The grand challenge of great ape health and conservation in the anthropocene

• Published in: American journal of primatology Vol. 80; no. 1
• Main Authors: Travis, Dominic A., Lonsdorf, Elizabeth V., Gillespie, Thomas R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Animal populations; Animals; Anthropocene; Anthropogenic factors; Ape Diseases - prevention & control; Conservation of Natural Resources; Cote d'Ivoire; Cutting tools; Developing countries; Diagnostic software; Diagnostic systems; Diagnostic tests; Disease control; Ecosystem; ecosystem health; Ecosystems; Epidemiological Monitoring - veterinary; Experts; Forest management; Forests; Gombe Stream National Park; Health risks; Health sciences; Health surveillance; Hominidae; Immobilization; Interdependence; Interfaces; LDCs; Management methods; National parks; one health; Pan troglodytes; Partnerships; Risk analysis; Risk assessment; Risk management; Surveillance; Tanzania; Tropical forests; zoonotic disease; Cote d'Ivoire; Tanzania; ecosystem health; Pan troglodytes; Gombe Stream National Park; one health; zoonotic disease

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