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Tanya Graham and Damon Matthews

Humanity's closest cousins impacted by climate change
Posted on August 15, 2016

Dozens of media report on a study of the impact of climate change on primate populations. Led by MSc student Tanya Graham, in collaboration with Damon Matthews, associate professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, and McGill researcher Sarah Turner, the study assessed the exposure and potential vulnerability of more than 400 non-human primate species to projected temperature and precipitation changes. Coverage appeared in Science Daily, Science Codex, Phys.org, Sify News, The Financial Express, Business Standard, Canada Standard, Shafaqna, The Hans India, India Today, New Kerala, Deccan Chronicle, CanIndia, First Post, Wire Service, NewsWise, AMEQ en ligne (behind a paywall), Noodls, 4-Traders, WN.com, Breaking News Point, Tell Me Boss, Daily Excelsior, Zee News India, DNA India, Times of Kabul  and Latest News 360. 

Matthews was on CBC Radio Montreal's 'Homerun' on August 10 to talk about the study, which was published in the International Journal of Primatology.