Neotropical Primates Field Studies and Conservation : Proceedings of a Symposium on the Distribution and Abundance of Neotropical Primates (1976) / Chapter Skim
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The Nonhuman Primate Trade in Colombia
The Nonhuman Primate Trade in Colombia
Pages 85-98
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The author collected this information while serving with a Peace Corps primate conservation project, working for the governmental agency INDERENA from September 1971 to May 1973. SUPPLY CHAIN Barranquilla and Leticia, Colombia, together with Iquitos, Peru, are the three major centers exporting South American primates (Figure 1)
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86 GREEN FIGURE 1 Map of Colombia.
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Yet, most areas are still pocketed with parts of primary forest next to well-developed secondary forest. The existing primary and secondary forest is able to support the following endemic platyrrhine species: Alouatta seniculus, Aotus trivirgatus, Ateles belzebuth hybridus, Cebus albifrons, Saguinus leucopus, and, in more restricted mountain localities, Lagothrix lagotricha.
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Woolly monkeys inhabit the higher cooler areas further south, southeast, and southwest at a minimum distance of 20 km from the village. The woolly monkey of this region has a greyish cast over a black undercoat and is a distinct variety from the brownish Amazon race.
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Barranquilla has 20-25 commercial animal suppliers TABLE 1 Common Neotropical Primate Names Scientific Name Lagothrix lagotricha Pithecia monachus Saimiri sciureus Cebuella pygmaea Callimico goeldii Saguinus S leucopus S
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A second similar cage contained five infant Tamandua, seven Sciurus granatensis, two Saguinus oedipus, and one Ateles fusciceps. It was the exception to find screened walk-in units that had smaller screened and wired cages.
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Listed neotropical primates include Ateles geoffroyi frontatus, A geoffroyi panamensis, Saimiri oerstedii, Brachyteles arachnoides, Chiroptes albinasus, Leontideus sp., Callimico goeldii, and Cacajao sp.
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These data support earlier reports of the preponderance of night monkeys. The importance of Magangue, as compared to all other regions, is demonstrated by the fact that 97 percent of the Aotus, 57 percent of the Cebus, and 72 percent of the Ateles originated there.
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This family roughly corresponds to one-third of all Colombian primates entering the United States for that year. Approximately 60 percent of these species imTABLE 6 Capture and Export of Colombian Monkeys Number of Monkeys 1969 1970 Registered captures 18,572" 11,496C-20,882<1 Exported 18.522" 14,519"-16,197r 1 INDERENA, 1972.
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94 GREEN TABLE 7 Importation and Research Use of Neotropical Primates, 1968-1970 Species Common Name Imported 1 968" Used for Research Imported 1968" l969r Used for Research Imported 1969" \91 |
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In broader terms, the expanding human population results in nonhuman primate habitat deterioration and/or destruction, reduction in the numbers of monkeys by eliminating them as agricultural pests, and utilizing them as a food source. Past reports have varied in claimed mortality rates due to trapping and transportation along the supply chain.
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As mentioned earlier, the cotton-top marmosets are only found west of the Magdalena and north of the San Jorge rivers, and the woolly monkeys in this region are geographically restricted to two small mountainous zones (Hernandez-Camacho and Cooper, 1976)
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, meeting in Portland, Oregon, on July 14-18, 1972, drafted an appeal for conservation of nonhuman primates. It is hoped that this will be a productive beginning for stronger international cooperation.
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Regional Costa Atlantico, Informe Estadistico, Primer Semestre, 1971, Enero-Junio. Barranquilla.
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