FSD 2010 - News

5th International Symposium-Workshop on Frugivores and Seed Dispersal (1985-2010)

Reminder : Old World Monkeys are the Frugivores of the Month

Humans push half of the world's primates toward extinction, lemurs in particular trouble. On February 18, 2010, Jeremy Hance from Mongabay.com was reporting that "Of the known 634 primate species in the world 48 percent are currently threatened with extinction, making mankind's closes relatives one of the most endangered animal groups in the world." He added that "In order to bring awareness to the desperate state of primates, a new report by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature highlights twenty-five primates in the most need of rapid conservation action." Most of these are in the Old World, including Frugivores and Seed Dispersers. The Frugivores of the Month are Old Word Monkeys with a special focus on the African Rainforest species. Other Frugivores/Seed Dispersers between July 2008 and March 2010. See Alain Houle's Gallery.

(Photo: Adult male blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis) feeding on semi-ripe Ficus exasperata figs - Kibale National Park 2004. © Alain Houle)