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Recently scientists discovered an entirely new species of monkey! The Popa langur are adorable grey-haired monkeys, with white encircling their eyes. They are found in Myanmar and were named after an extinct volcano called Mount Popa where around one hundred of these monkeys were found. Sadly, the species used to live all over Myanmar, but now are only found in four small communities. The one on Mount Popa is the largest.
The research team that discovered Popa langur monkeys, have already classified them as critically endangered since it’s estimated that there are only around 200 to 260 of them left in the wild. This species has been around for at least one million years, but without immediate protection and conservation work, they may not have much longer.
He once trafficked in rare birds. Now, he tells how it s done
11 Dec, 2020 05:00 AM
8 minutes to read
Johann Zillinger feeding a grape to a young cassowary, one of the birds he most prizes. Photo / Marylise Vigneau, The New York Times
Johann Zillinger feeding a grape to a young cassowary, one of the birds he most prizes. Photo / Marylise Vigneau, The New York Times
New York Times
By: Denise Hruby
After a chance encounter in Brazil, Johann Zillinger became one of the world s most prolific wildlife smugglers. Three decades and two prison stints later, he says he has gone straight. On a humid evening at
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A new report, Plundered – South Africa’s cold-blooded international reptile trade, explores loopholes in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) regulations and finds that an ineffective local permitting system is allowing the illegal international trade of South Africa’s reptiles.
While still awaiting the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries’ (DEFF’s) investigation into their previous report, Breaking Point, the EMS Foundation and Ban Animal Trading (BAT) have released the third instalment of the investigative report series, The Extinction Business. EMS and BAT again appear to be fulfilling DEFF’s oversight function, exposing the unregulated export of 4,500 reptiles, snakes and amphibians between 2013 and May 2020 as exotic pets, food and leather.