African forest #elephants roam the dense rainforests of West and Central Africa where they subsist largely on a diet of fruit. They shape forests by dispersing fruit and seeds, browsing, and creating an extensive trail network. But because it’s difficult to track animals in thick forest, little is known about the movements of the AfricanContinue reading “African Forest Elephants’s Movements Depend on Their Personalities”
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African Forest Elephant Loxodonta cyclotis
Protect African Forest Elephants! These critically endangered ecosystem engineers are vital for rainforest health but face extinction from poaching, ecocide
Crested Capuchin Sapajus robustus
Crested Capuchins are one of Brazil’s most endangered primates. A few thousand remain, facing extinction due to palm oil, mining, soy. Take action for them!
Black-faced Lion Tamarin Leontopithecus caissara
The black-faced lion #tamarin Leontopithecus caissara, also known as the Superagüi lion tamarin, is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. With a total population of fewer than 400 individuals and a fragmented, low-lying coastal habitat of #Brazil, this species is on the edge of extinction. Threats include logging, the illegal #pettrade, palm oil, #soy and #meat deforestation and urban expansion. Conservation efforts have begun, but there is still enormous work to do to protect these irreplaceable #primates. Protect this rare and charismatic #primate by taking urgent action. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife #Vegan
Skywalker Hoolock Gibbon Hoolock tianxing
Rare Skywalker Hoolock Gibbons are Endangered primates in Myanmar and China’s forests. Described in 2017, help them survive when you shop boycott4wildlife!
Spectacled Flying Fox Pteropus conspicillatus
The Spectacled Flying Fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) is a large, highly mobile fruit #bat native to the tropical rainforests of Australia’s Wet Tropics and Papua New Guinea’s offshore islands including Woodlark Island, Alcester Island, Kiriwina, and Halmahera. Named for the distinctive pale rings around their eyes, they play a crucial role in pollination and seed dispersal across vast forested landscapes. However, their survival is under severe threat due to rampant #palmoil #deforestation in #Papua, along with #climatechange-induced extreme heat events, and human-wildlife conflict. These bats have suffered catastrophic population declines in recent years, underscoring the urgent need for conservation action. In February 2019 the Australian government upgraded their threatened status from vulnerable to endangered, after almost a third of the bat population died in a severe heatwave in Queensland in late 2018. Take action and resist climate change and deforestation-driven #extinction every time you shop—#BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife.
Cao-vit Gibbon Nomascus nasutus
The Cao-vit gibbon, one of the world’s rarest primates, captivates the imagination with their melodic “cow-veet” calls, which echo like rainforest birdsongs. Research has found that they sing in regional accents to each other and form breeding pairs.
Arguably the world’s rarest gibbon they live in one forest patch straddling the Vietnam–China border. These critically endangered primates face myriad threats, including habitat destruction for timber and meat agriculture, inbreeding, and climate change. Immediate, concerted conservation action is essential to save these extraordinary gibbons from extinction.
Support indigenous-led conservation efforts to protect their habitat. Fight for their survival every time you shop. Use your wallet as a weapon and #BoycottMeat and be #Vegan #Boycott4Wildlife.
Dingiso Dendrolagus mbaiso
Known affectionately as the ‘Panda tree kangaroo’ for their black and white faces, dingisos are one of the rarest and most charismatic species of tree kangaroos, living only in the remote cloud forests of the Sudirman Range in Indonesian-occupied #WestPapua. While revered by the Moni people who consider them sacred and taboo to hunt, #Dingiso populations have still plummeted by over 50% due to #hunting, road construction, habitat clearing, and the expansion of industrial agriculture particularly #palmoil #deforestation. #Climatechange is now driving further habitat loss at high altitudes. Help these mysterious and gentle tree kangaroos every time you shop, use your wallet as a weapon and #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife
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