Monkey business

Article Abstract:

Delegates at the Brazilian Earth Summit took a special interest in the golden lion tamarin, a small monkey whose rain forest habitat north of Rio deJaneiro is threatened. The species will need twice the forest it has now in order to avoid extinction.

Natural history, Protection and preservation, Rain forest fauna, Rain forest animals, Leontopithecus rosalia, Golden lion tamarin

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Monkey business

Article Abstract:

Governments and international bodies are trying to stem the huge trade in endangered animals in Brazil and other Latin American countries. The trade in Brazil is worth some USDlr1 bil a year, despite a Brazilian ban on trade in wild animals.

International trade, Endangered species, Environmental policy, Rare animals

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Monkey business

Article Abstract:

Scandals have affected Thai monks, including cases of using prostitutes and dealing with drugs.

Thailand, Religious aspects, Monks

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