Slow lorises struggle to survive in the wild after captivity

Slow lorises struggle to survive in the wild after captivity

The wild can be a "death trap" for rescued slow lorises, one of the world's most trafficked primates, according to a recent study, reports Mongabay's Carolyn Cowan. Researchers followed the fate of nine confiscated Bengal slow lorises (Nycticebus bengalensis) released into Lawachara National Park in Bangladesh. Six months later, only two individuals were surviving; several died within days or weeks of release. Slow lorises are the world's only v…