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Making knowledge a pathway to compassion and conservation
New England Primate Conservancy is an animal protection and wildlife conservation organization that makes its greatest impact through education.
It is the go-to source for understanding how primate conservation protects the Earth’s biodiversity.
Biodiversity is Mother Nature’s formula for success!
Primate conservation is a particularly compelling lens for understanding this, since in many ecosystems, nonhuman primates are both biodiversity indicators and keystone species. They are nature’s architects and messengers—shaping forests, spreading seeds, and signaling when ecosystems are in trouble. Protecting them means protecting the entire web of life we all depend on.
Armed with knowledge, everybody can be a conservationist!
(New England Primate Conservancy advances primate conservation through education. It is not a primate care facility.)
Primate Conservation
Through Knowledge and Awareness
We make the complex science behind animal protection and wildlife conservation easy to understand. Our website has grown into a living library of primate knowledge, where hundreds of species are profiled in clear, accessible language that welcomes learners of all ages and curious minds everywhere. As you explore, you will discover the relationship between how our primate cousins live, where they live, how their habitats nurture them, and how they, in turn, enrich their ecosystems. You may be surprised by what you’ll learn!
Lessons and Activities for
Learners of All Ages
Our conservation- and animal protection-themed lessons, Primates and the Living Earth, use project-based learning to engage students in exploring real-world questions and activities that are meaningful to them. Students can work independently or in teams. Standards-based lessons encourage critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, self-management, project management, and collaboration. All can be applied across multiple academic disciplines, whether to enhance instruction in life sciences, geography, media and technology, vocabulary, mathematics, social studies, writing, or just about any other academic subject. Or just enjoy them on your own! Very importantly, the lessons are engaging, with games, graphics, videos, and more—and they’re available to everyone at no cost. No membership or registration required.
Educational Videos
That Bring Conservation to Life
In these captivating video series, you’ll be astonished by the vast array of primate species, their incredible diversity, and the unique ways they adapt to their environments.
Despite the title of this series, many of our nonhuman primate relatives do not reside in the treetops.
A collection of youth-friendly videos for learning about primates, primate conservation, and how everyone can help.
Biodiversity is everywhere—often in places we barely notice. Our newest program invites you to discover the extraordinary variety of life, the relationships that connect it, and why those connections matter. Look closer. Discover the connections. See the living world in a whole new way. Biodiversity is all around you—and you are part of it.
With Biodiversity, You're Never Alone!
Look! It’s all around you! Most of us tend to think of biodiversity as something “out there”—a rainforest, a national park, or a distant wilderness filled with exotic wildlife.
Biodiversity is the living community that surrounds us. No matter where you live, you are already part of it.
The Earth is losing species at an alarming rate, and mostly due to human activities. 64% of primate species are threatened by extinction. 100% are losing habitat to human activities. If they are at risk, so too is every other species that shares their environment. Saving one species saves many, and ultimately saves us all. The bad news/good news is that because these destructive problems are due to human activities, they are reversible, repairable, and preventable. We cannot and should not sit back and wait for someone else to do something. We must and can each be the change that we hope for.
Learn. Care. Protect.
Make a Difference.
Start exploring—there’s a world of content waiting to be discovered!