{"id":43506,"date":"2015-01-23T16:54:10","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T21:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=43506"},"modified":"2015-01-23T16:54:10","modified_gmt":"2015-01-23T21:54:10","slug":"endangered-nigeria-cameroon-chimpanzee-subspecies-will-see-population-plummet-research-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/endangered-nigeria-cameroon-chimpanzee-subspecies-will-see-population-plummet-research-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Endangered Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzee Subspecies Will See Population Plummet, Research Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"
One of the most endangered primates, and the most endangered chimpanzee subspecies in the world — the Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes ellioti<\/em>) — is likely to see its numbers plummet over the coming years, according to new research published in BMC Evolutionary Biology<\/em>.<\/p>\n As it stands currently, there are around ~6,000 individuals of this subspecies left in the wild. The subspecies has seen its numbers fall in recent years due to deforestation, expanding agriculture and human settlements, and illegal poaching and bushmeat hunting. What the new research has found, though, is that these issues will be greatly exacerbated by climate change in the coming years. <\/p>\n