April Primate of the Month — Proboscis Monkey
April Primate of the Month — Proboscis Monkey April Primate of the Month – the Proboscis Monkey Proboscis monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) are found in each of the nations on the island of Borneo — Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei, and are concentrated primarily in...
Chimp Subspecies: The Many Faces of Chimfunshi
Encountering your first wild chimpanzee cements in your memory an image about what a chimp is and looks like. For me, that was chimpanzees at Gombe Stream National Park on the sandy shore of Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania. In 1989 I was a naïve wannabe wildlife...
March Primate of the Month — Chimpanzee Subspecies
March Primate of the Month — Chimpanzee Subspecies Chimpanzees Chimpanzees are the most abundant of the Great Apes, both in number and geographic range. The four subspecies have a combined population of 172,000-300,000 individuals left in the wild, which occupy a...
February Primate of the Month — Indri Lemur
February Primate of the Month — Indri Lemur February Primate of the Month – the Indri Lemur Indri Lemur Quick Facts: Scientific Name: Indri indri IUCN Status: Critically Endangered Population: Unknown but estimated between 1,000-10,000 Range: Madagascar Habitat:...
January Primate of the Month — Mountain Gorilla
January Primate of the Month — Mountain Gorilla January Primate of the Month – the Mountain Gorilla Mountain Gorilla Quick Facts: Scientific Name: Gorilla beringei beringei IUCN Status: Endangered Population: 1,063 Range: Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwana,...
For nearly 20 years, GLOBIO has been connecting kids and adults to the magic, awe and wonder of our planet. GLOBIO works with education partners, wildlife sanctuaries and conservation projects in Equatorial Africa and Borneo to support their conservation work on-the-ground, and share their stories with the rest of the world. Ever evolving, we also create engaging educational content to educate the public on shared environmental issues.
