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Saguinus nigricollis graellsi Saguinus nigricollis nigricollis. Yellow-tailed woolly monkey Oreonax flavicauda Photo by Russell Mittermeier. This threatened not only the monkeys, but also humans. Water runoff from cloud forests is a vital source of irrigation for the more fertile farmland below, and the forests prevent mudslides during torrential storms. Hunting for meat and for pets was also a major threat to the monkeys at the time. As outlined in the study Primates in Peril co-authored by Mittermeier , agricultural expansion and human population growth are still top drivers of primate population decline worldwide.
Hunting, illegal pet trade and infectious disease are among other factors. Hunting is largely under control. Leo Luna worked with local organizations to educate residents about the need to protect the Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey, and a new generation of primate conservationists, has picked up the work—notably another Peruvian woman, Fanny Cornejo, who is now finishing her Ph.
Campaigns featured posters of the beautiful animal, and Peru issued a series of postage stamps bearing its likeness in the s. Over the past few years, GWC has supported Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey conservation with grants through the Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation and the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund , organizations where Mittermeier serves as president and advisory board member, respectively.
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