Are Chimpanzee extinct?

1. How many chimpanzees are left?
2. Why are chimpanzees becoming extinct?
3. Are chimpanzees still alive?
4. How close are chimpanzees to extinction?

How many chimpanzees are left?

Where they numbered perhaps 1 million at the turn of the 20th century, today it's estimated there are 172,000-300,000 chimpanzees remaining in the wild.

Why are chimpanzees becoming extinct?

The main threats to chimpanzees are habitat loss, disease, and hunting, especially for bushmeat. These are exacerbated by chimps' slow reproductive rate—if an adult is killed, it takes 14-15 years to replace him or her as a breeding individual.

Are chimpanzees still alive?

Our main point: Chimps are still around today because humans did not evolve from living chimps¹ – both humans and chimps evolved from a now extinct common ancestor.

How close are chimpanzees to extinction?

At the turn of the twentieth century, it is thought that there were as many as a million chimpanzees roaming the vast forests of central Africa. Today there are as few as 172,000. Current estimates suggest that within three decades chimpanzees could be extinct in the wild.