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ReviewNature human behaviour2024

Future coexistence with great apes will require major changes to policy and practice.

John C Mitani, Ekwoge Abwe, Genevieve Campbell, Tamara Giles-Vernick, Tony Goldberg, Matthew R McLennan, Signe Preuschoft, Jatna Supriatna, Andrew J Marshall

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Review in Nature human behaviour, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Why primatology needs local knowledge.Primates; journal of primatology · 2026
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  2. Brokering peace in the ape (culture) wars.Evolutionary human sciences · 2026
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  4. Distribution and prevalence ofJournal of medical microbiology · 2025
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  6. Integrating culture into primate conservation.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2025
    Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

John C MitaniDepartment of Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. mitani@umich.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-7042-5854
Ekwoge AbweSan Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Escondido, CA, USA.
Genevieve CampbellRe:wild, Austin, TX, USA.
Tamara Giles-VernickAnthropology and Ecology of Disease Emergence Unit, Institut Pasteur/Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0003-2873-8544
Tony GoldbergDepartment of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3962-4913
Matthew R McLennanBulindi Chimpanzee and Community Project, Hoima, Uganda.ORCID 0000-0002-5925-1483
Signe PreuschoftApe Protection Unit, Four Paws, Hamburg, Germany.
Jatna SupriatnaDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences, University of Indonesia, Depok, West Java, Indonesia.ORCID 0000-0001-9850-8395
Andrew J MarshallDepartment of Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7703-8811

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The great apes-bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans-are critically threatened by human activities. We have destroyed their habitats, hunted them and transmitted fatal diseases to them. Yet we also conduct research on them, try to protect them and live alongside them. They are endangered, and time is running out. Here we outline what must be done to ensure that future generations continue to share this planet with great apes. We urge dialogue with those who live with great apes and interact with them often. We advocate conservation plans that acknowledge the realities of climate change, economic drivers and population growth. We encourage researchers to use technology to minimize risks to great apes. Our proposals will require substantial investment, and we identify ways to generate these funds. We conclude with a discussion of how field researchers might alter their work to protect our closest living relatives more effectively.

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Conservation of Natural ResourcesHominidaeAnimalsClimate ChangeEcosystemEndangered SpeciesHumansPan paniscusPan troglodytes

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