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From endangered species and Hotspot Heroes, to ecotourism and a new biodiversity hotspot, these are the CEPF stories that most piqued your interest in 2016.
1. Story Map: CEPF Celebrates 15 Hotspot Heroes
To celebrate CEPF’s 15th anniversary, we recognized 15 conservationists from 15 of the world’s biodiversity hotspots.
In the Western Ghats and Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot, the last of the Endangered lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus)—about 4,000 of them in total—reside. Habitat fragmentation is one of the primary threats to the species, which is endemic to the region. In and around Anamalai Tiger Reserve in India, that fragmentation has resulted in road mortalities as the monkeys attempt to cross from one part of the reserve to another.
Though most primate species live in tropical and sub-tropical areas, a few are well adapted to cool and even cold climates, including the Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata).
The Japanese macaque is the only primate species (represented by two different sub-species) found in the Japan biodiversity hotspot and is the most northerly living non-human primate. It is found on Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and Yaku-shima, where it frequents forests from sub-tropical lowlands to sub-alpine regions up to 1,500 meters.
Project Update: In May 2017, Marine Conservation Society, Seychelles (MCSS) submitted their CEPF-funded report of Grand Police’s biodiversity to the Ministry of Environment. The study found that 61 animal species and 102 plant species lived in the area. Local advocates feared that a new resort slated for development would jeopardize the ecosystem, and a “Save Grand Police” petition was signed by some 7,500 people.
This is the first in our new, occasional blog series, "Celebrating Biodiversity," in which we highlight specific species, recognizing the incredible biodiversity the planet holds.
