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The golden-backed uacari on the upper Rio Negro, Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2009

Adrian Barnett  and
Aléxia Celeste da Cunha
Adrian Barnett
Affiliation:
Project Uakari, 38 Hill House Road, Streatham, London SW16 2AQ, UK.
Aléxia Celeste da Cunha
Affiliation:
Pronatura, Rua da Quitanda, 20/4 andar, Rio de Janeiro, R.J., Brazil.
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The golden-backed uacari Cacajao melanocephalus ouakary is one of South America's least-known monkeys. Listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN, it lives in remote areas of north-western Amazonia, as yet relatively unaffected by ecologically disruptive economic and technological activities. It inhabits swamp forests on black-water rivers during the main fruiting season and may move to dry land forests at other times of the year. The authors' survey showed that the animal was still common in the vicinity of subsistence communities, but is subject to heavy hunting pressure. Although the political situation in the area and the region's remoteness make it difficult to implement conservation plans, the authors propose a possible basis for a conservation plan for the golden-backed uacari and its habitat.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 25 , Issue 2 , April 1991 , pp. 80 - 88
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Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1991

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