Directives for the conservation of the northern muriqui, Brachyteles hypoxanthus (Primates, Atelidae)

Authors

  • Sérgio L. Mendes Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, CCHN, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil, and Instituto de Pesquisas da Mata Atlântica (IPEMA), Vitória, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
  • Fabiano R. de Melo Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais – Carangola, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
  • Jean P. Boubli Department of Anthropology, The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Luiz G. Dias Fundação Biodiversitas, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and The Tropical Ecological Assessment and Monitoring (TEAM) project (CI / UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
  • Karen B. Strier Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Luiz Paulo S. Pinto Conservação Internacional (CI–Brasil), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
  • Valeria Fagundes Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, CCHN, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil, and Instituto de Pesquisas da Mata Atlântica (IPEMA), Vitória, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
  • Braz Cosenza Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais – Carangola, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
  • Paulo de Marco Jr Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62015/np.2005.v13.615

Keywords:

primates, Brachyteles, conservation, Atlantic forest, Brazil

Abstract

There are two species of muriqui, Brachyteles — the northern muriqui (B. hypoxanthus) and the southern muriqui (B. arachnoides). The northern muriqui is the most endangered of the two. The species originally occurred through most of the Atlantic forest in the south of the state of Bahia, eastern Minas Gerais, and south central Espírito Santo. Hunting and widespread loss of its native forest means that today just a few small and isolated populations remain, with poor chances of survival in the long term. Currently the northern muriqui can be found in 12 places, six on private land, three in state protected, and three in federal protected areas. Combined, these areas total about 160,000 ha and a minimum known number of 855 individuals. The known population has increased significantly in the last five years, but the total is still very small and fragmented for long-term viability — no single population exceeds 500. In this article we report on the areas where they are known to occur, the main threats to them, and the conservation measures that have been proposed to avoid the premature extinction of the species.

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Published

2005-12-01

How to Cite

Mendes, S. L., Melo, F. R., Boubli, J. P., Dias, L. G., Strier, K. B., Pinto, L. P. S., Fagundes, V., Cosenza, B., & Marco Jr, P. (2005). Directives for the conservation of the northern muriqui, Brachyteles hypoxanthus (Primates, Atelidae). Neotropical Primates, 13(Supplement), 7-18. https://doi.org/10.62015/np.2005.v13.615

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