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Threatened mammals of the Cordillera de Colán, Peru

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Stuart H.M. Butchart ,
Roger Barnes ,
Charles W.N. Davies ,
Mirko Fernandez  and
Nathalie Seddon
Stuart H.M. Butchart
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK.
Roger Barnes
Affiliation:
4 Claremont Drive, Leeds LS6 4ED, UK.
Charles W.N. Davies
Affiliation:
Clare College, Cambridge CB2 1TL, UK.
Mirko Fernandez
Affiliation:
c/o APECO, Parque José de Acosta 187, Magdalena del Mar, Lima 17, Peru.
Nathalie Seddon
Affiliation:
Newnham College, Cambridge CB3 9DF, UK.
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During recent surveys in the Cordillera de Coldn, a semi-isolated mountain range in northern Peru, observations were made and information collected on three species of mammals considered globally threatened with extinction – yellow-tailed woolly monkey Lagothrix flavicauda, Andean night monkey Aotus miconax and spectacled bear Tremarctos ornatus. The yellow-tailed woolly monkey has an extremely restricted range, in which extensive deforestation is occurring, and the species is also heavily hunted. The urgent establishment of an effectively protected area in the Cordillera de Colán is strongly recommended in order to help secure the future for this poorly known primate and other mammal and bird species of conservation importance.

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Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 29 , Issue 4 , October 1995 , pp. 275 - 281
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Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1995

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