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Published online 10 December 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news041206-16
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Bonobos face extinction
The pygmy chimpanzee is falling victim to poachers.
Preliminary results from a survey of bonobos in Africa's Congo Basin suggest that their numbers are far lower than conservationists had thought. The discovery raises fears that one of our closest relatives may be teetering on the verge of extinction.
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