Primate Info Net Banner Wisconsin PRC Logo

Centro Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservação de Primatas Brasileiros
Conservation Agency
Web Site: http://www.icmbio.gov.br/cpb/

Director: Leandro Jerusalinsky
E-Mail: primatas.sede@icmbio.gov.br
João Pessoa, BRAZIL
Affiliations: ICMBio

Mission: The Center for Protection of Brazilian primates - CPB is a Specialized Center of ICMBio, linked to the Directorate of Biodiversity Conservation, with the mission of the technical assistance in all matters related to the Brazilian primates. Develops technical and scientific activities to improve the actions of ICMBio aimed at the conservation of endangered species, for the management of wild populations involved in epidemiological cycles, as well as to conduct any other events related to wild populations or captive species Brazilian primates that require the intervention of ICMBio.

Principal Research Programs: The CPB maintains an updated database on systematics, geographic distribution, biology and ecology of 127 taxa of Brazilian primates currently recognized, with periodic survey of scientific articles and technical reports. This knowledge base is used both in the preparation of technical reports for the issuance of various types of leave, and in response to several queries on primates, from the identification of animals seized by clinical decisions.

The CPB has inventory and mapping of the occurrence of wild populations of four species of primates: the titi monkey (Callicebus coimbrai and Callicebus barbarabrownae), howler monkeys-of-hands-redheads do Maranhão (Alouatta belzebul ululata) and monkey caiarara (Cebus kaapori).

Supported Species: Alouatta belzebul (red-handed howler), Callicebus coimbrai (Coimbra's titi), Callicebus barbarabrownae (Barbara Brown's titi), Cebus kaapori (Kaapori capuchin)

Last Updated: 2009-10-29

[Edit Entry] [Delete Entry] [Search IDP]