberately

3. possibly

c. normally

4. comparatively

d. perhaps

5. generally

e. relatively

6. Identify the extra word in the following sentences and write them in the space provided.

1.That�s the one way of looking at it.��������������

2.I�m being interested in knowing.��

3.I�d like one to know how you did that.
4.You have had a point, but don�t you think it�s easier?
5.You�re having absolutely right.��
GRAMMAR

7. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct Present Perfect Simple/Continuous form

1. She (write) six novels since 1999.

2. �(you attend) the extra lessons that Dr Smith is giving?

3. I know the film is showing at the cinema because I �( see) it.

4. �(you think) of resigning recently?

5. I (not see) him for years.

8. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.Use between two and five words.

1Who saw it happen?

I wonder_happen.

2What�s the answer?

I�d like to__is.

3Did the representative sign the documents?

Could you tell_the documents?

4Why was the battle fought?

Does anyone know_?

5Which car is the newest?

Can you tell_newest?

9. Put the adverbs / adverbial phrases in the correct place in each sentence.

1�� Although she likes reading, she goes to the library. (a lot / hardly ever)�

2�� 1 crashed my new car. (unfortunately / last week)�

3�� We should leave tomorrow. (ideally / early)

4�� I can understand when people speak English. (hardly / quickly)

5�� My brother forgot his girlfriend's birthday. (nearly / yesterday)