Bioko Island Primates: Drills, Bushbabies & Critical Conservation
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Bioko Island Primates: Drills, Bushbabies & Critical Conservation

Bioko Island has the highest primate density in Africa — drills, red colobus, putty-nosed monkeys, and four endemic bushbaby species in a forest that has never been connected to the mainland

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    Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program

    Drexel University-run BBPP monitors Bioko's endemic primates — their research documents the decline of borer and red colobus due to bushmeat hunting

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    Bioko Drill Population

    The Bioko borer - a subspecies with the most vivid facial color of any primate - is found only on this island; the population has been greatly reduced by hunting

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    Pennant's Red Colobus

    The Pennant's red colobus is found only on Bioko — its distinctive black and red coloring makes it unmistakable; it is critically endangered by hunting pressure

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    Bushmeat Trade Crisis

    Despite oil riches, the hunt for bushmeat continues at Bioko — the sale of smoked primates at Malabo's market is technically illegal but continues; BBPP documents the trade

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    Allen's Bushbaby Night Walk

    Bioko Allen's bushbaby - an endemic nocturnal primate - can be found focusing on night walks in the Southern Forest Reserve; its enormous eyes are reflected in the beam

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    Community Conservation

    BBPP works with local communities to develop alternative livelihoods — Ureka Beach Marine Turtle Monitoring Program employs ex-hunters as rangers

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