Conservation Status
In spite of low predator populations in many areas where human development has encroached on wild territories, this species is killed by electricity pylons, vehicles, dogs, pellet guns, poison, and bullets and is trapped for traditional medicine, bush meat, and for biomedical research. The vervet monkey has a complex and fragile social system, its persecution is thought to have affected troop structures and diminishing numbers.
Multiple organisations are involved in vervet monkey conservation even though its status according to the IUCN is "Least concern".
Read more about this topic: Vervet Monkey
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