A census conducted recently shows that the population of the kipunji monkey (Rungwecebus kipunji) in Tanzania’s Southern Highlands has increased by 65%, while signs of human impacts in its habitat decreased by 81%, over a 13-year period.
The increase follows 20 years of intensive holistic conservation efforts by the Wildlife Conservation Society and Tanzanian government partners, including greater legal protection for forests and community engagement.
The total population size of the kipunji is estimated at 1,966 individuals in two subpopulations, and the species is classified by the IUCN as endangered.
The kipunji has been on the Primates in Peril list of 25 most endangered primates three times: in 2006-2008, 2008-2010, and 2018-2020, but was not on the most recent list.
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/meet-the-kipunji-a-rare-primate-success-story-in-tanzania/
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This is good news.
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Great news
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This is a great achievement! I love reading this type of news
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Let's keep at it. We need more efforts like this.
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the Kipunji monkey population in Tanzania has shown steady improvement in recent years.
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Humans should keep off the animals habitats
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@johnte_ndeto Sure. Extracting wildlife from its natural habitat inevitably leads to disastrous results.
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This is impressive news to read through, a true sign of how fruitful conservation measures can be. the conservation efforts for forests are really heroic, we should strive to preserve the environment inorder to be able to see such and more great results
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@daniel_waweru_656 very positive results.
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Great efforts
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Wonderful!
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That's great news. All species should be protected with same conservation measures
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Sounds great, can see how human impact can affect the livelihood of other animals
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Fantastic! Let's support conservation efforts for vulnerable species
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@sarah_chabane Very crucial for the preservation of biodiversity and the maintenance of healthy ecosystems.
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@sarah_chabane i agree let's protect them before they become extinct
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Impressive effort
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Commendable efforts.
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Amazing
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Incredible news
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good news!