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primate extinction  

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  • Several causative factors contribute to the drastic reduction of primate populations in the world. The major contributors are the destruction of habitat due to deforestation, the illegal pet trade, and the bushmeat trade: all due to the expansion of humans into primate habitat. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Primate Extinction]

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