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Reuter KE, Mittermeier RA, Schwitzer C, McCabe G, Rylands AB, Jerusalinsky L, Konstant W, Kerhoas D, Ratsimbazafy J, Strier KB, Webber AD, Williamson EA & Wise J (2021) The 25 most endangered primates list: impacts on conservation fundraising and policy. In: Freedman E, Shipley Hiles S & Sachsman DB (eds.) Communicating Endangered Species: Extinction, News and Public Policy. Routledge Studies in Environmental Communication and Media. London: Routledge, pp. 101-115. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003041955-9
Abstract
Lists of threatened species are often employed as media outreach tools, but their usefulness and efficacy are rarely tested. One prominent example is the ¡°Primates in Peril: The World¡¯s 25 Most Endangered Primates¡± list ¨C the ¡°Top 25 List.¡± It is published every two years by the Primate Specialist Group (PSG) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature¡¯s Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC), in collaboration with the International Primatological Society (IPS). Eighty-eight primates have appeared in the list¡¯s 10 editions since it began in 2000 (Mittermeier, Konstant, & Rylands, 2000; Mittermeier et al., 2009, 2012; Schwitzer et al., 2014) (see Figure 7.1). The Top 25 List¡¯s purpose is to draw worldwide attention to highly endangered primates. It targets not merely a supportive public, but governments, donors and funders, researchers, and conservation NGOs.
Status | Published |
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Title of series | Routledge Studies in Environmental Communication and Media |
Publication date | 31/12/2021 |
Publication date online | 05/08/2021 |
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Publisher | Routledge |
Place of publication | London |
ISBN | 9780367486211 |
eISBN | 9781003041955 |
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Honorary Professor, Psychology