What is the Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey Conservation project?
This project, started in 2007, is taking place in an area which was identified during preliminary surveys highlighting the presence of the yellow-tailed woolly monkey in relatively high numbers in this area. It is located between the Cordillera de Colan Nature Sanctuary and the Alto Mayo Protected Forest, thus forming a natural cloudforest corridor between these two reserves. The project combines the creation of a community-run reserve with scientific census work within the proposed reserve; a reforestation program using native tree species that are beneficial to humans and wildlife; environmental education; and the development of markets for native agriculture products and handicrafts made in the local area. Please read about what the project has achieved in the Newsletters available on this website! To help the project grow and achieve even more, we are now recruiting teams of volunteers whose support will ensure we can collect data more effectively, help maintain the tree nurseries
