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Yellow-tailed woolly monkey

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Yellow-tailed woolly monkey project goals

Proyecto Choro was begun in 2016 with the aim of habituating several groups of yellow-tailed woolly monkeys (Lagothrix flavicauda) within Hierba Buena-Allpayacu and beginning a longterm field site. The main goal of Proyecto Choro is to support and develop ecotourism in Corosha while ensuring it is sustainably and responsibly implemented.

Our project aims to monitor the impact of habituation through non-invasively collecting hormone samples. We are working on validating the first hormone assay for this species. With this information we will develop guidelines to ensure that  tourism will not cause undue stress for the animals.  

We are  working with the local association of guides to provide training both in the field and during seminars. We also train and support both national and international students to come get involved in research on the yellow-tailed woolly monkey. 
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Meet the yellow-tailed woolly monkey

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Lagothrix flavicauda


This beautiful species is critically endangered and endemic to the Andes of Peru
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Take a peek into the world of the yellow-tailed woolly monkey

Science for conservation

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training In the field 

We train local guides and students in the methods of primate field research. Our field assistants learn to collect behavioral, GPS and ecological data.
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Fecal sample collection

In order to monitor the impact of habituation and tourism on the woolly monkeys we routinely collect non-invasive fecal samples.
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Lab analyses

We are currently working to validate an assay to measure glucocorticoids in the feces of yellow-tailed woolly monkeys.

Publications and Presentations from Corosha on the yellow-tailed woolly monkey

Cornejo, F.M., Fernández-Melo, F. & Clanin, A. 2014. Primate Education In Peru: Lessons Learned And Prospects For The Future. 2014. XXV Congress of the International Primatological Society, Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Cornejo, F. M., Chocce, M., Vega, N., & Tello, C. 2013. Resource use by yellow-tailed woolly monkeys in disturbed and undisturbed forests. American Journal Of Physical Anthropology  Vol. 150, pp. 103

Cornejo, F.M. and Fernandez, F. 2010. An innovative Conservation Program for Primate Conservation in Peru. 24th International Congress of the Society for Conservation Biology, Edmonton, Canada.

Cornejo, F.M.,  Tello C., Chocce, M. and N. Vega. 2010. Geographical Distribution and State of Conservation of The Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey Oreonax flavicauda In Northeastern Peru. XXIII Congress of the International Primatological Society, Kyoto, Japan.

Cornejo, F.M. 2008. Estudio de la Ecología del Mono Choro Cola Amarilla Oreonax flavicauda Humboldt, 1812; en Amazonas, Perú. Books of Abstracts of the 1st Meeting of the Sociedad Peruana de Mastozoología Pg. 86.

Cornejo, F. M. 2008. Aspects of the ecology and behaviour of the yellow-tailed woolly monkey Oreonax flavicauda Humboldt 1802. XXII Congress of the International Primatological Society, Edinburgh, UK, 3–8 August 2008. Primate Eye (96) Special Issue: Pp 404.

Fernández, F. and Cornejo, F.M. 2008. Educación Ambiental para la Conservación de los Primates Peruanos. Book of Abstracts of the 1st Meeting of the Sociedad Peruana de Mastozoología Pg. 64.

Current students

Lucia carhuaricra Espinoza 

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Lucia joined our project in 2016 when she was still an undergraduate. She is interested in the social behavior of yellow-tailed woolly monkeys

Joseph Paz flores 

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Joseph joined our project in 2017 to work on a thesis involving the yellow-tailed woolly monkey. He is interested in the feeding ecology of this species.

Whatsapp: +16317649143

Email: info@yunkawasiperu.org

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  • About Us
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    • Our Founder
    • In the Media
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  • Our Projects
    • Project Woolly Monkey
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    • Flora and Fauna
    • Capacity Building
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