2007-06-04 15:06:14 · 3 answers · asked by kasandra s. 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Of course loss of land is a big one, but the major problem is with the bushmeat crisis.
Because of bushmeat chimps are having two problems. The first being the fact that they are being killed for bushmeat. However because humans are going into the forests to kill them they (humans) are bringing diseases with them. There was a huge outbreak of ebola that killed a ton of gorillas last year. Kinda the same for chimps.
People tend to forget that when it comes to primates they can make us as sick as easy as they can make us sick.
2007-06-04 15:50:33 · answer #1 · answered by The Cheshire 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Only about 150,000 chimpanzees remain in the wild today, where one to two million lived in 1900. The threats to chimpanzees are numerous, and the need to save them is urgent."
http://www.janegoodall.org/chimp_central/conservation/default.asp explains Habitat Loss, Chimps in Research, Chimps as Pets, Entertainment Chimps and HIV in Chimps
2007-06-04 22:17:22 · answer #2 · answered by margecutter 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because, as we all learned from falling object motion in elementary physics, the monkey always dies.
2007-06-04 22:09:56 · answer #3 · answered by Michael S 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋