Chapter 11: Sustaining Biodiversity The Species Approach3. This article deals with a regional issue.
4. Silky Sifaka has been threatened by habitat destruction and has been placed on the endangered species list and is one of the world's 25 most endangered primates. Recent studies have shown that the species has been surviving in Marojejy National Park despite an outbreak of illegal rosewood logging in 2009-2010. A non-profit organization has been established to help protect these primates. SIMPONA has been monitoring the species and been doing what they can to help raise awareness about the species and trying to protect its habitat. Erik Patel who heads the organization has been doing the studies of the Silky Sifaka and has found 31 silky sifaka groups consisting of 131 total individuals in the national park in the past few years.
5. I think it is great that organizations like SIMPONA have been established to help protect these endangered species because it is extremely crucial to our environment to maintain biodiversity and make sure that no species become extinct. It is always good to hear a success story of an endangered species especially when it is one of the world's 25 most endangered species. I also think we should try to stop the illegal logging in places like the Marojejy National Park to ensure that other species will not be threatened by this.
6. Extrapolate- To infer from something that is known.
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