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Parks and Problems in Colombia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Roger Perry
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Colombia has a wealth of wildlife – including endangered species such as spectacled bear, mountain tapir, pudu and condor – a lot of still unexplored country, an impressive list of national parks and reserves, and an active national parks department. But there are many threats: a rapidly increasing population, haphazard settlement (with shifting ‘slash and burn’ cultivation), the increasing accessibility of formerly remote areas, the profitable trade in wild animals, and the lack of public interest in and support for conservation. Roger Perry has spent much time in South America, especially Colombia, and is a former Director of the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galapagos Islands.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 11 , Issue 6 , September 1972 , pp. 433 - 440
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1972

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