In many animals, including humans, adverse events in youth have lasting negative health effects over the life span. But new research suggests something different is going on in mountain gorillas.
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We studied 8,000 primate teeth and finally confirmed that humans are not the only living primate to suffer from cavities. But there are interesting differences.
COVID-19 has been found in pets, zoo animals and in a wild mink in Utah. Monitoring wildlife for COVID-19 is important for animals and humans, both of whom face risks from a jumping virus.
To improve the security of park guards and other people, it is crucial to mitigate park-people conflicts and tackle armed groups.
Without adequate information, we can’t prioritise efforts and funding to best protect our primate relatives.
COVID-19 could potentially be harmful for endangered great apes.
Malaria can be transmitted from humans to gorillas, with devastating effects.
Scientists say humans are pretty similar to chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans. So why don’t we have fur like they do?
Combining new technologies, including Global Forest Watch, a Forest Monitoring App and Participatory 3D Modelling, brings out traditional knowledge of the elders.
The tropics are expanding at an unprecedented rate. This will have massive implications for societies, economies and the natural world.
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Conservation Director, Wildlife Ecologist and Microbiologist at the African Conservation Foundation. Lecturer and board member at the Institute of Biodiversity and Non-Profit Studies, University of Buea
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Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor of Anthropology, Durham University
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Assistant professor, University of Groningen
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Assistant professor, Wageningen University
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Postdoctoral researcher, Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH)
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Professor of Infectious Disease and Global Health, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
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Reproductive Biologist, Wildlife Conservation & Science, Zoos Victoria, and Honorary Research Associate, BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan
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Postdoctoral Infectious Disease Researcher, Tufts University
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Mark Elgar is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Evolutionary Biology, The University of Melbourne
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Senior research fellow, University of Zurich
