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Once common, bushbabies are dropping in numbers, but researchers say two key
conservation efforts could help them recover.
Scientists are advocating for “canopy bridges” to be built to help bushbaby
populations recover from the impacts of deforestation.
Renowned for their huge round eyes and pointy ears, bushbabies were once
ubiquitous in South Africa, gaining a notorious reputation for sneaking into
towns to steal pet food from bowls and begging tourists on safari for scraps.
However, researchers Frank Cuozzo and Michelle Sauther, who first travelled to
South Africa to search for the ‘unusual’ primate in 2012, have started to
notice a disturbing trend. They kept on coming across dead bushbabies that had
either been killed on roads or mauled by dogs."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
