Geladas are unique grazing primates found only in the Ethiopian highlands, facing habitat loss from agriculture and occasional persecution as crop raiders.
Geladas killed or injured during crop raiding conflicts suffer acute trauma from farmers protecting their livelihoods. Animals trapped in agricultural land without escape routes face elevated stress and predation risk. Grassland degradation from overgrazing by domestic livestock reduces the food plants geladas depend on, causing nutritional stress. Cliff-face sleeping sites required for predator protection are increasingly disturbed by human activity near growing settlements. The complex social structure of geladas means disruption from hunting or habitat loss affects entire social units.