As people transform the planet, wild animals are spending more time in human landscapes. Anna Holzner at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research in Leipzig and her colleagues ...

Frequent visits to oil palm plantations are leading to a sharp increase in mortality rates among infant southern pig-tailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina) in the wild, according to a new study published ...

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ORPHANED and alone, this young pig-tailed macaque has a bleak future ahead. It is one of many captured primates on sale at this open-air bird market in Bali, Indonesia, where it will either become ...

Due to the extensive clearing of their habitat, these primates sometimes turn to palm oil monocultures while foraging. This often leads to conflicts with farmers. The macaques do not damage the palm ...