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How zoos must change to keep great apes safe from coronavirus

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Craig LE (2020) How zoos must change to keep great apes safe from coronavirus. The Conversation. 01.04.2020.

Abstract
First paragraph: Our closest living relatives are the six species of great ape: chimpanzees, bonobos, Western lowland gorillas, Eastern lowland gorillas, Bornean orangutans and Sumatran orangutans. All of them are endangered, or critically endangered, and at risk of becoming extinct in our lifetime.

Keywords
Conservation; Primates; Zoos; Chimpanzees; Gorilla; Zoonotic diseases; Great apes; Zoonotic viruses

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https://theconversation.com/how-zoos-must-change-to-keep-great-apes-safe-from-coronavirus-134692

StatusPublished
Publication date01/04/2020
Publication date online01/04/2020
URLhttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/31052
PublisherThe Conversation Trust
Place of publicationLondon

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