End of year report for 2010

28 January 2011 by nogashanee in Peru

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Newsletter No. 14, January 2011

7 January 2011 by nogashanee in Newsletter

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New easily accesible location to see the Long-whiskered Owlet

27 December 2010 by nogashanee in Peru

Long-Whiskered OwletNPC has found a new site to see the Long-whiskered Owlet near the village of Yambrasbamba, Amazonas. The site, located just off a well maintained dirt road is by far the most accessible site to see this legendary bird. The site has attracted the interest of the residents of the community who have decided to protect it and develop ecotourism, NPC is of course helping the community. The site has been secured with a fence and a payment of $15 has been implemented for tourists wishing to visit area. 100% of this money goes to the community: divided between the maintenance of a 5000 ha communal conservation area, and generating income for local residents. Local field guides have been trained by Neotropical Birding Tours. The area is about half an hour drive from the town of Pomacochas, there is a small hotel and basic restaurants in the village itself.

All visits to the area must be pre-arranged by contacting NPC.


New Population of Yellow Tailed Woolly Monkey

22 November 2010 by samshanee in Peru

In research conducted earlier in the year a team from NPC completed the first range wide survey of its Peru projects flagship species, the yellow tailed woolly monkey. While searching new areas we were able to record this species in the department of Huanuco for the first time and also in the department of La Libertad for the first time since 1974. These areas are often overlooked by conservationists as most of the species known range is found in the neighbouring departments of Amazonas and San Martin.  

Native only to a small area of Andean cloud forest in north-eastern Peru, and cited by the IUCN as one of the 25 most endangered primates in the world, the yellow tailed woolly monkey is so rare that it was believed to have gone extinct until, in the mid 1970’s, a small number of sightings were made of the elusive primate.

With so few remaining in the wild these new areas give hope for the species’ survival. NPC already works with many local communities, NGOs and governments throughout Amazonas and San Martin to promote conservation of this species and its habitat. What we now hope to do is extend our work to include these new populations.

Oreonax flavicauda. © Kevin Schafer


Volunteer expeditions

29 October 2010 by nogashanee in Uncategorized

The application deadline for the next volunteer expeditions to Peru is almost up. Dont miss out on this chance to be part of our team and help conserve the yellow tailed woolly monkeys.


Noticias

19 October 2010 by nogashanee in Peru

 

Children in DeltaHemos comenzado a trabajar en una nueva reserva con la comunidad de Delta, en la Region de Amazonas. A diferencia de nuestros otros proyectos, este no se encuentra en la zona de bosque nublado; sino, en el bosque seco del Valle del Marañon y sera la primera area protegida de este tipo de habitat en el Peru. El trabajo empezo con un equipo de investigadores de NPC, los cuales fueron a identificar las diferentes especies que se encuentran en la zona de Delta. En la misma localidad y al mismo tiempo realizamos actividades de educacion ambiental en la escuela local y planeamos construir un vivero de arboles nativos.  

 

El dia 18 de octubre recibimos la visita de un poblador de la Esperanza, el nos conto que habia encontrado un halcon herido. Parece que el ave fue lastimada por una piedra lanzada con una honda y no podia volar. Nosotros inmediatamente lo llevamos al centro de rescate IKAMA Peru; donde esperamos que se recupere lo suficiente como para ser devuelto a su habitat natural.
Al dia siguiente, nos enteramos de un mono choro que se mantenia comomascota en la iudad de Moyobamba. Despues de una rapida coordinacion con las autoridades regionales de Sanmartin como la Direccion de Recursos Naturales y Asuntos Ambeintales y Agrarios de San Martin y el Ministerio Publico; fuimos capaces de confiscar el mono; la misma que se trataba de una hembra joven. En una operacion muy tranquila, con alto grado de profesionalismo y en un muy corto tiempo de 2 horas, la monita fue llevada al Centro de Rescate de IKAMA Peru. En este centro se quedara en cuarentena en la que se le haran examenes medicos, antes de que sea trasladado para vivir con un grupo de monos choro y esperamos; en el futuro, que sea devuelto al medio silvestre.

Wildlife authorities confiscating a common woolly monkey


Newsletter No. 13

12 October 2010 by nogashanee in Newsletter

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Presentación de “Guía de identificación de fauna silvestre” a las autoridades ambientales del noreste de Perú

4 September 2010 by nogashanee in Peru

Representatives of ATFFS and the national police with the guide  El 2 de septiembre tuvimos el primer evento de la presentación de nuestro libro recientemente publicado, una guía de identificación de animales de vida silvestre para las autoridades de Amazonas y San Martín. La guía incluye fotografías, descripciones, la categorías de CITES y UICN, y las formas de tráfico para todas las especies de fauna silvestre que han sido registradas por la investigación que  NPC esta haciendo durante los ultimos 3 años en el comercio ilegal de vida silvestre en el noreste de Perú.

La guía fue hecha por NPC y financiada por la “International Primate Protection League (ippl Reino Unido), y el evento fue organizado por la NPC y la Administracion Tecnica de Flora y Fauna Silvestre - Amazonas.

En el Perú las autoridades encargadas de combatir el comercio ilegal de animales de vida silvestre sufren una falta de recursos humanos, económicos, equipamiento adecuado y capacitacion. Esta guía tiene como objetivo darles la posibilidad de identificar a las especies mas traficadas y explicarles la imensa importancia de sus trabajo como autoridades ambientales.


News from Peru

18 August 2010 by nogashanee in Peru

“Living on the Edge Productions” filming in the forestThe Yellow Tailed Woolly Monkey Project enjoyed a ten day visit of the “Living on the Edge Productions”, who filmed the different aspects of the project. Everyone was very happy to take part in the film and excellent footage was captured of both human and non-human.

 

The crew also filmed the women of the AMAVLE, a communal association established by NPC, who recently got awarded a grant by development NGO “Sierra Norte” for the development of sustainable economic alternatives. These funds are used to purches equipment and further build the womens capacity in designing and producing handicrafts. The women were filmed telling of how they are hoping to find markets for their products which will give them well diserved economic indipendance from their husbands as well as an opertunity to promote the special biodiversity of the area by intagrating images of wildlife in their handicrafts.  

                                         AMAVLE women being filmed


Newsletter Vol.12

30 July 2010 by nogashanee in Newsletter

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