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The Barbary Macaque

A Case Study in Conservation

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Editors:
  1. Julia E. Fa

    1. Animal Ecology Research Group, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. General Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Barbary Macaque

      • Julia E. Fa
      Pages 3-15

  3. The Barbary Macaque in the Wild

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. The Demise of Barbary Macaque Habitat — Past and Present Forest Cover of the Maghreb

      • Jack V. Thirgood
      Pages 19-69

    3. A Brief Historical Account of the Recent Decline in Geographic Distribution of the Barbary Macaque in North Africa

      • David M. Taub
      Pages 71-78

    4. The Distribution and Current Status of the Barbary Macaque in North Africa

      • Julia E. Fa, David M. Taub, Nelly Menard, Philip J. Stewart
      Pages 79-111

    5. Demography of the Barbary Macaque at Ain Kahla in the Moroccan Moyen Atlas

      • John M. Deag
      Pages 113-133

    6. The Feeding Ecology of the Barbary Macaque and Cedar Forest Conservation in the Moroccan Moyen Atlas

      • Graham R. Drucker
      Pages 135-164

    7. Aspects of the Ecology and Conservation of the Barbary Macaque in the Fir Forest Habitat of the Moroccan Rif Mountains

      • Patrick T. Mehlman
      Pages 165-199

  5. Conclusions and Recommendations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 317-317
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    2. Conclusions and Recommendations

      • Julia E. Fa
      Pages 319-334

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 335-369
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About this book

The Barbary macaque (all too often mistakenly called an ape) was first brought to the attention of the Conservation Working Party of the Primate Society of Great Britain late 1979 when John Fa reported that 'surplus' animals were being sent from Gibraltar to dubious locations, such as an Italian safari park. Since there had been no scientific input into the Army's management of the monkey colony on Gibraltar, and there was concern about inbreeding, nutrition and health - about the long-term viability of the colony, it was felt that the Society could help. The Gibraltar Scientific Authority and the Army were very receptive to our offer and ideas, and this topic occupied successive chairmen over the last few years - Robin Dunbar and Richard Wrangham, myself and now Miranda Stevenson - with constant prompting and help from John Fa. Considerations soon extended to the status of the species as a whole, so that there have been three main aspects:- (1) the improved health of a larger self-sustaining population on Gibraltar, (2) the status and behavioural biology of natural populations in North Africa (Morocco and Algeria), and (3) the breeding achievements in European parks and zoos, and their potential for reintroduction to suitable areas in North Africa, along with other possibilities. Robin Dunbar organized the compilation of recommendations for managing the Gibraltar colony with regard to numbers, age-sex struc­ ture and behavioural relationships, with some observations on diet to avoid obesity and infertility.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Animal Ecology Research Group, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    Julia E. Fa

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Barbary Macaque

  • Book Subtitle: A Case Study in Conservation

  • Editors: Julia E. Fa

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2785-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Publishing Corporation 1984

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-41733-7Published: 01 September 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-9718-5Published: 02 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-2785-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 369

  • Topics: Nature Conservation, Cultural Studies, Social Sciences, general

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