SYMPOSIUM
Pitheciins: Ecology & Conservation
XXI Congress of the International Primatological Society
Pitheciins: Ecology & Conservation
XXI Congress of the International Primatological Society
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Sakis, Bearded Sakis and Uacaris
Tropical forests are disappearing at an alarming rate. It is estimated
that during the 1990s an average of 15.2 million hectares were
lost per year. Most non-human primates depend on forests to
survive and over 90% are located in tropical regions, so tropical
forest destruction and fragmentation are now among the greatest
threats to the future survival of many primate species.
Sakis, bearded sakis and uacaris belong to group of primates called
the pitheciins, they are Neotropical Primates that specialize in seed
predation. Over the last couple of decades we have started to
accumulate some knowledge about these unusual primates but still
have much to learn. Unfortunately several members of this group
are now threatened with extinction and so one of our key tasks is
to understand how we might be able to help preserve these
animals.
We organised a symposium which took place in 2006, to collect
together professionals who work with these primates to share
knowledge and plan for future conservation. We hope that by
doing this we will be able to increase communication between
researchers, identify areas of greatest research need and plan
concrete conservation actions.
Liza M. Veiga
Zoology Department
Emílio Goeldi Museum, Brazil
Adrian A. Barnett
Centre for Research in Evolutionary Anthropology
University of Roehampton, UK
that during the 1990s an average of 15.2 million hectares were
lost per year. Most non-human primates depend on forests to
survive and over 90% are located in tropical regions, so tropical
forest destruction and fragmentation are now among the greatest
threats to the future survival of many primate species.
Sakis, bearded sakis and uacaris belong to group of primates called
the pitheciins, they are Neotropical Primates that specialize in seed
predation. Over the last couple of decades we have started to
accumulate some knowledge about these unusual primates but still
have much to learn. Unfortunately several members of this group
are now threatened with extinction and so one of our key tasks is
to understand how we might be able to help preserve these
animals.
We organised a symposium which took place in 2006, to collect
together professionals who work with these primates to share
knowledge and plan for future conservation. We hope that by
doing this we will be able to increase communication between
researchers, identify areas of greatest research need and plan
concrete conservation actions.
Liza M. Veiga
Zoology Department
Emílio Goeldi Museum, Brazil
Adrian A. Barnett
Centre for Research in Evolutionary Anthropology
University of Roehampton, UK
© 2008-2009 Liza Maria Veiga
Bearded saki & forested island
in Tucuruí Reservoir, Brazil
Photos: Liza M. Veiga
in Tucuruí Reservoir, Brazil
Photos: Liza M. Veiga
| Photo credits above left to right: Noel Rowe - Saki (Pithecia pithecia) Liza M. Veiga - Bearded saki (Chiropotes satanas) Noel Rowe - Uacari (Cacajao melanocephalus) |
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