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The International Journal of Primatology’s detailed Instructions for Authors is now available in French, simplified Chinese, and Portuguese on the IPS website: https://internationalprimatologicalsociety.org/international-journal-of-primatology/ Les instructions détaillées pour les auteurs du Journal international de primatologie sont désormais disponibles en français, en chinois simplifié et en portugais sur le site web de l’IPS 国际灵长类动物学杂志》的详细 “作者须知 ”现已有法文、简体中文和葡萄牙文版本，可在 IPS […]

The IPS Officers have written with their full support for the passage of the new Captive Primate Safety Act in the USA. Pet ownership not only causes psychological and physical trauma to nonhuman primates but is also a danger to the public. Read the full letter of support here…

It is with heavy hearts that we acknowledge the passing of Dr. Frans de Waal (1948-2024). He was the C.H. Candler Professor of Psychology at Emory University and the Director of the Living Links Center for the Advanced Study of Ape and Human Evolution at the Emory National Primate Research Center until his retirement in […]

The Officers of the IPS join the world of primatology and conservation in mourning the devastating sudden loss of Prof. Christophe Boesch.  He was the founder of the Taí Chimpanzee Project in the 1970s and the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation in 2000, as well as the Director of the Primatology department of the Max Planck Institute […]

Sue Taylor Parker passed away from Parkinson’s disease at the age of 85 on August 26, 2023. Sue was a Biological Anthropologist who taught at Sonoma State University in Northern California until she retired in 2002 as Full Professor Emeritus. She was a notable scholar of comparative cognitive development and gained international recognition for her […]

The Education Committee received 21 nominations this year.  Seven nominees were women, 13 men and there was one nomination for a group of indigenous people; 14 from African countries, 4 from South American countries and 3 from Asian countries.  The 4 top-ranking nominations evaluated by seven members of the Education Committee are Comfort Davies, from Liberia; Henry Didier […]

We are delighted to announce that Professor Mewa Singh has been awarded the IPS Lifetime Achievement Award for his over 50-years of substantial service to the field of primatology. His work includes the behavioural ecology of wide range of primate species from langurs to lorises, and his painstaking long-term work with bonnet macaques was key […]

We are delighted to announce the 2023 recipient of the IPS Galante Family Winery Conservation Scholarship is Gaspard Nzayisenga affiliated with Gorilla Doctors Rwanda. His award will support travel during a training fellowship at the California National Primate Research Center U C Davis where he will learn the latest techniques and best practices in non-human […]

“Animating ancient trade routes through primate lifeways,” workshop at the Institute for Advanced Study (Zukunftskolleg) in Konstanz, Germany (June 12-14, 2023). With generous funding from the Wenner-Gren Foundation, the goal is to assemble primatologists, biogeographers, and archaeologists with the intent of developing new research programs focused on the cultural significance and life histories of nonhuman […]

The Charles Southwick Conservation Education Commitment Award is maintained by the Southwick family in honor of Dr Charles’ longstanding commitment to conservation education. This award is dedicated to recognizing individuals living in primate habitat countries that have made a significant contribution to formal and informal conservation education in their countries. The amount of the award […]