The discovery that the threatened Brazilian mariqui monkey requires secondary rather than primary rainforest for habitat has
A)shown that preservation (monkeys)and conservation (forest)strategies can work together.
B)given farmers the green light to convert all local primary forests for agricultural use.
C)given rise to a policy of prohibiting human intrusion into both primary and secondary forest.
D)resulted in the withdrawal of protective policies for both monkeys and primary forests.

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The discovery highlights the possibility of sustaining both conservation strategies (for forests) and preservation strategies (for threatened species like monkeys) together, emphasizing the importance of protecting not just primary forests but their secondary counterparts as well. It does not support the destruction of primary forests for other purposes (option B), nor does it suggest prohibiting intrusion altogether (option C) or withdrawing protective policies (option D).

The Discovery That the Threatened Brazilian Mariqui Monkey Requires Secondary