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ASPAMERICAN SOCIETY OF PRIMATOLOGISTS ASPJanette Wallis - Executive Secretary Volume 22, Number 3 BulletinSeptember 1998 A Message from the President Fellow ASP Members, Somehow, ASP retains the interest of sci- Senior members of ASP must continue to at- I have been involved in ASP almost since entists and students from all of these perspec- tend ASP and present their very best work, as its inception in 1976. Like most of the rest of tives, and others. I include myself among the well as occasionally organizing symposia and you, I have other professional affiliations as many ASP members who believe that there is routinely encouraging their students to attend. well, but there is something about ASP that much to be learned from colleagues doing work Younger members are the future of the Soci- maintains my interest and dedication. Against in areas very different from my own. I am proud ety and must become involved in the gover- all odds, ASP supports as diverse a group of of the mutual respect we offer one another, even nance and development of ASP. Students are scientists as one can find in a relatively small when our perspectives and values differ. I am always welcome at our meetings, and they will organization. Among us are people whose pro- also proud of the fact that conservation of pri- find an intellectually and socially supportive fessional interests are solely biomedical; for mates in their natural habitats has become an environment in which to develop profession- them, primates help us to understand the com- increasing priority for our society, and that sup- ally. Please plan now to attend ASP in New plex nature of human physiology and disease port for those efforts comes from all factions Orleans (August 12-16, 1999) and Boulder processes, offering the possibility of relief from within ASP. ASP members are connected by a (June, 2000). Mollie Bloomsmith is eager to human suffering. Other members of ASP de- shared interest in the endlessly provocative hear from you with ideas about symposia, vote their energies to understanding the be- animals we study, and by our wish that those workshops, and featured speakers. havior and evolution of primates, conducting animals flourish in their native environments. Finally, I’d like to hear from you about your field or laboratory studies that elucidate the This is the unique nature and strength of ASP. ideas of what ASP can and should become in ways in which primates are adapted to their Annual meetings are the heart of an organi- the next ten years. We are financially secure social and nonsocial environments. Still oth- zation, and ours is no exception. I am confi- and our numbers are strong. We have the op- ers of us have a primary professional mission dent that the Program Chair (Mollie portunity to become increasingly important in to save primates from extinction or enrich the Bloomsmith) and local arrangements chairs a number of realms: conservation, research lives of captive monkeys and apes. Our num- (this year Margie Clarke, next year Mark funding, scientific innovation, education, etc. bers draw from the fields of anthropology, Laudenslager) will build the best possible meet- I look forward to working with you. - Nancy psychology, biology, veterinary medicine, and ings they can. However, it is up to YOU, the Caine, President

related fields. membership, to make the meetings successful.

○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ From the Executive Secretary Program Committee Report It is an honor to serve as the new Secretary This particular Bulletin is larger than usual The ASP Program Committee is working of ASP; I know this will be a rewarding expe- as it includes the meeting minutes and com- hard to develop an exciting program for the rience. You’ll notice the ASP Bulletin has a mittee reports from our recent conference, as next meeting, to be held in New Orleans (12- new look. My aim was to give the newsletter a well as a new section dedicated to conserva- 16 August, 1999). Information about the meet- face-lift, yet maintain the high standards of tion news. Please feel free to contact me with ing and the Call for Abstracts will be mailed content established by those who served be- any suggestions, criticisms, or news items for to members in November. fore me. (I thank my sister, Margie Watters, future issues of the Bulletin (see contact infor- The postmark deadline for abstracts is Feb- for helpful advice. Margie teaches journalism mation, page 12). - Janette Wallis, Executive ruary 1, 1999. Written proposals for sympo- to non-tractable primates: Jr. High Students.) Secretary sia and workshops must be postmarked by December 15, 1998. Additional information Local Arrangements - ASP Trea$ury Note$ will be provided in the November mailing, the Members interested in serving on the ASP December Bulletin, and posted on the ASP’s 1998, Georgetown, Texas Membership & Finance Committee should website at www.asp.org. Accepted abstracts Thanks to all who attended the meeting in contact me at their earliest convenience. We will be published in the American Journal of Georgetown. I hope all 250 attendees enjoyed welcome representation from all areas of pri- Primatology. their time here. Despite dire predictions that matology, including business and exhibi- Questions about program matters should be the 1998 meeting would lose money - and tors. directed to the Chair of the Program Commit- thanks to some very generous deals on the part A single ASP Directory for 1998-1999 will tee: Mollie Bloomsmith, Zoo Atlanta, 800 of Southwestern University - the 1998 meet- be published soon. If your address, phone or Cherokee Avenue S.E., Atlanta, GA 30315; ing ended as a moneymaker. Final tabulations E-mail number has changed - or if you have Tel.; (404) 624-5990; Fax (404) 627-7514; E- will be included in the next Bulletin. - Steve membership payment or journal problems - mail [email protected]. - Mollie Schapiro, 1998 Local Arrangements Chair please contact me. - Steve Schapiro, Treasurer Bloomsmith, Program Chair Page 2 ASP Bulletin Vol. 22, No. 3 September 1998 ASP Awards Education Committee Report The Education Committee would like to thank all of the students who entered this year’s competition. The presentations allow the stu- dents to present their research to a friendly and helpful audience, and to become part of the primatology community. This year’s outstand- ing paper presentation award went to DeeAnn Reeder (University of California, Davis). Tina Gilbert (The Ohio State University) received the outstanding poster presentation award. Photo courtesy Sally Mendoza Students planning to attend next year’s Photo: Peggy O’Neill Wagner meeting will have a chance to get to know each other at a student mixer which will be orga- nized by the Education Committee. Tina Gilbert DeeAnn Reeder I would like to take this opportunity to thank Poster Presentation Award - Social Effects on Oral Paper Presentation Award - Social Be- all of the members of the Education Commit- Behavior in Capuchins (Cebus apella). Tina havior and Sexual Motivation across the tee over the last 4 years, and all of the volun- M. Gilbert, David A. Brown, and Sarah T. Reproductive Cycle in Titi Monkeys teers who have pitched in to help. It takes time Boysen. Department of Psychology, The Ohio (Callicebus moloch): Concealment or Com- and commitment to evaluate student papers and State University, Columbus, OH. munication of Ovulation? D.M. Reeder1,2, posters; I thank you for your hard work. I’ve S.P. Mendoza1,2, and W.A. Mason2. 1Depart- 2 enjoyed getting to know you, and look forward The 1998 Student Prize Award ment of Psychology, and California Regional to seeing you at future meetings. ASP has be- winners’ abstracts have been posted Primate Research Center, University of Cali- come a larger and much more active organiza- on the ASP web site at: http:// fornia, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA. tion over the last few years, and I see good www.asp.org/ASP/ things ahead for the Education Committee. - student_prize_awards/winners.htm Gabriele Lubach, Education Committee Chair Big applause Announcement of 1998 ASP Conservation Awards for the winners! The Conservation Committee would like to Nine Conservation Small Grants were Macaque (Macaca thank all the individuals and organizations that funded. Recipients and their project titles are nigra) at the Tangkoko- have contributed to the ASP Conservation Fund listed below: Duasudara Nature Reserve, over the past year thus helping to maintin • Rebeca Araya, New York University - North Sulawesi, Indonesia” ASP’s commitment to the conservation of pri- “Genetic structure in two sympatric and • Erwin Palacios, Colombia - “Density mates worldwide. behaviorally diverse saki monkeys of the Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta The Committee plans to develop a formal Pithecia pithecia and Chiropotes satanas seniculus) in Southeastern Colombia” grant application to assist individuals in apply- (Platyrrhini, Pitheciinae)” • Jill Pruetz, University of Illinois - ing for Conservation Small Grants. • Lucy Beresford-Stooke, UK - “Primate “Forest Characteristics and Spider During the 1998 Annual meeting, the ASP Population Densities After Pitsawing in Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) Densities in Conservation Committee recommended that Budongo Forest, Uganda” Forest Fragments at La Suerte Biological American Journal of Primatology Subscription • Mukesh K. Chalise, Nepal - “Environ- Field Station, Costa Rica” Awards be given to Minna J. Hsu of National mental Protection in Makalu-Barun • Juan Carlos Serio Silva, Mexico - “The Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan, and Komang Conservatino Area Through Conservation Primates of the Peninsula of Yucatan: Gde Suaryana of Universitas Udayana, Indo- Education” Current State and Strategies for Their nesia. • Mugambi Karere, Kenya - “Pre- Conservation” In addition, the Committee recommended translocation Ecological Study of • Kimberly Williams-Guillen, New York that Julio Cesar Bicca-Marques receive a DeBrazza’s Monkeys (Cercopithecus University - “The Behavioral Ecology of travel award to attend the IPS Congress in neglectus Schlegel) in Western Kenya” Mantled Howling Monkeys Living in Madagascar. (This was later declined, but a • Christian Mokalu, Indonesia - “Popula- Nicaraguan Coffee Plantations.” similar award was made to Mewa Singh.) tion Survey of the Sulawesi Black - Randy Kyes, Conservation Committee Chair.

See pages 7-10 for reports from previous winners of the ASP Conservation Small Grant, including two of this year’s (repeat) winners: Palacios & Chalise. September 1998 ASP Bulletin Vol. 22, No. 3 Page 3 Awards and Recognitions Committee Report Future ASP Meetings The ASP Awards and Recogni- As some of you know, we received an in- tions Committee presented the Dis- vitation to hold our 1999 annual meeting on tinguished Primatologist Award to W. the Caribbean island of St. Kitts. The ASP Richard Dukelow, Michigan State membership and Board of Directors was very University, in honor of his outstand- interested in this offer, but it became clear that ing achievements in primate research. more advance planning was necessary to suc- A former President of ASP, Dick cessfully carry out a meeting at this particular has had a major influence in shaping site. Dr. Gene Redmond, who extended the the direction of our Society and is a invitation, has graciously agreed to work with world-renowned leader in the field of us toward a future meeting on St. Kitts. primate reproductive biology. Next year (1999) we will meet in New Or- The next issue of the ASP Bulle- leans, August 12-16. The following year (Y2K) tin will provide a feature article on we will meet in Boulder, Colorado. Bob Dr. Dukelow. And, in keeping with Lessnau and Linda Taylor have recently spo- the ASP tradition, he will present the ken to me about the possibility of hosting ASP Distinguished Primatologist, Richard (Dick) Dukelow, is con- Distinguished Primatologist’s Lecture meetings in Savannah, Georgia, and southern gratulated by Gerry Ruppenthal, Chair of the Awards & Rec- Florida, respectively. I would very much like at next year’s ASP meeting. ognitions Committee. (Photo: Peggy O’Neill-Wagner.) to hear from some others of you so that we may plan the site of ASP meetings as much as 1998 Conservation Silent Auction five years into the future. Please let me know if you wish to explore The Annual Conservation Silent Auction go to donors who contributed several items or the possibility of hosting an ASP meeting. was another major success this year. The Auc- whose donations netted large winning bids: Speaking from experience, I can tell you that tion raised $3782, $435 of which came from Amy Morris-Marcoux, Noel Rowe, Alan making local arrangements is a big job, but a sale of ASP’s book on conservation (see page Mootnick, Peggy O’Neill Wagner, Patti very rewarding one. - Nancy Caine, President 16). In addition, David Taub and Bob Cocke Ragan, Cynthia Kirby, and Tammie. As a pledged to match all contributions collected at result of very desirable auction items (and, in the conference banquet, to a maximum of some cases, out-of-control bidding - Randy & An Appeal from Kinshasa $1500. During the banquet, the heroic Steve Will, you know who you are), a number of According to Alan Mootnick of the Inter- Schapiro announced the challenge and “passed individuals made noteworthy financial contri- national Center for Gibbon, as a result of the the hat” for donations. Banquet attendees con- butions with their winning bids: Ray Rhine, war around the Kinshasa area of Congo (former tributed $1365. David and Bob not only Marilyn Murphy, Randy Kyes, Will Zaire), Claudine André has sent a plea for help matched that amount, they donated the entire Janette Wallis, Gergits, Carolyn Crockett, for both the zoo and bonobo sanctuary in $1500 of their initial pledge. Thus, a total of and, of course, Kathy. Kinshasa. She is in need of money, food and $6647 was raised for conservation during the This year’s Auction was organized and set supplies for the animals and the staff. Her hus- 1998 ASP meeting. We thank everyone - es- up by Sue Howell, Alicia Lily, and Janette band had to flee the country because he is of pecially David and Bob - for their generous aided at the end by and Wallis, Randy Kyes Tutsi descent; Tutsis are being hunted and donations. A very special thanks to Sue Will Gergits. killed. Claudine remains because of her pas- As usual, the Auction served as a focal point Howell’s students, the self-proclaimed “SAPs” sion and dedication to the animals, but is hav- for much of the meeting’s social activity. Over (Silent Auction Police), for generously help- ing trouble finding enough food for everyone. 200 items were auctioned. The highest bid on ing to set up the auction and standing guard She has been collecting discarded food from an individual item was for a framed display of during the conference. The SAPs are: Melanie restaurants to feed the animals. Because of foot & handprints of a chimpanzee. The item Schwandt, Karen Weisenseel, Jennifer bombing, shooting, and military roadblocks, was donated by and won and Tammie Bettinger Bahmeier, Joanne Morris, Chris Kuhar. it is dangerous to move about and food is very by for $250. Special thanks - Janette Wallis, Conservation Committee Kathy de Falco expensive. The zoo has a number of different species, “Primatology in the Classroom” a Big Success including 40 monkeys and 16 chimpanzees. This year, the Education Committee spon- This “pilot study” was extremely success- The sanctuary has 11 bonobos. Claudine has sored its first workshop for local teachers in ful. We look forward to many more such work- started a program in Kinshasa to educate the conjunction with our annual meeting. shops at future conferences. Congo children about their native wildlife, in- Melissa Haberstroh, of the University of Information about the workshop will be cluding the unique and endangered bonobos. Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center orga- placed on the ASP web site, and a notebook For more information on how to help, contact nized the workshop, “Primatology in the Class- from the workshop will be available for loan Claudine Andre: [email protected], or Kate room,” and did a wonderful job encouraging through the Primate Center Library, Wiscon- Farnsworth: [email protected]. 42 teachers to attend. The teachers spent al- sin Regional Primate Research Center, 1220 most 2 days learning about primates and pri- Capitol Court, Madison, WI, 53715; Tel.: (608) The appearance of this request in the ASP Bulletin does not necessarily constitute an matology, and developing curricula using pri- 263-3512. - Gabriele Lubach, Education Com- endorsement by ASP of the described facility. mate-related activities. mittee Chair Page 4 ASP Bulletin Vol. 22, No. 3 September 1998

Minutes from the Executive Committee Meeting

The Executive Committee meeting was society, it was suggested that a new award be Udayana, Indonesia. called to order at 4:36pm on June 30, 1998 by created for the outgoing Presidents of the So- Motion: The committee recommends Julio President Melinda Novak at the Annual Meet- ciety. The issue was tabled for future discus- Cesar Bicca-Marques receive a travel award ing of the American Society of Primatologists, sion and consideration under the President- to attend the IPS Congress, Madagascar. Georgetown, TX. Elect’s tenure in office. Motion: The committee recommended Attending: Melinda Novak, Nancy Caine, nine individuals to receive Conservation Small Steve Schapiro, Anne Savage, Sally Mendoza, Education Committee Report - Chair: Grants. (See page 2 for list). Randy Kyes, Evan Zucker, Gabriele Lubach, Gabriele Lubach, (a) Committee Members: Recommendation: The committee recom- Kathy Rasmussen, Michael Raleigh, Gerry Julie Worlein, (a), Glover Barnes, Linda Brent mends developing a formal grant application Ruppenthal. (a = attending). (a), Vicki Bentley-Condit, Melissa Haberstroh to assist individuals in applying for Conserva- The first order of business was to approve (a), Robert Lessnau (a), Anj Petto (a), Jim tion Small grants. the minutes from the Executive Committee, Sackett (a); Volunteer Judge: Tammie Recommendation: The committee recom- Board of Directors, and Business meetings Bettinger. mends further investigation in how best to for- from 1997. These minutes were accepted. This year there were 19 student papers and malize the travel award to IPS. posters in the competition. Two submissions Recommendation: The committee recom- Treasurer’s Report - Steve Schapiro reported were received from undergraduates. mends exploring the development of a new that the finances for 1997-1998 were in excel- The committee sponsored the first “annual” award that would recognize an individual’s lent shape. A financial report was submitted Teacher Workshop. Forty two teachers partici- significant contribution to laboratory animal for review. At present the general fund bal- pated in the 1.5 day workshop. The cost of the science. ance is $89,664.80, the conservation fund bal- workshop was approximately $2050, with the Recommendation: The committee recom- ance is 86,121.34 and the Watts Fellowship majority of the cost related to food and room mends exploring the development of a small fund balance is $5,676.35. Last year’s ASP rental. A registration fee was not charged since grant award that would focus primarily on ba- meeting hosted by Nancy Caine netted a donations from a variety of organizations off- sic research. $7,229.41 profit. set any substantial cost. A surplus of $500 will Motion: The committee recommends that be used towards next year’s workshop. The $1000 be provided to IPS to support travel for Membership and Finance Committee Re- committee felt it was critical that someone from researchers from habitat countries to attend the port - Chair: Steve Schapiro (a); Committee the local arrangements committee be involved pre-Congress conservation workshop in Mada- Members: Will Gergits (a), Sally Boysen, in the development of next year’s workshop. gascar. Leslie Digby, Bill Roudebush, Carol Shively, Motion: The committee recommends re- Jeff Roberts, Larry Williams. newal of our membership in Coalition of Edu- Program Committee Report - Chair: Evan Motion: The committee recommends ac- cation in the Life Sciences (CELS) at a rate of Zucker (a): Committee Members: John Berard, cepting the Financial Statement, 1 June 1997 $250 for one year. Tammie Bettinger, Mollie Bloomsmith (a), – 31 May 1998. Motion: The committee recommends the Maria Boccia, Susan Gibson, Allyson Bennett The Finance committee has made the fol- allocation of $500 to the Wisconsin Regional (for Dee Higley), Leslie Knapp, Deborah lowing recommendations: Primate Research Center Library for the es- Overdorff (a), Karyl Swartz (a). • develop a socially responsible “green tablishment of a web based site on fieldwork. The committee expressed concern about the stock” investment account to maximize the This site will have equal representation from lack of meeting sites as it relates to prepara- return on our long-term investments; our colleagues across habitat countries and tion of the program. Since it appears difficult • keep the credit card option available for gender. All material produced will be reviewed to find individuals to host the meeting, the members; by the Publications Committee prior to instal- committee felt additional work is needed to • given the current status of the Watts fund, lation on the web. make hosting a meeting more attractive. The examine most prudent ways to maximize Recommendation: During the upcoming program still suffers from a lack of balance investment and disbursement of funds. year, the committee will work on establishing between field and lab studies, primarily due to guidelines and mechanisms for funding edu- the timing of the meetings (since most field- Awards and Recognition Committee Report cation-related projects. work is conducted during the summer). There – Chair: Gerry Ruppenthal (a); Committee are still areas that are underrepresented in the Members: Mike Andrews (a), Steve Suomi (a), Conservation Committee Report – Chair: program, such as biomedicine and veterinary Carol Berman, Lynn Fairbanks (a), Dorothy Randy Kyes, (a); Committee Members: Kathy medicine. The committee is considering a Fragazy. Bentson, Nora Bynum, Carolyn Ehardt (a), Jeff workshop next year relating to increasing mi- Motion: The Awards and Recognition French, Sue Howell (a), Don Lindburg, Patrick nority primatologists. committee of the ASP strongly recommend that Mehlman, Dondin Sajuthi, Chuck Southwick Recommendation: The committee recom- Dr. W. Richard Dukelow be awarded the Dis- (a), Janette Wallis (a). mends further investigation of the publication tinguished Primatologist Award in honor of his The committee did not receive any nomi- of a proceedings volume from each ASP meet- outstanding contributions over his career. nees for the Conservation Award this year and ing to be done in conjunction with the Publi- There were no complete nominations for chose not to present the Senior Biology and cations Committee. the Distinguished Service award. One nomi- Conservation Award this year. nation was submitted for a Distinguished Ser- Motion: The committee recommends that Publications Committee Report - Chair vice award, but it was not accompanied by a American Journal of Primatology Subscription Sally Mendoza, (a); Committee Members: seconding letter. Although the committee felt Awards be given to 1) Minna J. Hsu of Na- Charlie Menzel (a), Jim Moore, Steve Suomi that the Society’s current President was indeed tional Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan, and 2) (a), Jim Sackett (a), Mike Raleigh (ex officio), deserving of an award for her service to the Komang Gde Suaryana of Universitas Continued page 5.... September 1998 ASP Bulletin Vol. 22, No. 3 Page 5

Continued from page 4.... cipline, it is not feasible to have detailed guide- New Business: Mike Andrews (ex officio), Dieter Steklis (ex lines that would cover all aspects of biomedi- Mollie Bloomsmith, Chair of the Elections officio), John Capitanio, Melinda Novak (ex cal research, field research, zoos, veterinary Committee provided the results of the ASP officio), Anne Savage (ex officio). practice, etc. Rather, it seems most appropri- election of officers: John Capitanio, President Recommendation: The committee recom- ate to have general guidelines applicable to all Elect; Janette Wallis, Secretary; Steve mends the following points of discussion be members and to endorse specific guidelines Schapiro, Treasurer. addressed in the on-going negotiations with that have been developed by the Animal Be- The proposed constitutional amendments Wiley Liss regarding the publication of Ameri- havior Society, Mammalogy Society, Society that permit “two consecutive terms for secre- can Journal of Primatology. for Neuroscience, and IPS, for example. These tary and treasurer” and state “the term of of- • Recommend lowering (or not increasing) specific guidelines could be referenced at the fice of committee members shall be the same the institutional rate; end of the general ASP guidelines and avail- as that of the President” were passed. • Recommend additional financial support able online at the ASP web site. John Capitanio will be the ASP delegate to for the editorial office; The purpose of the ASP guidelines would attend the IPS meeting in Madagascar. • Recommend investigating web access to be to stand as a public document describing Motion: Accept in principle that St. Kitts the journal. the Society’s beliefs and standards, to guide will host the 1999 ASP meeting. Tulane will Motion: The committee recommends the the Society’s policy statements, and to assist be considered a second site for consideration. development of the ASP web site to include a in the AJP editorial review of manuscripts. The meeting was adjourned at 6:58pm. format for conference registration, submission of abstracts, and payment of annual dues. This requires the one-time allocation of $7,000 to Minutes from the Board of Directors Meeting support software and hardware costs and a $5000 cost for programming and management of the web page for the next two years. The Board of Directors meeting was called Suaryana. Approved (see page 2 for details) Motion: The committee recommends that to order at 5:03pm by President Melinda Novak Motion: The committee recommends that the ASP web page be maintained at the UC- at the Annual Meeting of the American Soci- Julio Cesar Bicca-Marques receive a travel Davis department of Psychology. ety of Primatologists, Georgetown, TX. award to attend the IPS Congress in Madagas- Motion: The committee recommends that The following motions were made by the car. Approved the “Frequently asked Questions” regarding Finance Committee: Motion: The committee recommended primatology be added to the ASP web page. Motion: The committee recommends ac- nine individuals receive Conservation Small Motion: The committee recommends that cepting the Financial Statement 1 June 1997 – Grants. (see page 2 for list). Approved discussions should be initiated with Wiley-Liss 31 May 1998. The BOD recommends that the Recommendation: The committee recom- to explore the possibility of web-based publi- Awards and Recognition committee be given mends exploring the development of a new cations. This would tentatively be titled ASP- the task of reviewing the Watts fund initiative. award to recognize significant contributions to E and ASP would retain ownership of this pub- Approved laboratory animal science. lication. The following motion was made by the The BOD recommends that Awards and Motion: The committee recommends that Awards and Recognition Committee: Recognition committee consider this proposal. the modified version of Private Ownership of Motion: The Awards and Recognition Recommendation: The committee recom- Pets Statement be published on the ASP web committee of the ASP strongly recommend that mends exploring the development of a small page and in the ASP Bulletin. The committee Dr. W. Richard Dukelow be awarded the Dis- grant award that would focus primarily on ba- extends their sincere appreciation to Janette tinguished Primatologist Award in honor of his sic research. Wallis and Joe Erwin for the preparation of outstanding contributions over his career. Ap- The BOD recommends that the research and this document. proved development committee should undertake the Recommendation: The committee recom- The following motions were made by the development of a non-conservation related mends that Dieter Steklis, ASP Book Series Education Committee: contribution to primatology award. Editor, proceed with procurement of additional Motion: The committee recommends re- Motion: The committee recommends that information for two new titles following ap- newal of our membership in Coalition of Edu- $1000 be provided to IPS to support travel for proval and consultation with the ASP past cation in the Life Sciences (CELS) at a rate of researchers from habitat countries to attend the presidents and Board of Directors. $250 for one year. Approved pre-Congress conservation workshop in Mada- Recommendation: The committee recom- Motion: The committee recommends the gascar. Approved mends that we continue to pursue our conver- allocation of $500 to the Wisconsin Regional The following motions were made by the sations with Plenum Press and others as need Primate Research Center Library for the es- Publications Committee: be to produce and market our book series. tablishment of a web based site on fieldwork. Motion: The committee recommends the This site will have equal representation from development of the ASP web site to include a Research and Development Committee Re- our colleagues across habitat countries and format for conference registration, submission port – Chair: Kathy Rasmussen (members list gender. All material produced will be reviewed of abstracts, and payment of annual dues. This unavailable). by the Publications Committee prior to instal- requires the one-time allocation of $7,000 to Motion: The committee recommends that lation on the web. Approved support software, hardware, and programming ASP develop formal ethical guidelines for the The Education Committee will request that costs and a $5000 cost for a web page man- society. the ASP contribution be acknowledged on the ager for the next two years. Approved Recommendation: The committee recom- web site. Motion: The committee recommends that mends that ASP adopt a formal set of ethical The following motions were made by the the ASP web page be maintained at the UC- guidelines and make these available to mem- Conservation Committee: Davis Department of Psychology. Approved bers and the public on the ASP web site. Motion: The committee recommends that Motion: The committee recommends that Because the society is organized around an American Journal of Primatology Subscription the “Frequently asked Questions” regarding interest in primates rather than a specific dis- Awards be given to Minna J. Hsu and Gde Continued page 6.... 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Continued from page 5 The BOD refers this topic to the Publica- this document. Approved primatology be added to the ASP web page. tions Committee for further development with The following motions were made by the a primary focus on legal and copyright issues. Approved Research and Development Committee: The committee recommends that The committee recommends that Motion: The committee recommends that Motion: Motion: discussions should be initiated with Wiley-Liss the modified version of Private Ownership of ASP develop formal ethical guidelines for the to explore the possibility to web-based publi- Pets Statement be published on the ASP web society. Approved cations. This would tentatively be titled ASP- page and in the ASP Bulletin. The committee The meeting was adjourned at 6:58 pm. E and ASP would retain ownership of this pub- extends their sincere appreciation to Janette lication. Wallis and Joe Erwin for the preparation of

Minutes from the Business Meeting Yawning? The Minutes

The business meeting was called to order Treasurer’s Report may LOOK Photo: J. Wallis at 3:04pm on July 1, 1998, by President Steve Schapiro reported that the Society is boring, but Melinda Novak at the Annual Meeting of the in good financial shape (see previous report, they’re American Society of Primatologists, page 4). Because the publication of the 1998 important. So read Georgetown, TX. Sincere thanks were ex- ASP Directory was delayed, Steve made a them! pressed to Local Arrangements Chair, Steve motion to skip this one and produce a com- Schapiro, and his committee for hosting a warm bined 1998-1999 Directory. The motion was and cordial meeting. approved by those in attendance. Historian’s Report Melinda Novak presented a review of Steve also reported that all members are Peggy O’Neill-Wagner reported that the actions of the Board of Directors: being added to an E-mail database to be used Orville Smith has submitted a document de- • Minutes of the 1997 meetings were ac- for making announcements regarding the tailing his career for the historical records of cepted. Society’s business. the Society. • The Awards and Recognition Committee’s recommendation for Distin- Conservation Committee Report Local Arrangements Committee Report guished Primatologist was accepted. Randy Kyes thanked all committee mem- Steve Schapiro reported that 225 people • A $500 ASP contribution was approved bers and those who volunteered to work the were pre-registered for the 1998 meeting and for the Wisconsin Library for setting up Silent Auction. The Conservation Awards were 35 more registered on-site. Thus, 250 were in a web site for field research. announced (see page 2). attendance this year. • The Conservation Committee awards were approved. Program Committee Report Elections Committee Report • ASP will further develop its web site and, Evan Zucker thanked all those who sub- The results of this year’s ASP Elections in the future, include capability for mem- mitted abstracts. This was just second year for were given: President-Elect, John Capitanio; bers to pay dues, register for meetings and electronic submission of abstracts and the re- Executive Secretary, Janette Wallis; and Ex- submit abstracts online. sulting abstract issue of the American Journal ecutive Treasurer, Steve Schapiro. In addition, • ASP’s official statement on the Private of Primatology was even better than last year’s. the ballot included a Constitutional amendment Ownership of Primates will be added to to allow 2 consecutive terms for the offices of the Society’s web site (see page 11). Education Committee Report secretary and treasurer. This amendment was • A FAQ will be added to the web site. Gabriele Lubach reported on the Teacher approved by 84% of the voters. • Upon recommendation from the Conser- Workshop held at the meeting (see page 3). vation Committee, the Awards & Recog- New Business nition Committee will be encouraged to Awards & Recognition Committee Report Although the meeting in two years is set to develop a new award for excellence in Gerry Ruppenthal announced that his com- be hosted by Mark Laudenslager, in Boulder, laboratory research. mittee had determined a recipient for the Dis- CO, the location of next year’s meeting was • The Research & Development Commit- tinguished Primatologist Award, which would undecided. ASP has received invitations for tee will develop a mechanism for giving be announced at the closing banquet. There hosting in St. Kitts and New Orleans. A show research grants. were no Distinguished Service Award nomi- of hands during the meeting favored St. Kitts; • ASP will further explore the development nations received this year. the Board of Directors would take into con- of an electronic journal. sideration various aspects of each site and make • The Research & Development Commit- American Journal of Primatology Report a final decision by mid-July (see page 1 & 3). tee recommends that ASP begin the de- Editor, Michael Raleigh, expressed his A general discussion followed about the velopment of official ethical guidelines. thanks to Debbie Pollack, Editorial Assistant, concern that ASP needs to reach more field • The Publication Committee will further as well as Sally Mendoza, Publications Com- people. It is generally agreed that the timing develop of 2 books for ASP’s Book Se- mittee Chair, and President Melinda Novak. of our meetings often conflicts with field re- ries. In the last year, 201 manuscripts were submit- searchers’ schedules and our program is not as • The Publications Committee is currently ted to the journal; 29% were accepted, 21% balanced as we would like (regarding lab vs. negotiating the renewal of ASP’s contract rejected with re-submission encouraged, and field research). The Program Committee will with Wiley-Liss, concerning the publica- 49% rejected. work to improve the balance of next year’s tion of the American Journal of Prima- A general discussion followed regarding program and members are encouraged to in- tology. (The journal’s institutional rate is Jim Sackett’s proposal to create a web-based vite field colleagues to increase participation the main concern; it is $1645 as compared journal for the Society. in the Society. to $500 for Zoo Biology). The meeting was adjourned at 4:00p.m. September 1998 ASP Bulletin Vol. 22, No. 3 Page 7

Conservation ○○○○○○○○○○○ ConservationConversation has long been a primary con- chure to help educate people about the To further spotlight the ASP commitment, cern of the American Society of Primatologists. plight of primates and raise funds from in- this new section of the ASP Bulletin will pro- The ASP Conservation Fund, which provides dividuals and organizations worldwide. vide updates on primate conservation research grants and awards for conservation efforts, has • Under the direction of former President or education projects. This issue features re- grown steadily in recent years. Here’s why: Joe Erwin, the Board of Directors voted ports from five former recipients of an ASP • In the early 90s, Ken Gold organized the to provide the Conservation Fund with Conservation Small Grant. first Conservation Silent Auction. Since $20,000 from the ASP general operating then, the Auction has become a major event fund. This pledge was fulfilled in 1996. For the history and description of the for our annual meeting and a key source of • The ASP developed a book series, entitled ASP’s conservation activities, see: income for the ASP Conservation Fund. “Special Topics in Primatology.” The first Randall C. Kyes & Susan M. Howell, • David Taub issues an almost-annual “Con- volume, published in 1997, focused on Conservation efforts of the American servation Challenge.” conservation and all profits from sale of Society of Primatologists. Primate • During his term as Conservation Chair, the book go to the ASP Conservation Conservation 17:24-29, 1996/1997. Ramon Rhine developed a full-color bro- Fund. Familiarization of Environmental Problems through Conservation Education Mukesh Chalise, Nepal, 1996 ASP Grant Recipient Nepal is unique in her landscape of ex- The teaching and discussions of environ- habitat from outsiders. People started to think tremes. The land rises from sub-tropical forest mental programs were very effective measures about their environment and became interested at sea level to the highest mountains on earth, to educate and raise awareness of conserva- in protecting the animals. the Himalayas, and nourishes a large variety tion problems at the grass-root level. Such pro- I learned that this year there was no killing of flora and fauna. Though 15% of the grams are suitable to those areas where literacy of monkeys at all. The young participants of country’s forest area is under protection, envi- is too low. In fact, the local residents of the the project formed an eco-club to organize a ronmental deterioration, such as soil erosion, conservation areas are the work force that can systematic environmental education network landslides, floods, and loss of biotic diversity protect natural resources practically. Aware- inside and outside their village in the conser- is still serious in Nepal. ness of their role and the need for protection vation area. - Mukesh K. Chalise, Ph.D., GPO The Makalu-Barun National Park lies on the will reduce pressure by local people on the Box 8402, Kathmandu, Nepal, E-mail: eastern part of Mt. Everest. There are already conservation areas and will also protect the [email protected] 32,000 inhabitants living in 12 villages inside the Park. In the case of Nepal, establishment of large protected areas without human settle- ment is very difficult because people live ev- erywhere. The problem created by local people can be solved most efficiently by participation of the local people themselves. For the protec- tion of forest areas, integrating the needs of local people with those of conservation appears to be the only viable solution in Nepal. The key to such integration is conservation educa- tion, which can be started for a portion of the National Park system. The main objective of this project is to cre- ate awareness about environmental problems in local forest users (women), opinion leaders and school children of the mountain ethnic group around the Makalu-Barun conservation area. The local people’s participation in pro- tective measures should be enlisted now to conserve valuable genetic resources for the future. Being a student of primatology, I also Mukesh Chalise (back row, with beard) and participants of the Lukuwa Village Song-dance Program, took the opportunity to look into the impact of 1997. In the background is the Sankhuwa Valley - habitat for Macaca mulatta, M. assamensis, and Presbytis human encroachment on primates’ habitats. entellus. Mukesh was also a recipient of a 1998 ASP Conservation Grant. (Photo courtesy M. Chalise.)

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Along with biologist Adriana Rodriguez, the group’s home range). Although this habi- decreased and new leaves represented an im- during 10 months I studied a group of red howl- tat is not the most used by this howling mon- portant food choice. ing monkeys (Alouatta seniculus) at Estación key group, it represents a source of resources The data shown above are part of a greater Biológica Caparú (1°15' S, 69°35' W) in the other than fruits during the annual food short- effort being carried out at Estación Biológica eastern Colombian Amazon (Vaupés Depart- age period. Diet of the red howler group was Caparú and funded by COLCIENCIAS, the ment) (see map). Data were gathered from composed of 52.3% fruits, 35.3% leaves, 9% Colombian government agency for research January to May and from August to Decem- roots, 1.1% flowers, 1% seeds, and 1.3% other funding. We hope to characterize the primate ber 1996, totaling 496.5 observation hours. food items. Fruits were the most consumed community in this pristine Amazonian site, and During June and July, although we completed food resource during all months but three (Au- are the first to study this species in a Colom- 140 hours searching for the group, we con- gust-October), when mature fruit availability bian pristine continuous low land forest. Hunt- tacted it only briefly, owing to ing pressures on large sized pri- the fact that the howlers pre- mates, such as L. lagothricha have ferred this habitat during that reduced or decimated their popu- part of the year and it is very lations in some Amazonian sites. difficult to follow them in the Populations of A. seniculus have flooded forest. also been affected by this human The group used a 170 ha activity; sadly, this may be a pre- home range (plus 12 ha never monition that in the near future red entered but within the main howlers could have the same fate body). This was the largest as woolly monkeys. Low densities home range size reported to of red howling monkeys, along date for this species. Home with their preference for inhabit- range was located mainly on ing river and lake edge habitats in Pleistocene river terraces Amazonia, makes them a vulner- (Terraza), flooded forest able species to hunting activities. (Igapó), and - to a lesser extent It is necessary, therefore, to con- - dissected low clay hills centrate more efforts to determine (Colinas). According to Defler the real status of this species in the (pers. com.) and our own ob- forested areas. - Erwin Palacios, servations of 4 additional Apartado Aéreo 12114, Santa Fe howler groups, it appears that de Bogotá, Colombia, S. América;

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○○○○○○○○ Conservation ○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Conversation (cont.) The Cognitive Aspects of Tamarin Foraging Decisions Julio César Bicca-Marques, University of Illinois, 1997 ASP Grant Recipient From August 1997 to January 1998, I con- meters from platform number 5 at each feed- ducted an experimental field study on the use ing station was used to observe and record the of perceptual cues (vision and olfaction), spa- behavior of the monkeys. Platforms were tial information (place constant and local land- baited either with real bananas (food reward) mark cues), and quantity information (amount or plastic bananas (no food reward). During Two Weddell’s saddleback tamarins (Saguinus of food) during foraging decisions by black- many of the experiments, a large leaf covered fuscicollis weddelli) eat at an experimental feeding chinned emperor tamarins (Saguinus imperator each platform to eliminate the use of visual platform. (Photo: J.C. Bicca-Marques) imperator) and Weddell’s saddleback tamarins information to distinguish real from sham sites. (Saguinus fuscicollis weddelli). The research In other experiments, real bananas were placed mark cues to locate baited feeding sites. was conducted at the Zoobotanical Park inside a small wire mesh cage as a substitute Saddleback tamarin group FA was found to (9°56’30" - 9°57’19S, 67°52’08" - for plastic bananas. These real bananas were use quantity information to select larger food 67°53’00"W; 100 ha), a protected research inaccessible to the monkeys. This was done to reward platforms (3 bananas) over smaller food facility of the Federal University of Acre lo- equalize odor cues present at reward and non- reward platforms (1/2 bananas). cated in Rio Branco, State of Acre, Brazil. reward feeding sites. Depending on the proto- Combining the data for each tamarin spe- I began with the selection, capture, and col of the given experiment, platforms contain- cies, it appeared that both S. imperator and S. marking of four study groups. Two social ing real bananas were constant over time (place fuscicollis used similar information and exhib- groups of emperor tamarins (IA: 4 individu- predictable) or random over time (place un- ited similar abilities to solve many of the ex- als; IB: 5 individuals) and two social groups predictable). In all test settings, two platforms perimental foraging problems. Although there of saddleback tamarins (FA: 4 individuals; FC: at each feeding station were baited with one was evidence of significant between- and 6 individuals) were captured and marked. real banana and the remaining six platforms within-species differences, both emperor and These groups were observed to forage alone, contained one sham banana. In the experiment saddleback tamarins appeared to rely more on as well as in mixed-species troops. testing the use of quantity information, one re- visual and spatial cues than on either olfactory The research design involved the construc- ward platform had 3 bananas while the other or associative cues. tion of 4 feeding stations located approximately had only 1/2 banana. This research was supported by the American from 58 to 256 meters apart in the home range Both emperor and saddleback tamarins Society of Primatologists, Fundação O Boticário de of the study groups. Each feeding station con- were able to successfully locate food rewards Proteção á Natureza/The John D. and Catherine T. sisted of 8 visually identical feeding platforms when visual + olfactory + spatial information MacArthur Foundation, World Wildlife Fund/Bra- located in a circular arrangement. Feeding plat- were presented together. Both species also were zil, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Stud- forms within a station were placed approxi- able to use spatial (place constant) or visual ies/University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, mately 4 meters distant, and at a height of 1.5 (sight of food) information alone in making Brazilian Higher Education Authority (CAPES), meters above the ground. Each platform had a correct foraging decisions. Only emperor tama- and Universidade Federal do Acre. - Julio César fixed wooden board measuring 45 cm x 30 cm rin group IA was shown to use olfactory in- Bicca-Marques, Department of Anthropology/

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shifting cultivation) by the hill tribes, alteration velopment of an awareness campaign in the of mixed tropical forest-habitat through plant- tribal villages is also recommended. Detailed ing of pine (Pinus kesiya) and large-scale hunt- analysis of field data are continuing, includ- ing for food (primate meat is taken by all the ing preparation of an Action Plan that proposes tribes inhabiting the district) are the main rea- a National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary. - A.U. To learn more about sons for extermination of primates from major Choudhury, Ph.D., Near Gate 1 of the ASP’s parts of the district. The Narpuh Reserved For- Nehru Stadium, Islampur , est and some adjacent unclassed and private Road, Guwahati 781 Conservation Fund forests such as Lakadong, a patch between 007, Assam, visit the website at: Muktapur and Pesaduar, both banks of the India. http://www.asp.org/ Lubha River near Sonapur (areas falling out- ASP/conservation/ side the reserved forest), and the undisturbed default.html parts of Saipung should be brought into a pro- tected area system. This remains the only area left with some primary forest and having po- tential for long-term conservation action. In ad- dition, assessment of hunting activity and de-

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The goal of this work was to determine the curred in the southern corridor and continued distribution of red colobus monkeys until 1992, when the local human population (Procolobus badius tephrosceles) in Kibale was resettled. The density and distribution of National Park, Uganda. In particular, we fo- red colobus has been censused and monitored cused on degraded forest habitats that have in particular intensively studied areas of the been severely reduced in areas, but which now Park (e.g., Kanyawara) since the early 1970s have protected status and are therefore regen- by previous researchers. Yet, while population erating. The red colobus monkey found at numbers have been generated for these rela- Kibale (both species and subspecies) is listed tively intact areas, prior to this ASP-funded as being “At Risk” and “endangered”, respec- survey, it was not known to what extent red A red colobus monkey (Procolobus badius) forages in Kibale National Park. (Photo: J. Lambert) tively, and is identified as a subspecies of “par- colobus populations occurred in reclaimed and ticular conservation concern” (IUCN Action regenerating areas in other portions of the Park. phasis is often placed on documenting the ex- Plan). Thus, data on its persistence in areas that To determine the distribution of red colo- tent to which habitat destruction has impacted have been heavily encroached upon are of vi- bus in Kibale, topographic maps and aerial primate community diversity and population tal conservation importance. photographs (taken in 1959 and 1989) were density. While these data are critically impor- The Kibale Forest Reserve was established used to identify areas that were forested prior tant, it is also crucial that we document the ca- in 1926 and gazetted as a National Park in to human encroachment. These sites, as well pacity of particular species to rebound in those 1993. The Park covers approximately 766 km2, as sites of relatively undisturbed forest, were areas of habitat countries that have recently which includes a corridor of 205 km2 in the then visited and surveyed. All major portions come under protective status and are, there- south linking Kibale with Queen Elizabeth Na- of the Park were surveyed for the presence or fore, in various stages of regeneration. Red tional Park. As a Forest Reserve, Kibale was absence of red colobus monkeys. In total, colobus populations are clearly threatened subjected to a 70-year rotational felling regime twenty major areas (some containing many throughout Africa. However, their reliance of hardwoods. Moreover, as early as 1950, il- smaller survey areas) of the Park were sur- upon a folivorous diet may provide them with legal destruction and human encroachment oc- veyed, all of which were contiguous with the the capacity to exploit resources made avail- larger forest block of Kibale For- able in recovering landscapes, such as those est. The sites varied in forest struc- of recovering areas of Kibale National Park. ture, tree species composition, The authors will continue collaborative ef- proximity to a major river, and forts to document and understand the distribu- overall rainfall regime. tion of the red colobus monkey and other pri- A striking result of the prelimi- mates in Kibale, and are grateful for the ASP nary survey was that red colobus contribution towards this goal. - Joanna Lam- monkeys were found in virtually bert, Ph.D. *Current address: Department of all areas of the Park. The only ex- Sociology & Anthropology, 901 South Na- ception was one site located in the tional Ave., Southwest Missouri State Univer- very dry forest of the southern- sity, Springfield, MO 65804-0095; Tel.: (417) most portion of the recently recov- 836-6358; Fax: (417) 836-6416; E-mail: ered southern corridor. The fact [email protected] that red colobus were so com- monly distributed around Kibale holds promise for the fate of this particular species. In most cases, human encroachment, forest deg- Know someone who should be radation, and habitat loss have del- an ASP member? You’ll find eterious effects on primate popu- a printable membership form lation dynamics. However, the re- on the Society’s web page at: sponse of primates to human habi- http://www.asp.org/ASP/ Location of Kibale National Park, Uganda. The stars depict tat disturbance is neither clear-cut membership/memberapp.htm the areas that were searched for red colobus monkeys. Map nor uniform across species. In pri- by Colin Chapman. mate conservation research, em- September 1998 ASP Bulletin Vol. 22, No. 3 Page 11 American Society of Primatologists’ ASP Official Statement Regarding the Private Ownership of Primates The following statement was approved by the American Society of Primatologists’ Board of Directors on 30 June, 1998, and is posted on the ASP web site at http://www.asp.org/ASP/education/private.html.

Private Ownership of Primates WHEREAS nonhuman primates can pose a public health hazard when not adequately maintained and securely contained; and

WHEREAS, the care and well-being of nonhuman primates in scientific and educational institutions is federally regulated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Animal Welfare Act; and

WHEREAS, international trade and domestic distribution of nonhuman primates is regulated under the Convention on Interna- tional Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA); and

WHEREAS, the importation and domestic distribution of nonhuman primates is regulated by the U.S. Public Health Service through the Centers for Disease Control (CDC); and

WHEREAS, individuals who privately acquire primates for non-educational or non-scientific purposes are usually unable to provide or sustain adequate care and facilities for these long-lived mammals; and

WHEREAS, the holding of nonhuman primates by individuals and organizations in non-scientific, non-educational settings is common but is not sufficiently regulated to assure adequate care and well-being of nonhuman primates or to assure adequate protection of humans from public health risks;

The American Society of Primatologists recommends:

1. That federal, state, and/or local regulations be promulgated regarding non-scientific, non-educational settings that would pro- vide standards for nonhuman primate health, welfare, and protection of human public health.

2. That all individuals or organizations holding any nonhuman primates register with and be licensed by the USDA and be subject to inspection by the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), and that such individuals or organizations comply with the USDA regulations under the Animal Welfare Act.

3. That state and local governments be encouraged to regulate the ownership of nonhuman primates, through a program of required registration that would include appropriate health screening and inspection of the premises on which the nonhuman primates are maintained and that such registration programs be funded by user fees.

4. That ASP discourages all individuals from privately owning primates for non-scientific or non-educational purposes and from breeding and selling or otherwise supplying nonhuman primates for non-scientific or non-educational purposes.

The ASP Board of Directors is indebted to Dr. Janette Wallis and the ASP Task Force* on the Private Ownership of Primates for fact-

finding to inform and assist the ASP Board in developing this statement.

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* The following individuals served as the Paul Houghton Thomas J. Moskal, D.V.M. ASP’s Task Force on Private Ownership of Primate Products, Inc. Bioqual, Inc Primates. (Note: Individuals’ affiliation may Kevin Ivester Peggy O’Neill-Wagner have changed since the Task Force ended its Simian Society of America NICHD work in 1995.) Mary Lee Jensvold Rachael Rennard-Witherspoon Central Washington University Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha Janette Wallis, Ph.D., Chair Cathy Johnson-Delaney, D.V.M. Shellee D. Ann Roe Univ. of Okla. Health Sciences Center Washington Reg. Primate Res.Ctr New Mexico State University Sarah Boysen, Ph.D. Amy Kessel Joe Sheeran Ohio State University SW Fdn for Biomed. Research Cal. State University, Fullerton Linda Brent, Ph.D. Barbara J. King, Ph.D. Lori Sheeran, Ph.D. SW Fdn for Biomed. Research College of William & Mary Cal. State University, Fullerton Ralph Dell, M.D. Terence P. Ma, Ph.D. Darlene Smucny College Phys/Surg Columbia Univ. Univ. of Mississippi Medical Ctr NIH Animal Center & UCLA Susan Ford, Ph.D. Jim Moore, Ph.D. Tami Wolden-Hanson, Ph.D. Southern Illinois University University of California, San Diego University of Wisconsin Page 12 ASP Bulletin Vol. 22, No. 3 September 1998

ASP Executive Committee - 1998-2000 Board of Directors: Chairs for the ASP Standing Committees: President Research and Development Chair Publications Chair Nancy Caine, Ph.D. Kathy Rasmussen, Ph.D. Mike Andrews, Ph.D. Department of Psychology NIH Animal Center Department of Psychology California State University PO Box 529 Bldg 112 Southern Oregon University San Marcos, CA 92096 Poolesville, MD 20837 1250 Siskiyou Boulevard Tel: (760) 750-4145; Fax: 750-4030 Tel.: (301) 496-0444; Fax: 496-0630 Ashland, OR 97520-5063 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Tel.: (541) 552-6945; Fax: 552-6988 E-mail: [email protected] President-elect Conservation Chair John Capitanio, Ph.D. Randy Kyes, Ph.D. Membership and Finance Chair Dept. of Psychology University of Washington Steve Schapiro, Ph.D. University of California, Davis Regional Primate Research Center (See “Executive Treasurer”, first column) One Shields Ave. Health Sciences Center, Box 357330 Davis, CA 95616 Seattle, WA 98195 Society Historian Tel.: (530) 752-4002; Fax: 752-2880 Tel.: (206) 543-3025; Fax: 685-0305 Peggy O’Neil Wagner E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] NIH, NICHD Laboratory of Comparative Ethology Past President Program Chair P.O. Box 334 Melinda Novak, Ph.D. Mollie Bloomsmith, Ph.D. Poolesville, MD 20837 Department of Psychology Zoo Atlanta, TECHlab Tel.: (301) 496-7037; Fax: 496-0630 University of Massachusetts 800 Cherokee Avenue, S.E. E-mail: [email protected] Tobin Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30315 Amherst, MA 01003 Tel.: (404) 624-5990; Fax: 627-7514 Tel.: (413) 545-2387; Fax: 545-0996 E-mail: [email protected] New Science Ori- E-mail: [email protected] ented List to Replace Education Chair Executive Secretary Lynne Miller, Ph.D. Primate Talk Janette Wallis, Ph.D. Department of Anthropology Department of Psychiatry & Behav. Sci. University of California at San Diego The Wisconsin Regional Primate Re- University of Oklahoma Health Sci. Ctr. 9500 Gilman Drive search Center will soon introduce a new P.O. Box 26901 San Diego, CA 92093 list serve called Primate-Science, which Oklahoma City, OK 73190 Tel.: (619) 534-6220; Fax: 534-5946 will replace Primate-Talk. The WRPRC Tel.: (405) 271-5251 x 47612; Fax: 271-3808 E-Mail: [email protected] Internet Services Advisory Committee has E-mail: [email protected] elected to discontinue Primate-Talk, which closed down effective August 27, 1998. Awards and Recognition Chair The WRPRC reserves the right to the Executive Treasurer Gerry Ruppenthal, Ph.D. name “Primate-Talk” since it is so closely Steve Schapiro, Ph.D. Center on Human Devel. and Disability UTMDACC, Dept of Veterinary Science University of Washington allied with our institution. Route 2, Box 151-B1 Box 357920 All of the other WRPRC Internet based Bastrop, TX 78602 Seattle, WA 98195 services—Primate Info Net, the Audiovi- Tel.: (512) 321-3991; Fax: 332-5208 Tel.: (206) 543-3707; Fax: 543-5771 sual Service, Primate-Jobs, Askprimate, E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] the World Directory of Primatology and the International Directory of Primatol- ogy— will be continued in support of the New NIH Study Sections to be Created international primatological community. The NIH is reorganizing Study Sections for www.drg.nih.gov/review/bssmain.htm and We wish to thank all present and past behavioral research. The proposed Study Sec- send your comments. If you would like to vol- subscribers to Primate-Talk for their par- tions are now on the WEB and comments are unteer as a member of a study section or sug- ticipation. We hope that the new list will requested by October 8, 1998. New Study gest areas of expertise that should be included, effectively serve the needs of the research Sections will take effect beginning with pro- be sure to communicate this too. The last study community. posals submitted as of February 1999. The pro- section structure was maintained for nearly 20 - WRPRC Internet Services Advisory posed BBS-1 is the most relevant to animal years so it is important that we get the new Committee, Wisconsin Regional Primate behavior, but provision for animal research is structure right. We will be living with it for a Research Center, University of Wisconsin- mentioned in the mission of several other BBS long time. - Chuck Snowdon (abstracted from Madison. panels. Please check the web site at http:// the Animal Behavior Electronic Newsletter) September 1998 ASP Bulletin Vol. 22, No. 3 Page 13

ASP Supports the International Primatological Society’s Pre-Congress Conservation Workshop in Madagascar The International Primatological Society tunity to view the countryside (sadly, very little (IPS) met in Antananarivo, Madagascar, 10- forest left), meet the Malagasy (beautiful and 14 August. The conference drew approxi- friendly people), and see lemurs in the wild mately 500 registered participants; reportedly, (magnificent creatures!). The leeches were a this was the biggest scientific conference ever mildly unpleasant bonus. held in Madagascar. As many ASP members are also members Conference attendees were treated to a rich of IPS, the program was well-represented by scientific program, charming hospitality, and our Society. President-Elect John Capitanio great food. Those fortunate enough to spend served as the official representative from ASP. some time traveling outside the capitol city of Because Madagascar is home to many en- Antananarivo (a.k.a. “Tana”) had the oppor- dangered primates, it was a fitting location for a Pre-Congress Workshop on Conser- vation. The ASP aided IPS in this endeavor by donating $1000 from the Conservation Fund to provide travel A greater bamboo lemur support for researchers from habitat (Hapalemur simus) eating - what else? - bamboo in countries. Another $500 was given di- Ranomafana National Park, rectly to Mewa Singh, for travel sup- Madagascar. This species is port. The Workshop, organized by critically endangered, confined Patricia Wright and Sukie Zeeve to an extremely restricted range (and many others), was well-attended in southeastern Madagascar. and was - by all accounts - a huge suc- cess. Primatologists from more than Participants of the Pre-Congress 20 countries met in Ranomafana Na- Workshop on Conservation, held at Ranomafana National tional Park to share their own field Park in Madagascar. (Photos: J. experiences and learn new ideas from Wallis) others. - Janette Wallis

In Memorium

LAURENCE GORDON “LAURIE” GLEDHILL May 22, 1933—June 27, 1998

The zoo world lost one of its champions 1996, but was then hired back as a consultant. near the old Primate with the death of Laurence “Laurie” Gledhill Since 1981 he had served as Studbook House which had on June 27, 1998 after a year long battle with Keeper for this species and was also Interna- been Laurie’s “home cancer. A physically larger than life individual, tional Species Coordinator for the Lion-tailed away from home” for Laurie was an unassuming man whose dedi- Macaque SSP, a conservation program of the over 30 years. cation and devotion to the animals in his care American Zoo & Aquarium Association. He Donations in his was an inspiration to friends and co-workers traveled the United States and the world with memory may be alike. Laurie was 65 at the time of his death. his zoological work. Because of his knowl- made to the Laurence After trying his hand at the engineering cur- edge and expertise on Lion-tailed Macaques, G. Gledhill Lion-Tailed Macaque Fund c/o riculum at the University of Washington, work- Laurie was asked to come to India to work Woodland Park Zoological Society, North 59th ing at such varied jobs as tow truck driver and with their facilities on captive breeding of this St., Seattle, WA 98103. charter bus driver, Laurie came to work at the species. He also appeared on the PBS series - Reprinted from: Animal Keeper’s Forum, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA in 1964. He “NOVA.” The Journal of the American Association of rose to the position of senior primate keeper, Laurence became a member of AAZK in Zoo Keepers, Inc., August, Vol. 25, No. 8, 1998. sharpening his computer/research skills until its very early days of organization and re- he became knowledgeable about the macaques mained a strong supporter of zoo keepers and (Editor’s Note: Laurie was also a member indigenous to India’s Western Ghats Moun- the zoo keeping profession throughout the re- of ASP. In 1997, he co-authored a chapter with tains. His special passion was for the Lion- mainder of his life. On 17 July, friends, fam- Don Lindburg and John Iaderosa for the inau- tailed Macaques (Macaca silenus). He offi- ily and co-workers gathered for a celebration gural volume of ASP’s Book Series. He will cially retired from the Woodland Park Zoo in of his life at the Open Air Theatre at WPZ be missed by the primatology community.) Page 14 ASP Bulletin Vol. 22, No. 3 September 1998

Employment & Educational Opportunities in Primatology and Related Fields

Assistant Professor, Physical Anthropolo- ommendation sent by December 1, 1998, to: and animal behavior (comparative psychol- gist/Primatologist - The Department of An- Developmental Neuroscience Search Commit- ogy). A course on learning is highly recom- thropology at the State University of New York tee Department of Psychology University of mended. There is no stipend available, but part- at Stony Brook invites applications for a ten- California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9660. time jobs and dormitory housing may be made ure-track position at the level of Assistant Pro- For more information, contact: Deborah H. available for students. Contact: Emily Weiss, fessor, beginning Sept 1999. Applicants should Olster: Tel.: (805) 893-2019; Fax: 893-4303; Curator of Behavior and Research, Sedgwick have an active research interest in the study of E-mail: [email protected]. County Zoo, 5555 Zoo Blvd., Wichita, KS, behavior or ecology with a strong basis in evo- 67212; Tel.: (316) 942-2212 ext. 257; E-mail lutionary theory and a focus on the biology of Postdoctoral Fellow - University of Arizona address: [email protected]. nonhuman primates. Special consideration - A coalition of faculty members from several given to applicants who approach sociobiologi- departments at the University of Arizona, in- Behavioral Technician - LABS of Virginia. cal questions from a perspective of behavioral cluding Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Behavioral technician position available at a field studies and genetic or hormonal analy- Molecular & Cellular Biology, and the Divi- large primate breeding colony. Duties include ses. Send application letter, CV, a brief descrip- sions of Neurobiology and Biotechnology, is providing behavioral care for three species of tion of ongoing & planned research, and name, continuing a Research Training Group (RTG) macaques in large social groups, daily obser- addresses & telephone numbers of three refer- in the Analysis of Biological Diversification, vations of groups, identification of individu- ences to: Diane Doran, Search Committee, with funding from the National Science Foun- als, hierarchy and medical assessments, hus- Department of Anthropology SUNY at Stony dation and the University of Arizona. A one- bandry and some veterinary care of neonates, Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-4364 before to-two-year postdoctoral fellowship is avail- reintroduction of animals to social groups, September 30, 1998. Women and minorities able to pursue innovative research projects that documentation of observations, births, animal are encouraged to apply. integrate disparate approaches to biological movements, group manipulations, and group diversification, including molecular biology, formations. B.A. or B.S. in Anthropology, Pri- Assistant Professor in Behavioral Ecology/ organismal biology, systematics, ecology, matology, Psychology, Zoology, or related Animal Behavior. We are seeking research- paleobiology, developmental biology, and field. Experience with nonhuman primates pre- ers studying functions, mechanisms, or evolu- population genetics. Research Associate can- ferred. Computer experience desirable. Salary tion of ecologically relevant behavior in natu- didates must have a PhD in a field related to dependent upon experience; minimum one year ral populations. Applicants should send a CV, the research area. Send CV, statement of re- commitment. Deadline: September 30, 1998. statement of teaching and research interests, a search project that demonstrates relevance to Mail or fax resume, letter of intent, and names small number of relevant publications, and the RTG Program (five page limit including and phone numbers of three references to Dr. have three letters of recommendation sent to: figures and references), and three current let- M. Kay Izard, LABS of Virginia, Inc., P.O. Behavioral Ecology Search Committee, De- ters of recommendation. The application dead- Box 557, Yemassee, S.C. 29945, USA; Tel.: partment of Zoology, University of Texas, line is September 30, 1998. Contact: Cheryl (803) 589-5490; Fax number: (803) 589-5037. Austin TX 78712. The deadline for applica- Craddock, RTG Program Coordinator, RTG tion is 10 October 1998. For more informa- in the Analysis of Biological Diversification, Field Course in Primate Behavior and Ecol- tion, contact: Michael J. Ryan, Department of Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biol- ogy, December 27, 1998-January 18, 1999. Zoology, University of Texas, Austin, TX ogy, P.O. Box 210088, 1041 E. Lowell, Uni- Dr. Paul Garber and a team of graduate teach- 78712, USA; Tel.: (512) 471-5078; Fax: 512- versity of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA, 85721- ing assistants will offer an ‘advanced’ prima- 471-9651; [email protected]. 0088; Tel.: (520) 621-5483; E-mail address: tology course on the behavior and ecology of [email protected]. capuchin monkeys and howler monkeys at Tenure-track Position in Developmental Ometepe, Nicaragua. The course will be di- Neuroscience - The Department of Psychol- Internship - Animal Behavior Internship Pro- rected to the needs of advanced undergradu- ogy at the University of California, Santa Bar- gram - Animal Behavior and Research Depart- ates (juniors and seniors) and graduate students bara, invites applications for a tenure-track ment, Sedgwick County Zoo, Kansas. The who are interested in a career in biological an- position at the rank of Assistant Professor ef- Animal Behavior and Research Department at thropology, primatology, tropical ecology, fective Fall 1999. Applicants with a strong re- Sedgwick County Zoo has an internship pro- rainforest conservation, and field biology. For search program in developmental neuroscience gram for students in various fields of animal more information about the educational and re- with a direct bearing on behavior are encour- behavior. Students will be involved in enrich- search opportunities at the La Suerte (Costa aged to apply. The candidate will participate ment, training, and a research project. Please Rica) and the Ometepe (Nicaragua) Biologi- in both our graduate training program in Neu- send CV, two references, and a short essay stat- cal Field Stations, see: www.studyabroad.com/ roscience and Behavior leading to the Ph.D. ing why you want this internship to the ad- lasuerte, or contact Paul Garber, Ph.D.; De- degree and our undergraduate B.S. degree in dress below. Students should be juniors, se- partment of Anthropology, University of Illi- Biopsychology. Current faculty research inter- niors, or in graduate school. A GPA of at least nois, 109 Davenport Hall, 607 S. Matthews ests at UCSB can be found at the following 3.5 in the area of major is required, as are the Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801; Tel.: (217) 333-0075; websites: Department of Psychology: http// following courses: statistics, research methods, Fax: 244-3490; E-mail: [email protected]. www.psych.ucsb.edu/; Neuroscience Research Institute: http://lifesci.ucsb.edu/. Applicants If you wish to announce a job opening or upcoming conference in the next ASP should submit a letter describing research and Bulletin, please contact the Editor: Janette Wallis, (405) 271-5251, ext. 47612; teaching interests, CV, representative publi- [email protected] cations, and arrange to have three letters of rec- DEADLINE for the December Bulletin - November 15. September 1998 ASP Bulletin Vol. 22, No. 3 Page 15

Conference and Workshop Announcements

Nonhuman Primate Models For AIDS (16th Association of Primate Veterinarians, 16- ing participants to get started in genetic stud- Annual Symposium), 7-10 October 1998. At- 18 October 1998, Cincinnati, OH. Venue: Cin- ies. For details see http://www.sfbr.org/ lanta, Georgia, USA. Host: Yerkes Regional cinnati Radisson Hotel, 11320 Chester Rd. aaagworkshop. Primate Research Center of Emory University. Contact Tom Nolan at [email protected] for The venue will be the Sheraton Colony Square details and registration form. PSGB Winter Meeting, 2 December 1998, Hotel and Conference Center. Abstracts will Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, be published in a special issue of The Journal AALAS National Meeting (49th Annual), London, U.K. Focus: The contributions of zoos of Medical Primatology. Registrations after 18-22 October 1998, Cincinnati, OH. See de- to primate biology and conservation. In addi- August 21 will incur a late fee. Contact: Tom tails at: www.aalas.org/nm98/index.htm tion, Prof. Christopher Stringer will give the Gordon, [email protected]; Tel.: (404) Osman Hill Memorial Lecture on “The origin 727-7844 or contact Cindy Cross, Zoo And Wildlife Pathology Workshop of our species”. Organized by Dr. Miranda [email protected]; Tel.: (404) 727-3395. (5th Annual), 18 October 1998, Omaha, Ne- Stevenson and Dr. Bryan Carroll. Contact: Dr. Additional symposium information as well as braska USA. Held in conjunction with the Miranda Stevenson, Marwell Zoological Park, abstract and registration forms can be found American Association of Zoo Veterinarians Colden Common, Winchester, Hants SO21 at: www.emory.edu/WHSC/YERKES/ Conference. For registration fees and workshop 1JH,England, U.K., Tel: 01962 777407; Fax: requirements contact: Registry of Comparative 01962 777511; [email protected]; Conservation Breeding Specialist Group Pathology, Washington, DC 20306-001; Tel.: URL: www.ana.ed.ac.uk/PSGB/. (CBSG) Annual Meeting, 8-11October 1998, (202) 782-2240; Fax: (202) 782-9150. Pacifico Yokohama Conference Center, American Anthropological Association (97th Yokohama, Japan. Sponsor: CBSG, Zoologi- Animal Pain Management and Humane Annual meeting), 2-6 December 1998, Phila- cal Gardens of the City of Yokohama, and the Endpoints, 2-3 November 1998, National delphia, PA. See complete details at: Japanese Association of Zoological Gardens Academy of Sciences Auditorium, Washing- www.ameranthassn.org/mtgs.htm and Aquariums. Contact: Secretariat of the ton, DC, USA. Sponsors: OPRR, Office of 1998 CBSG Annual Meeting, c/o ASTEION Intramural Research, Office of Animal Care Genetic Analysis of Behaviour, 3-4 Decem- Co., Ltd, Room #401, Toranomon Sangyo and Use, NIH, Johns Hopkins University Cen- ber 1998. Sponsor: Association for the Study Building, 1-2-29 Toranomon, Minato-ku, To- ter for Alternatives Testing. Focus: The work- of Animal Behaviour. Location: Zoological kyo, 105-0001 Japan. Tel: +81 3 3593 2565; shop will focus on the science, ethics, assess- Society of London, UK. Organizers: Mike Fax: +81 3 3593 1088; E-mail: ment & alleviation of pain, stress and distress Ritchie and Bambos Kyriacou. Contact: Dr. [email protected]. in animals involved in research. Registration: M.G. Ritchie, Environmental & Evolutionary Ms. Marilyn Principe, The Johns Hopkins Biology, Bute Medical Building, University of Humankind’s Evolutionary Roots: Our University Center for Alternatives to Animal St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9TS, UK; Fax: +44 Place In Nature, 9-11, October 1998, Field Testing, 111 Market Place, Suite 840, Balti- (0) 1334 463600; Email: mgr@st- Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, more, MD 21202-6709; Tel.; (410) 223-1617; andrews.ac.uk, or Dr. Bambos Kyriacou, De- USA. Contact: Anne Moffat, American Acad- Fax: (410) 223-1603; E-mail: partment of Genetics, Adrian Building, Uni- emy of Arts and Sciences, Midwest Center. [email protected]. versity of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK; Email: [email protected]; Tel.: (773) Fax: +44 (0) 1162 523378; Email: 753-8162; URL: www.amacad.org/ Canadian Association for Physical Anthro- [email protected]. finalpro.html. pologists Conference, 5-7 November 1998, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Con- IACUC Responsibility For Research Ani- Human Cognitive Specializations: Develop- tact: Lisa Hansen, [email protected]; mal Well-Being, 7-8 December 1998, San An- ment and Comparative Perspectives, 15-18 URL: http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/anth/ tonio, Texas, USA. Sponsor: Scientist Center October 1998, New Iberia Research Center and CAPA98.html. Those wishing to present pa- for Animal Welfare (SCAW), Office for Pro- Jefferson Island Conference Center, New Ibe- pers contact: Pascale Sicotte: tection from Research Risks, NIH, and the Uni- ria, Louisiana. Sponsor: The University of [email protected] versity of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Southwestern Louisiana, New Iberia Research Antonio. Pre-registration deadline: November Center. Focus: Comparative cognition—theory Workshop on Anthropological and Primate 23. Contact: Conferences, SCAW, 7833 of mind, intentionality, imitation, the devel- Genetics, 19-21 November 1998, San Anto- Walker Drive, Suite 340, Greenbelt, MD20770; opment of self-concept, comprehension of tool nio, Texas. A workshop on anthropological and Tel.: (301) 345-3500; Fax: (301) 345-3503. use, and language. Conference includes 1-hour primate genetics will be held at the Southwest talks by invited speakers, discussion periods Foundation for Biomedical Research, San 5th International Symposium on the Lion- and poster session. Contact: Todd M. Preuss Antonio, Texas. The workshop is sponsored Tailed Macaque, 11-13 January, 1999. Orga- or Daniel Povinelli, Human Cognitive Special- jointly by the American Association of Anthro- nizer: University of Mysore, Mysore, India. For izations Conference, USL-New Iberia Re- pological Genetics and the Southwest Foun- further details, contact: Dr. Mewa Singh, Uni- search Center, 4401 West Admiral Doyle dation, and will focus on the genetics of nor- versity of Mysore, Mysore - 570 006, India. Drive, New Iberia, LA 70560; Tel.: (318) 482- mal variation and genetic epidemiology in both Tel. & Fax: 91-821-518772; E-mail: 0201; Fax: (318) 373-0073; E-mail: human and nonhuman primate populations. Its [email protected]. [email protected]; URL: www.ucs.usl.edu/ purpose is to introduce concepts, methods and ~djp3463/. results of genetic analysis, with the aim of help- ASP - 12-16 August 1999, New Orleans. Page 16 ASP Bulletin Vol. 22, No. 3 September 1998 Special Topics in Primatology, Volume 1 PrimatePrimate Conservation:Conservation: TheThe RoleRole ofof ZoologicalZoological ParksParks Contents Volume Editor - Janette Wallis Foreword: Russell A. Mittermeier Series Editor - H. Dieter Steklis Preface: Janette Wallis Janette Wallis: From Ancient Expeditions to Modern Exhibitions: The Evolution of Primate Conservation in the Zoo Community • Robert J. Wiese and Michael Hutchins: The Role of North American Zoos in Primate Conservation • Kenneth C. Gold: The Conservation Role of Primate Exhibits in the Zoo • Fred W. Koontz: Zoos and In Situ Primate Conservation • Sukie Zeeve and Ingrid Porton: Zoo-based Conservation of Malagasy Prosimians • Anne Savage, Humberto Giraldo, and Luis Soto: Developing a Conservation Action Program for the Cotton-top Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) • Tara Stoinski, Benjamin Beck, Mary Bowman, and John Lehnhardt: The Gateway Zoo Program: A Recent Initiative in Golden Lion Tamarin Reintroductions • Donald G. Lindburg, John Iaderosa, and Laurence Gledhill: Steady-state Propagation of Captive Lion- tailed Macaques in North American Zoos: A Conservation Strategy • Cathleen R. Cox: Drills (Mandrillus leucophaeus): Research and Conser- vation Initiatives, 1986-1996 • Ronald Tilson, Katherine Castle, Jatna Supriatna, Kunkun Jaka Gurmaya, Warren Brockelman, and Schwann Tunhikorn: Multi-disciplinary Strategic Planning for Gibbon Conservation in Thailand and Indonesia • Charlene Jendry: Partners In Conserva- tion: Establishing In Situ Partnerships to Aid Mountain Gorillas and People in Range Countries • Gay E. Reinartz and Gilbert K. Boese: Bonobo Conservation: The Evolution of a Zoological Society Program • APPENDIX: Primate Conservation Resources on the World Wide Web ISBN: 0-9658301-0-1/252 pp./ill./1997/$25.00 A publication of the AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PRIMATOLOGISTS Proceeds go to the ASP Conservation Fund

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