Primates in Peril
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Acknowledgements<br />
Here, we present the 2014–2016 iteration of the World’s 25 Most Endangered <strong>Primates</strong> list, drawn<br />
up dur<strong>in</strong>g an open meet<strong>in</strong>g held dur<strong>in</strong>g the XXV Congress of the International Primatological<br />
Society (IPS), Hanoi, 13 August 2014.<br />
We have updated the species profiles from the 2012–2014 edition (Schwitzer et al. 2014) for<br />
those species rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g on the list, and added additional profiles for newly listed species.<br />
This publication is a jo<strong>in</strong>t effort of the IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group, the International<br />
Primatological Society, Conservation International, and the Bristol Zoological Society.<br />
We are most grateful to the Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation for provid<strong>in</strong>g significant<br />
support for research and conservation efforts on these endangered primates through the direct<br />
provision of grants and through the Primate Action Fund, adm<strong>in</strong>istered by Ms. Ella Outlaw, of<br />
the Executive Vice Chair’s Office at Conservation International. Over the years, the foundation<br />
has provided support for the tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g workshops held before the biennial congresses of the<br />
International Primatological Society and helped primatologists to attend the meet<strong>in</strong>gs to discuss<br />
the composition of the list of the world’s 25 most endangered primates.<br />
We would like to thank all of the authors who contributed to the f<strong>in</strong>al 2014–2016 version:<br />
Vishal Ahuja, Mart<strong>in</strong>a Anandam, Nary R. J. Andrianjaka, Matthew A. Banks, Thomas M.<br />
Butynski, Bosco P. L. Chan, Lounès Chikhi, Fay Clark, Ana Gabriela de Luna, Marcos de Souza<br />
Fialho, Dong Thanh Hai, Andrew Dunn, Leonardo Gomes Neves, Sharon Gurksy, Olivier<br />
Hamerlynck, Andreas Hapke, Leandro Jerusal<strong>in</strong>sky, Daphne Kerhoas, Le Khac Quyet, Neahga<br />
Leonard, Joshua M. L<strong>in</strong>der, Andrés L<strong>in</strong>k, Edward E. Louis Jr., W. Scott McGraw, Fabiano R.<br />
Melo, Stefan Merker, Russell A. Mittermeier, Sanjay Molur, Alba Lucia Morales-Jiménez, Bethan<br />
J. Morgan, Paola Moscoso-R., Tilo Nadler, K. Anna I. Nekaris, V<strong>in</strong>cent Nijman, Stuart Nixon,<br />
Matthew G. Nowak, John F. Oates, Lisa M. Paciulli, Richard J. Passaro, Erik R. Patel, Andrew<br />
Perk<strong>in</strong>, Phan Duy Thuc, Mart<strong>in</strong>a Raffel, Christian Roos, Rasanayagam Rudran, Anthony<br />
Rylands, Jordi Salmona, Daniela Schrudde, Christoph Schwitzer, Myron Shekelle, Ian S<strong>in</strong>gleton,<br />
Roswitha Stenke, Pablo Stevenson, Jatna Supriatna, Maurício Talebi, Dana Thiele, Diego G.<br />
Tirira, Graham Usher, Jan Vermeer, Serge A. Wich, Elizabeth A. Williamson, Lance Woolaver,<br />
John R. Zaonarivelo.<br />
Reference<br />
Schwitzer, C., Mittermeier, R.A., Rylands, A.B., Taylor, L.A., Chiozza, F., Williamson, E.A.,<br />
Wallis, J. and Clark, F.E. (eds.). 2014. <strong>Primates</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Peril</strong>: The World’s 25 Most Endangered <strong>Primates</strong><br />
2012-2014. IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group (PSG), International Primatological Society<br />
(IPS), Conservation International (CI), and Bristol Zoological Society, Arl<strong>in</strong>gton, VA. 87pp.<br />
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