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Chimpanzees may soon join elephants and rhinos as the most threatened wildlife species in Tanzania due to their fast falling population, wildlife experts have said, The Citizen reports.
“The animals face extinction in many parts of Africa. A hundred years ago, there were probably two million but now only 150,000 to 200, 000,”the report quotes Dr Anthony Collins, a baboon researcher at Gombe Stream National Park say.
Collins said the animals face a threat due to the destruction of their natural habitats, illegal hunting and captivity for export where they are used for medical research. He called for their protection.
