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SUMMARY:Socio-ecology and Conservation of Asian Apes - Dr David Chivers (D
 epartment of Physiology\, Development and Neuroscience\, University of Cam
 bridge)
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CONTACT:Ivan Lam
DESCRIPTION:_This talk is free for members of BioSoc or £2 for non-member
 s. You can also sign up for life membership (£15) or annual membership (
 £10) at this talk._\n\nPrimates and rain-forests in South-east Asia are d
 eclining rapidly. Over 40 years their ecology and behaviour has been docum
 ented\, along with the loss of forests. Conservation needs to embrace prot
 ection of key habitats\, especially watersheds\, and sustainable managemen
 t of large areas\, so that 50 % of the land area can be kept forested. Shi
 fting cultivation and selective logging have roles to play\, but monocultu
 res are a real threat. Translocation and reintroduction have increasing ro
 les to play in preventing extinction.  Education of peoples\, locally and 
 globally\, and of governments\, are crucial.  Discussion centres on the gr
 eat variety of small apes - gibbons - and on the one great ape - the orang
 -utan.
LOCATION:Large Lecture Theatre\, Department of Plant Sciences\, Downing Si
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