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RPPN Feliciano Miguel Abdala (previously known as Estacao Biologica de Caratinga)

Conservation Agency

Ipanema, Minas Gerais, Brazil

RPPN Feliciano Miguel Abdala (previously known as Estacao Biologica de Caratinga)
Caixa Postal 15 , Ipanema , Minas Gerais 36950-000 Brazil

Affiliations: Sociedade para a Preservacao do Muriqui

Mission: Conservation and field research

Principal Research Programs: "Brachyteleshypoxanthus" - long-term field study of behavior, ecology, demography and conservation run by Dr. Karen B. Strier; Other research on "Alouatta fusca", "Callithrix flaviceps" and "Cebus apella".

Training Opportunities: Educational opportunities available for: Graduate; Field work opportunities available; Program emphasis: Behavioral and ecological, noninvasive field studies; Financial support for students working on ongoing projects.

Key Personnel: Karen B. Strier, director of research on "Brachyteles", 1 (608) 262-0302, Fax: 1 (608) 262-4747, E-mail: kbstrier@facstaff.wisc.edu

Species Supported: "Brachyteles arachnoides" (200+); "Callithrix flaviceps"; "Alouatta fusca" (100+); "Cebus apella" (100+)

Entry created: 1998-03-30
Review requested: 2003-11-17
Entry last reviewed: 2006-08-15

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