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Centro de Reproduccion y Conservacion de Primates - Peruvian Primatology Project

Primate Center

Iquitos, Loreto, Peru

Centro de Reproduccion y Conservacion de Primates - Peruvian Primatology Project (Established 1976)
Apartado 621 , Iquitos , Loreto Peru
Director: Enrique Montoya Phone: 51 (65) 265510 Fax: 51 (65) 265510 E-mail: ivitaiq@terra.com.pe
Affiliations: InstitutoVeterinario de Investigaciones Tropicales y de Altura - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Letter of understanding between Peruvian Government and Pan American Health Organization

Mission: Research in primate biology, conservation and biodiversity. There are two sets of objectives: (1) adaptation, breeding and production in captivity conditions and monitoring of wild populations in natural habitats. These are for species used in biomedical studies; (2) determination of the status and geographical distribution of endangered species in order to recommend the protection in natural areas. Under both sets of objectives, research on ecology, ethology, pathology, reproduction, genetics, population recovery, and ecodevelopment oriented to diminish deforestation is pursued.

Principal Research Programs: In captivity: Adaptation, management and breeding, local recovery. In the wild: Habitat occupation and restoration, sustainable cropping and capture techniques, home range and territoriality in natural forests, migration and endemism, and ecodevelopment with relevance in agroforestry, associated crops, health and environmental education.

Training Opportunities: In the field stations there are opportunities for study on "Saguinus mystax" in EBPI, "Saimiri sciureus" and "Aotus sp." in Isla Iquitos (lodging in EBPI), "Saguinus labiatus" in EBIM; Callitrichids ("Saguinus" and "Cebuella"), and Cebids ("Pithecia, Cacajao, Lagothrix") in EBQB.

Number of Staff: Total (30); Scientific (6)

Key Personnel: Enrique Montoya, Executive Director
Carlos Ique, Resident Biologist at EBPI and EBIM
Hugo Galvez, Veterinarian
Nofre Sanchez, Laboratorian
Julio Tapia, Field Biologist
Rolando Aquino, Field Biologist
Ronald Rynaby, Chief Administrator
Zoila Flores, Librarian
Alberto Sato, Pan American Health Organization Advisor


Species Supported: "Saguinus mystax"; "Saguinus labiatus"; "Saguinus fuscicollis"; "Saimiri boliviensis peruviensis"; "Saimiri sciureus macrodon"; "Aotus vociferans"; "Aotus nancymae"

Associated Field Sites: Estacion Biologica Padre Isla (EBPI) in the Amazon River; Estacion Biologica Isla Muyuy (EBIM) in the Amazon River; Estacion Biologica Quebrada Blanco (EBQB)in the Tahuayo River, Amazon River Basin.

Publications: "La Primatologia en el Peru" vol I and II (compilation of papers, original reports, and other publications (10 yearly)in Spanish.

Entry created: 1998-03-30
Review requested: 2003-11-17
Entry last reviewed: 2008-08-21

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