A Rare Monkey Is Born In UK Zoo
- 7 years ago
On Friday, Chester Zoo in the U.K. announced the birth of a rare baby Sulawesi crested macaque.
On Friday, Chester Zoo in the U.K. announced the birth of a rare baby Sulawesi crested macaque.
According to a news release issued by the zoo, "The tiny female youngster, which keepers have named Amidala, is a welcome boost to the European endangered species breeding programme that is working to protect the charismatic monkeys; listed as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature..."
Furthermore, the release notes, "The illegal wildlife trade and large scale habitat loss - due to illegal logging on its native island of Sulawesi in Indonesia - has pushed the Sulawesi macaque to the edge of extinction, with fewer than 5,000 now estimated to remain. They are also targets for poachers and are over-hunted for food as, in their homeland, they are considered a local delicacy and are served up on special occasions such as weddings."
With the new arrival, the zoo's population of these macaques has increased to 18.
On Friday, Chester Zoo in the U.K. announced the birth of a rare baby Sulawesi crested macaque.
According to a news release issued by the zoo, "The tiny female youngster, which keepers have named Amidala, is a welcome boost to the European endangered species breeding programme that is working to protect the charismatic monkeys; listed as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature..."
Furthermore, the release notes, "The illegal wildlife trade and large scale habitat loss - due to illegal logging on its native island of Sulawesi in Indonesia - has pushed the Sulawesi macaque to the edge of extinction, with fewer than 5,000 now estimated to remain. They are also targets for poachers and are over-hunted for food as, in their homeland, they are considered a local delicacy and are served up on special occasions such as weddings."
With the new arrival, the zoo's population of these macaques has increased to 18.