Collared mangabey  (Cercocebus torquatus)

As with many African primates, habitat loss, habitat degradation and hunting threatens the collared mangabey (1). It was once widespread, but this primate is now disappearing from areas where agriculture has expanded into its habitat (2), and in areas of hunting pressure (6). This species is subject to intensive hunting, particularly in Cameroon and Nigeria (2), with its noisy, far-reaching calls making it an easy target to locate (6). It may also be caught in wire snares that are set around to villages to trap small ground-dwelling mammals (6).

Within its large distribution the collared mangabey occurs within only a few protected areas, such as Loanga and Mayumba National Parks in Gabon and Conkouati-Douli National Park in Congo; but many lack the effective anti-poaching measures that would ensure this species protection (6).