Does the use of chimpanzees in research threaten that population?
Most of the non-human primates now used in research are specially bred for that purpose. Chimpanzees have not been imported into the U.S. for research purposes since the mid- 1970s. Today, the major threats to such animals in the wild are deforestation, land use and development – not research. Chimpanzees bred in captivity may in the future be the source for survival of some wild populations.
