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CONSERVATION STATUS
» Taxonomy
» Geographic Distribution
» Physical Traits		   » Diet and Activities
» Social Organization and Reproduction
» Conservation Status
Chimpanzee (estimated 203,000 in wild)
Western Chimpanzee (estimated 21,300-55,600 in wild)
Nigerian Chimpanzee (estimated 5,000-8,000 in wild)
Eastern Chimpanzee (estimated 76,400-119,600 in wild)
Central Chimpanzee (estimated 70,000-116,500 in wild)
Habitat destruction is the primary threat to the status of chimpanzees in the wild. The bushmeat trade (selling wild animals for food) is also a critical problem for all African great apes.
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