The Sulawesi macaque, Macaca nigra, lives on the large island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is also present on other smaller islands near Sulawesi, for example Bacan. Fig. 1.1 shows a Sulawesi macaque. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the world’s largest international environmental organisation. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ assesses the conservation status of plant and animal species. On the IUCN Red List, the Sulawesi macaque is classified as critically endangered. Table 1.1 gives the numbers of humans and the numbers of Sulawesi macaques on Sulawesi and Bacan.
(a(i))[1]
Work out the number of macaques per $\text{km}^2$ for Sulawesi, then write it in Table 1.1.
(a(ii))[3]
Comment on the data in Table 1.1 and suggest reasons for the pattern shown.
(b)[4]
Suggest methods that could protect the Sulawesi macaque.
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