Primate field research during a pandemic: Lessons learned from the SARS‐CoV‐2 outbreak

KM Jack, NK Kulick - American Journal of Primatology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The COVID‐19 pandemic abruptly halted most primate field research in early 2020. While
international travel bans and regional travel restrictions made continuing primate field …

[HTML][HTML] Tropical peatlands and their conservation are important in the context of COVID-19 and potential future (zoonotic) disease pandemics

ME Harrison, LS Wijedasa, LES Cole, SM Cheyne… - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused global disruption, with the emergence of this and other
pandemics having been linked to habitat encroachment and/or wildlife exploitation. High …

Opportunities for respiratory disease transmission from people to chimpanzees at an East African tourism site

DB Glasser, TL Goldberg, N Guma… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Respiratory illnesses, including COVID‐19, present a serious threat to endangered
wild chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) populations. In some parts of sub‐Saharan Africa …

Confronting ethical challenges in long-term research programs in the tropics

R Seidler, RB Primack, VR Goswami, S Khaling… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ecologists and conservation biologists conducting long-term research programs in the
tropics must confront serious ethical challenges that revolve around economic inequalities …

Maderas rainforest conservancy: a one health approach to conservation

LM Bolt, LRSE Brandt, RL Molina… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Maderas Rainforest Conservancy (MRC) was incorporated as a conservation
nonprofit organization in 2008, and manages two sites where biological field courses have …

Is 2020 the year when primatologists should cancel fieldwork? A reply

C Trivedy - American Journal of Primatology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this article is to explore the impact of coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) pandemic
on primate‐related conservation work. The withdrawal of primatologists and conservation …

SARS‐CoV‐2 and wastewater: What does it mean for non‐human primates?

S Mathavarajah, A Melin… - American journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In most of our lifetimes, we have not faced a global pandemic such as the novel coronavirus
disease 2019. The world has changed as a result. However, it is not only humans who are …

Variation in predicted COVID‐19 risk among lemurs and lorises

AD Melin, JD Orkin, MC Janiak… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The novel coronavirus SARS‐CoV‐2, which in humans leads to the disease COVID‐19, has
caused global disruption and more than 2 million fatalities since it first emerged in late 2019 …

Population structure, intergroup interaction, and human contact govern infectious disease impacts in mountain gorilla populations

CA Whittier, FB Nutter, PLF Johnson… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Infectious zoonotic diseases are a threat to wildlife conservation and global health. They are
especially a concern for wild apes, which are vulnerable to many human infectious …

The role of religion in One Health. Lessons from the Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus entellus) and other human–non‐human primate interactions

G Vijayaraghavan, V Tate, V Gadre… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Being revered as deities in some religions of the world, non‐human primates (NHPs) often
share the same space as humans. Such coexistence and interactions with humans …