Terminal Monkey Business
Tuesday, August 6, 2002
Sulawesi's rare monkeys are now freely on sale. The meat is even roasted and peddled in traditional markets.
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ONE afternoon in the front yard of a clove farmer's house in Balukang village, Donggala, Central Sulawesi, the heat of the sun was as good as baking a crested monkey with blackish-brown fur. Tightly chained, the typical monkey of Sulawesi, the Tonkean macaque (Macaca tonkeana), was screeching helplessly. "This is displayed for sale," said Jamrin, the occupant. The illegal trade in this species has given rise to increasing concern lately. Ja
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