*[Enwl-eng] We just met this new primate. They're almost all extinct.

[ENWL]

            Humans drove these tiny monkeys to the brink of extinction 
before their species was even discovered

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                 With fuzzy gray fur, long tails, and comical white rims 
around their large eyes and mouths, the Popa langur monkeys of Myanmar look 
like they could be the cutest addition to the Muppets family. But sadly, the 
future looks bleak for these newly-discovered primates. Much like their 
namesake, the sacred Mount Popa — a dead former-volcano — they too could 
soon be extinct. Scientists only discovered the Popa langur recently, by 
which point their population had plummeted to only 200-260 remaining 
members. Nowadays, they huddle in four disparate communities, with their 
numbers continuing to dwindle further and further.

                  Humans are the Popa langur's largest threat to survival. 
Through our clear-cutting of forests, logging for timber and fuel, 
agricultural fields for livestock, and of course worsening climate change, 
we have been destroying these precious creatures' homes and cutting their 
lives short. If we want the last few Popa langur to rebound and continue on 
into the future, then we need to make some changes now. And the best way to 
do that is by involving international wildlife authorities. That's why we're 
calling on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the 
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to help save 
these primates. Urge CITES and the IUCN to list the Popa langur as a 
threatened species and immediately begin to enforce protections for these 
endangered primates!

                  Thank you for all that you do,

                         Miranda B.
                        The Care2 Petitions Team



                  P.S. Once upon a time, Popa langur monkeys lived all over 
the country of Myanmar, but most have perished. Tell international 
conservation organizations to help protect these primates!









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From: Miranda B., Care2 Action Alerts
Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2020 8:04 PM
Subject: We just met this new primate. They're almost all extinct.


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