Western Red Colobus, also known as Bay Colobus - Procolobus badius
Gambia
Piliocolobus badius is listed as Endangered, as the species is estimated to have undergone a decline exceeding 50% during the past three generations (ca 30 years). Recent surveys report significant population declines and/or local extirpations. The scale of the decline is inferred from rates of human induced habitat loss, and evidence of unsustainable rates of hunting. Already small and isolated Western Red Colobus populations are expected to continue declining given that these threats are ongoing and in most places are not being countered, and indeed are likely to increase, driven by the demand for natural resources from a rapidly growing human population in West Africa.
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Western Red Colobus, also known as Bay Colobus - Procolobus badius
Gambia
Piliocolobus badius is listed as Endangered, as the species is estimated to have undergone a decline exceeding 50% during the past three generations (ca 30 years). Recent surveys report significant population declines and/or local extirpations. The scale of the decline is inferred from rates of human induced habitat loss, and evidence of unsustainable rates of hunting. Already small and isolated Western Red Colobus populations are expected to continue declining given that these threats are ongoing and in most places are not being countered, and indeed are likely to increase, driven by the demand for natural resources from a rapidly growing human population in West Africa.
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