Howler monkeys in Nicaragua need help now. Following smaller howler monkey events in Ecuador and Panama, there have been 75 mysterious deaths in the small Central American country (70 of them since mid-January).
Researchers from the University of Michigan are trying to discover why, and they have four leading hypotheses: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160225101603.htm
1. Drought or another environmental stressor creating less access to food or water
2. Poisonous plants that the monkeys are consuming
3. Pesticides or other environmental contaminants
4. A pathogen (e.g. yellow fever or Zika)
As fruit eaters of the forest, howler monkeys help maintain the health of Nicaragua's forests by dispersing seeds. Even though the
Researchers from the University of Michigan are trying to discover why, and they have four leading hypotheses: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160225101603.htm
1. Drought or another environmental stressor creating less access to food or water
2. Poisonous plants that the monkeys are consuming
3. Pesticides or other environmental contaminants
4. A pathogen (e.g. yellow fever or Zika)
As fruit eaters of the forest, howler monkeys help maintain the health of Nicaragua's forests by dispersing seeds. Even though the