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Japan Monkey CentreZoological GardenInuyama, Aichi, Japan Japan Monkey Centre (Established 1956) 26 Kanrin , Inuyama , Aichi 484-0081 Japan Director: Mitsuo Iwamoto Phone: 81 (568) 61-2327 Fax: 81 (568) 62-6823 Mission: To promote research on primates in cooperation with other institutions and universities; To exhibit various species of living primates and to offer information on primatology to the public; To give lectures and hold seminars on primates, and to present information for educational purposes; To publish books, reports and journals on primates; To breed and supply primates for research and medical use; To conduct and promote conservation of wild Japanese monkeys. Principal Research Programs: Primate zoo: zoo exhibition and education; Research division: research fellow, Primates editorial office, field study, research collaboration and publishing Training Opportunities: Educational opportunities available for: Pre-College, Undergraduate; Field work opportunities available; Program emphasis: Monkey care and husbandry, Museum management; Financial support rarely available; Note: At present, we cannot accept students or researchers from abroad because of the problem of language and funds. Number of Staff: Total (40); Scientists (2); Support Staff (38) Key Personnel: Mitsuo Iwamoto, Director, E-mail: LDZ05366@niftyserve.ne.jp Shigetaka Kotera, Zoo Director Masayoshi Okumura, Business Manager Akira Kato, Chief Veterinarian/Pathologist Akihiro Ando, Chief Librarian Naoto Kimura, Clinical Medicine Teruyo Aimi, Primates Editorial Office Takako Toyoda, Primates Editorial Office Species Supported: "Allenopithecus nigroviridis" (1); "Alouatta caraya" (1); "Aotus trivirgatus" (12); "Ateles belzebuth" (5); "Ateles geoffroyi" (6); "Ateles paniscus" (2); "Callicebus moloch" (8); "Callimico goeldii" (3); "Callithrix argentata" (1); "Callithrix geoffroyi" (5); "Callithrix humeralifer" (10); "Callithrix jacchus" (4); "Callithrix pencillata" (8); "Cebuella pygmaea" (8); "Cebus albifrons" (4); "Cebus apella" (5); "Cebus capucinus" (4); "Cercocebus galeritus agilis" (1); "Cercocebus galeritus chrysogaster" (3); "Cercocebus torquatus" (2); "Cercocebus torquatus lunulatus" (5); "Cercopithecus aethiops" (7); "Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti" (3); "Cercopithecus ascanius" (2); "Cercopithecus cephus" (4); "Cercopithecus mitis albogularis" (6); "Cercopithecus mona" (3); "Cercopithecus neglectus" (5); "Colobus guereza" (6); "Colobus polykomos angolensis" (7); "Erythrocebus patas" (6); "Eulemur fulvus" (2); "Eulemur macaco" (5); "Galago senegalensis" (2); "Gorilla gorilla gorilla" (2); "Hylobates agilis" (2); "Hylobates klossi" (1); "Hylobates lar" (3); "Hylobates muelleri" (1); "Hylobates pileatus" (4); "Lagothrix lagotricha" (6); "Lemur catta" (31); "Macaca arctoides" (1); "Macaca assamensis" (1); "Macaca cyclopis" (9); "Macaca fascicularis" (64); "Macaca fuscata fuscata" (124); "Macaca fuscata yakui" (101); "Macaca maurus" (1); "Macaca mulatta" (5); "Macaca nemestrina" (5); "Macaca radiata" (7); "Macaca silenus" (5); "Macaca sinica" (6); "Macaca sylvanus" (10); "Macaca thibetana" (6); "Mandrillus leucophaeus" (5); "Mandrillus sphinx" (6); "Microcebus murinus" (2); "Miopithecus talapoin" (3); "Nasalis larvatus" (2); "Nycticebus coucang" (2); "Nycticebus pygmaeus" (2); "Pan troglodytes" (11); "Papio anubis" (57); "Papio cynocephalus" (3); "Papio hamadryas" (5); "Papio papio" (5); "Perodicticus potto" (4); "Pithecia pithecia" (1); "Presbytis cristatus" (8); "Presbytis entellus" (8); "Presbytis francoisi" (5); "Presbytis senex" (2); "Saguinus imperator" (2); "Saguinus labiatus" (8); "Saguinus midas" (5); "Saguinus mystax" (3); "Saguinus oedipus" (9); "Saguinus weddeli" (3); "Saimiri sciureus" (56); "Symphalangus syndactylus" (4); "Theropithecus gelada" (1); "Varecia variegata" (14) Web Site: http://www.meitetsu.co.jp/japan-monkeycentre/english/ Publications: "Annual report"; "Primates" (quarterly, in English); "Monkey" (bimonthly, in Japanese) Entry created: 1998-03-30 [Update Entry] [Delete Entry] |