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Threatened mammals of the Cordillera de Colán, Peru

1995; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 29; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s003060530002127x

1365-3008

Stuart H. M. Butchart, R. Barnes, Charles W. N. Davies, Mirko Fernández, Nathalie Seddon,

Species Distribution and Climate Change

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 .