Editing Tarsier (section)

==Conservation==
Tarsiers have never formed successful breeding colonies in captivity; this may be due in part to their special feeding requirements.<ref name="1993Roberts_and_Kohn">{{cite journal | doi = 10.1002/zoo.1430120207 | title = Habitat Use, Foraging Behavior, and Activity Patterns in Reproducing Western Tarsiers, ''Tarsius bancanus'', in Captivity: A Management Synthesis | last1 = Roberts | first1 = M. | last2 = Kohn | first2 = F. | journal = Zoo Biology | year = 1993 | volume = 12 | issue = 2 | pages = 217–232 | url = http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/bitstream/10088/503/1/Roberts1993.pdf | access-date = 19 November 2010 | archive-date = 12 March 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120312045122/http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/bitstream/10088/503/1/Roberts1993.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name="2008aSevern_etal">{{cite book | editor1-last = Shekelle | editor1-first = M. | editor2-last = Maryano | editor2-first = T. | editor3-last = Groves | editor3-first = C. | editor4-last = Schulze | editor4-first = H. | editor5-last = Fitch-Snyder | editor5-first = H. | title = Tarsier Longevity: Data from a Recapture in the Wild and from Captive Animals | publisher = LIPI Press | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-979-799-263-7 | last1 = Shekelle | first1 = M. | last2 = Nietsch | first2 = A. | pages = 85–89 | url = http://tarsier.org/products_files/2008-POTON-p85-ShekelleNietsch-Longevity.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110728081843/http://tarsier.org/products_files/2008-POTON-p85-ShekelleNietsch-Longevity.pdf | archive-date = 28 July 2011 }}</ref><ref name="2008bSevern_etal">{{cite book | editor1-last = Shekelle | editor1-first = M. | editor2-last = Maryano | editor2-first = T. | editor3-last = Groves | editor3-first = C. | editor4-last = Schulze | editor4-first = H. | editor5-last = Fitch-Snyder | editor5-first = H. | publisher = LIPI Press | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-979-799-263-7 | last1 = Severn | first1 = K. | last2 = Dahang | first2 = D. | last3 = Shekelle | first3 = M. | title = Eastern Tarsiers in Captivity, Part I: Enclosure and Enrichment | pages = 91–96 | url = http://www.tarsier.org/products_files/2008-POTON-p91-Severnetal-CaptivityEnclosure.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110724183841/http://www.tarsier.org/products_files/2008-POTON-p91-Severnetal-CaptivityEnclosure.pdf | archive-date = 24 July 2011 }}</ref><ref name="2008cSevern_etal">{{cite book | editor1-last = Shekelle | editor1-first = M. | editor2-last = Maryano | editor2-first = T. | editor3-last = Groves | editor3-first = C. | editor4-last = Schulze | editor4-first = H. | editor5-last = Fitch-Snyder | editor5-first = H. | publisher = LIPI Press | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-979-799-263-7 | last1 = Severn | first1 = K. | last2 = Dahang | first2 = D. | last3 = Shekelle | first3 = M. | title = Eastern Tarsiers in Captivity, Part II: A Preliminary Assessment of Diet | pages = 97–103 | url = http://www.tarsier.org/products_files/2008-POTON-p97-Dahangetal-CaptiveDiet.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110728081958/http://www.tarsier.org/products_files/2008-POTON-p97-Dahangetal-CaptiveDiet.pdf | archive-date = 28 July 2011 }}</ref><ref name="2003Fitch-Snyder">{{cite book | last = Fitch-Snyder | first = H. | chapter = History of Captive Conservation of Tarsiers | pages = 227–295 | title = Tarsiers: Past, Present, and Future | editor1-last = Wright | editor1-first = P.C. | editor2-last = Simons | editor2-first = E.L. | editor3-last = Gursky | editor3-first = S. | year = 2003 | publisher = Rutgers University Press | isbn = 978-0-8135-3236-3}}</ref>

A sanctuary near the town of [[Corella, Bohol|Corella]], on the Philippine island of Bohol, has had some success restoring tarsier populations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stephenmbland.com/#!the-man-trying-to-save-the-philippine-ta/zoom/c11sk/cqq5|title=StephenMBland|access-date=18 October 2016}}</ref> The Philippines Tarsier Foundation has developed a large, semi-wild enclosure known as the Tarsier Research and Development Center. Carlito Pizarras, also known as the "Tarsier man", founded the sanctuary, where visitors can observe tarsiers in the wild. The trees in the sanctuary are populated with nocturnal insects that make up the tarsier's diet.<ref name="Jachowski2005">{{cite journal |last=Jachowski |first=David S. |author2=Pizzaras, Carlito |year=2005 |title=Introducing an innovative semi-captive environment for the Philippine tarsier (''Tarsius syrichta'') |journal=Zoo Biology |volume=24 |issue=1 |pages=101–109 |doi=10.1002/zoo.20023 }}</ref>

The conservation status of all tarsiers is vulnerable to extinction. Tarsiers are a conservation-dependent species, meaning that they need to have more and improved management of protected habitats, or they will become extinct in the future.<ref name="ShekelleMyronGursky2010" />

The first quantitative study on the activity patterns of captive Philippine tarsiers (''Tarsius syrichta'') was conducted at the Subayon Conservation Centre for the Philippine Tarsier in [[Bilar, Bohol]]. From December 2014 to January 2016, female and male ''T. syrichta'' were observed based on their time apportioned to normal activities during non-mating versus mating seasons. During the non-mating season, a significant amount of their waking hours was spent scanning prior to resting, foraging, and traveling. Feeding, scent-marking, self-grooming, social activities, and other activities were minimal. Scanning was still a common activity among the paired sexes during mating season. However, resting markedly decreased, while increases in travel and foraging were evident.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Wojciechowski |first1=Filip J. |last2=Kaszycka |first2=K.A. |last3=Wielbass |first3=A.M. |last4=Řeháková |first4=M. |date=2019 |title=Activity Patterns of Captive Philippine Tarsiers (Tarsius Syrichta): Differences Related to Sex and Social Context. |journal=Folia Primatologica |volume=90 |issue=2 |pages=109–23 |doi=10.1159/000495612|pmid=30826810 |s2cid=73491766 }}</ref> 

The 2008-described [[Siau Island tarsier]] in Indonesia is regarded as [[critically endangered]] and was listed among [[The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates]] by [[Conservation International]] and the IUCN/SCC Primate Specialist Group in 2008.<ref>{{cite web | title = Siau Island Tarsier | url = http://www.primate-sg.org/siau07.htm | first1 = Myron | last1 = Shekelle | first2 = Agus | last2 = Salim | publisher = IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group | access-date = 1 January 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100906171822/http://www.primate-sg.org/siau07.htm | archive-date = 6 September 2010 }}</ref>
The Malaysian government protects tarsiers by listing them in the Totally Protected Animals of [[Sarawak]], on the island of Borneo, where they are commonly found.<ref name="srwkprtct">{{cite web | url = http://www.forestry.sarawauk.gov.my/forweb/wildlife/mgmt/tpa/tprotsp.htm | title = Totally Protected Animals of Sarawak | publisher = Forestry Department of Sarawak | access-date = 1 January 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>