This morning I got an email saying that someone I don't know had recommended me this video. As I'm very curious I went to see and found these very cute little monkeys called Dusky Leaf Monkeys. I went and searched for them, found this website and apparently their status is nearly threatened: they are declining in number rapidly and are a cause for concern.
Conservation: Spectacled langurs are listed as Lower Risk/Least Concern by the IUCN. Langurs are threatened by deforestation and the trade in wild meat. The population of spectacled langurs was estimated to have declined from 305,000 to 155,000 from 1958 to 1975, and habitat loss due to human population growth has sharply intensified in the last decades.
Organisations such as the Dusky Langur Conservation and Community Centre are working to protect this species through ecotourism and voluntourism programmes (tourists who volunteer their services) focused on langur observation, rehabilitation and education. To read more about this fascinating work and other special projects in Thailand, please visit the following website: www.ecoexplorethailand.com.
Endangered: Dusky Leaf Monkey from Jan van der Meer on Vimeo.
