The Niger Delta red colobus was discovered in 1993,
a testimony to the limited research conducted in
this ecosystem. Due to this lack of biological data
this book should provide a good foundation for
those interested in studying the Niger Deltas
environment. This study aims to investigate the
monkeys ecology, behavior, distribution and status.
During initial surveys it soon became clear that red
colobus had a limited distribution and that the
population was already under threat. In
order to support conservation efforts in the delta
the studys focus became to understand why the...