As the monkeys' forest habitat disappears, they are becoming easier to capture and to put to work.

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He managed to stop the cutting of virgin forest (and the destruction of golden monkey habitat) in Yunnan province.

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The government says the purpose is to help protect the species given its dwindling forest habitat.

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Selective logging and conversion of rain forest habitat to agricultural land are the greatest threats to the survival of the white-collared lemur, together with hunting, according to the IUCN website.

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The core areas consist of existing nature reserves, protected forest habitat and shorelines.

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