Sela Macaque, the New Endangered Primate Species Discovered in India

Recently, scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and the University of Calcutta discovered a new ape species in the forests of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. This new primate species is scientifically named the Sela Macaque. This discovery is both good news and bad news at a time. It is because the Sela Macaque was defined to be threatened with extinction even though it has only been about a month since its discovery in mid-May 2022.