Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Foreword–Marc Bekoff 
Acknowledgments
Introduction–Lisa Kemmerer 

Part i: Foundations
1. Primate Basics–Linda D. Wolfe 
2. International Primate Conservation: The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)–Birgith Sloth 
3. Friends of the Earth Malaysia–Phaik Kee Lim 
4. Looking Up, Counting Down–Noga and Sam Shanee 
5. International Primate Protection League: A Wonderful Life–Shirley McGreal 

Part ii: Research
6. Paper Lives–Michael A. Budkie 
7. 16162–Matt Rossell 
8. Monkeys, Malaria, and My Work in Miami–Juan Pablo Perea-Rodriguez 
9. Learning from Macaques–Linda D. Wolfe 
10. The Winding Path to Where I Stand: Becoming a Primatologist–Debra Durham 

Part iii: Sanctuaries
11. Born to Be Wild: Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary–Barbara G. Cox 
12. Loving and Learning–Deborah D. Misotti 
13. Some Baboons in My CARE: Saba, Einstein, George Bush, Nathan, Snare-Boy, Tripsy, and Giovanni–Rita Miljo 
14. A Veterinarian with Conviction–Karmele Llano Sanchez 
15. Volunteering in Thailand: The Gibbon Rehabilitation Project–Fiona Mikowski 
16. Friends Are the Family We Choose–Paula Muellner 
17. ¡Comejenes y Terremotos! (Termites and Earthquakes!)–Keri Cairns 
18. Singe–Helen Thirlway 
19. Soiled Hands–Sangamithra Iyer 

Appendix: Opportunities to Work with Primates 
List of Contributors 
References and Suggested Reading 
Index
 

About the Author

Lisa Kemmerer is an associate professor of philosophy and religions at Montana State University, Billings. She has published numerous scholarly articles and has authored or edited several books, including In Search of Consistency: Ethics and Animals (Brill, 2006), Animals and World Religions (Oxford, 2011), Sister Species: Women, Animals, and Social Justice (U. of Illinois Press, 2011), and Call to Compassion: Religious Perspectives on Animal Advocacy (Lantern, 2011). She is a philosopher-activist determined to work against oppression, whether on behalf of nonhuman animals, the environment, or disempowered human beings.

Reviews

"Collectively, these essays are an urgent call to action for humans, since it is our greed and indifference that have pushed nonhuman primates into this rapid rate of extinction. Strongly recommended for general readers interested in primate conservation and the ethical issues surrounding the human exploitation of primates."—Library Journal “A significant contribution to the field of critical animal studies . . . but also to environmental ethics, law, biology, cognitive ethology, philosophy, and the social sciences. A useful and moving book.”—Carol Gigliotti, editor of Leonardo's Choice: Genetic Technologies and Animals “Primate People is written in an easy and concise manner for public consumption and thus is an effective tool for drawing much-needed attention to the use of primates in laboratories and the immense work of caring for them in sanctuaries.”—Conservation Biology

"Collectively, these essays are an urgent call to action for humans, since it is our greed and indifference that have pushed nonhuman primates into this rapid rate of extinction. Strongly recommended for general readers interested in primate conservation and the ethical issues surrounding the human exploitation of primates."-Library Journal

"A significant contribution to the field of critical animal studies . . . but also to environmental ethics, law, biology, cognitive ethology, philosophy, and the social sciences. A useful and moving book."-Carol Gigliotti, editor of Leonardo's Choice: Genetic Technologies and Animals "Primate People is written in an easy and concise manner for public consumption and thus is an effective tool for drawing much-needed attention to the use of primates in laboratories and the immense work of caring for them in sanctuaries."-Conservation Biology