Northern Muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) Case Study
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Continent: South America
Country: Brazil
Grant Amount: $8,000
Awarded Date: March 23, 2020
Fabiano Melo
Viçosa Federal University
Edif. Reinaldo de Jesus Araújo, Avenida Purdue, s/nº Campus Universitário
Viçosa
Minas Gerais
36570900
Brazil
Tel: +55 31 36124185
Mob: +55 31 97679613
Strategic management of northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxhanthus) aiming at the recovery of one of the last populations of the species
This project will promote the demographic and genetic rescue of one of the last northern muriquis population of the Ibitipoca region, through the management of solitary males and females of other populations, which are in equally critical and unviable situations. The strategies adopted involve the rescue, containment and transfer of two males and two females to a enriched enclosure, where they will be temporarily confined. The purpose is that under these conditions these individuals have greater opportunities to associate, and to form a cohesive social group with reproductive potential. Allied to this, genetic and health diagnoses of the managed individuals will be performed; monitoring after transfer; collecting behavioral data and studies on the fertility of individuals through hormonal analyzes of females and the potential of male semen and, finally, to increase scientific knowledge on management for the conservation of the species.
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