Since 2017, I have been working with the Peruvian non-profit Yunkawasi and the local campesino community of Corosha on a project to habituate and monitor yellow-tailed woolly monkeys within the community-owned private conservation area. A link to the website is available here.
Yellow-tailed woolly monkeys are critically endangered and endemic to a small region of the Peruvian Andes. They are unique among woolly monkeys for exclusively inhabiting high altitude forest, as well as their bright yellow "tail" hair. Adults of both sexes sport bright yellow pubic hair.
Our project works in partnerships with local guides and Peruvian students to habituate groups of yellow-tailed woolly monkeys. We are collecting behavioral data and monitoring habitat use and diet, as well as collecting non-invasive fecal samples for physiological assays. The research we conduct is used to inform conservation efforts for this primate species throughout its range.
Our project works in partnerships with local guides and Peruvian students to habituate groups of yellow-tailed woolly monkeys. We are collecting behavioral data and monitoring habitat use and diet, as well as collecting non-invasive fecal samples for physiological assays. The research we conduct is used to inform conservation efforts for this primate species throughout its range.