For those interested in mammals on here (which I am assuming is a reasonable amount considering this is the mammals section!)
Please find below a link to Vimeo of some footage of the critically endangered Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey. The species is one of the rarest primates in the world and classified under the IUCN red-list as critically endangered. It is endemic to Peru and restricted to the cloudforests of the eastern slopes of the Andes in the north.
Population estimates are ca/ 300-500 individuals although this is not really based on solid evidence.
It was an incredible privilege working on research for this species for 2 months with some truly unforgettable moments. Alongside this, birdlife is as could be expected for the Neotropics, teeming with some awesome species on show (please see link to a previous post!)
(http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=204679)
If anyone is travelling to Peru and is interested in trying to see the species or any of the other rare or range restricted wildlife in the region (such as Long-whiskered Owlet or Andean Night Monkey) please don't hesitate to contact me.
I will also soon upload some video footage of a very rare sighting of the cat Oncilla Leopardus tigrinus, this sighting stands as the first documentation of the species in northern Peru (outside of the eastern lowlands on the Brazil border) and provides good evidence for the presence of the species throughout the Andes in other expected range where its presence is seldom documented.
This is all discussed in a paper currently under review.
All the best!
http://vimeo.com/27291688
Please find below a link to Vimeo of some footage of the critically endangered Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey. The species is one of the rarest primates in the world and classified under the IUCN red-list as critically endangered. It is endemic to Peru and restricted to the cloudforests of the eastern slopes of the Andes in the north.
Population estimates are ca/ 300-500 individuals although this is not really based on solid evidence.
It was an incredible privilege working on research for this species for 2 months with some truly unforgettable moments. Alongside this, birdlife is as could be expected for the Neotropics, teeming with some awesome species on show (please see link to a previous post!)
(http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=204679)
If anyone is travelling to Peru and is interested in trying to see the species or any of the other rare or range restricted wildlife in the region (such as Long-whiskered Owlet or Andean Night Monkey) please don't hesitate to contact me.
I will also soon upload some video footage of a very rare sighting of the cat Oncilla Leopardus tigrinus, this sighting stands as the first documentation of the species in northern Peru (outside of the eastern lowlands on the Brazil border) and provides good evidence for the presence of the species throughout the Andes in other expected range where its presence is seldom documented.
This is all discussed in a paper currently under review.
All the best!
http://vimeo.com/27291688
