Abstract

MALDONADO RODRIGUEZ, Ángela M.. TRÁFICO DE MONOS NOCTURNOS Aotus SPP. EN LA FRONTERA ENTRE COLOMBIA, PERÚ Y BRASIL: EFECTOS SOBRE SUS POBLACIONES SILVESTRES Y VIOLACIÓN DE LAS REGULACIONES INTERNACIONALES DE COMERCIO DE FAUNA ESTIPULADAS POR CITES. Rev. acad. colomb. cienc. exact. fis. nat. [online]. 2011, vol.35, n.135, pp.225-242. ISSN 0370-3908.

This study describes significant levels of trade of night monkeys (Aotus nancymaae, A. vociferans and A. nigriceps) at the Brazil-Colombia-Peru tri-border area for the malaria biomedical research market. Interviews with 43 traders/collectors from the three countries suggest that for the period 2007-2008, around 4000 night monkeys were traded. Census at 8 localities in Peru and Colombia reported contrasting population density estimates for Aotus (Peru: 3,6 ind/km²; Colombia: 44 ind/ km²). It is critical for CITES regulations to be enforced at the 3 countries in order to curb the decline of wild populations of Aotus and the degradation of their habitat.

Keywords : Amazonia; CITES; biomedical research; Primate conservation.

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