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Gray Woolly Monkey
The gray woolly monkey (''Lagothrix lagothricha cana'') or Geoffroy's woolly monkey is a subspecies of the common woolly monkey from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru. ''L. l. cana'' gets its common name, gray woolly monkey, from its thick gray coat. Its hands, feet, face and the inside of the arms are dark in color.Rowe, N. (1996) ''The Pictorial Guide to the Living Primates.'' Pogonias Press, Rhode Island. . The gray woolly monkey has been considered endangered by IUCN since 2008. The subspecies is listed as endangered because it suffered a 50% decrease in population over the past 45 years due to deforestation and hunting. Taxonomy Initially thought to be a subspecies of the common woolly monkey (''L. lagothricha''), it was later reclassified as its own species. Two subspecies of ''Lagothrix cana'' were known: ''L. c. cana'' and ''L. c. tschudii''. ''L. c. cana'' in both Brazil and Peru and ''L. c. tschudii'' in southeastern Peru and in the Madidi National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarumã Açu River
The Tarumã Açu River ( pt, Igarapé Tarumã Açu) is a river in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It is a left tributary of the Rio Negro, which it enters just west of the city of Manaus. Course The Tarumã Açu River originates with a spring in the community of Nova Canaã, at kilometre 40 of the BR-174 highway. It drains the east part of the Tarumã Açu – Tarumã Mirim section of the Rio Negro Left Bank Environmental Protection Area, which is mainly covered by dense rainforest but has areas of open tropical forest and campinarana. The lower section of the river corresponds to the western boundary of the Manaus urban area. Several of its left bank tributaries originate in the Adolfo Ducke Forest Reserve and cross the north and west zones of Manaus. The urban area tributaries are the Igarapé Leão, Igarapé do Mariano, Igarapé do Bolívia, which originate in the Ducke reserve, and the Igarapé do Tarumãzinho, which is completely contained in the Bairro do Tarumã. The Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abufari Biological Reserve
Abufari Biological Reserve ( pt, Reserva Biológica do Abufari) is a biological reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It is mostly lowland tropical rainforest, with very diverse flora and fauna. Location The Abufari Biological Reserve is in the Amazon biome in the municipality of Tapauá, Amazonas. It was created on 20 September 1982 and has an area of . It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. To the northeast the reserve adjoins the Piagaçu-Purus Sustainable Development Reserve, established in 2003. The terrain is mostly lowland, with altitude from . The Purus River and its tributaries run through the reserve, which also includes a system of lagoons. Environment Average annual rainfall is . Temperatures vary from , with an average of . The reserve has one of the largest nesting areas for freshwater Amazon turtles, where more than 200,000 freshwater turtles are born each year. Species include the endangered Arrau turtle (Podocnemis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mapiá-Inauini National Forest
The Mapiá-Inauini National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional Mapiá-Inauini) is a national forest in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Mapiá-Inauini National Forest is divided between the municipalities of Boca do Acre (92.37%) and Pauini (7.63%) in the state of Amazonas. It has an area of . The national forest is in the Purus River basin. The forest adjoins the Purus National Forest to the east and the Arapixi Extractive Reserve to the south. The Inauini/Teuini Indigenous Territory is to the north and the Igarapé Capanã.and Camicuã indigenous territories adjoin the forest to the south. The national forest overlaps 1.39% with indigenous territories. Environment and economy Vegetation is 70% dense rainforest and 30% open rainforest. The residents gather Brazil nuts and plant cassava to make flour, selling the nuts and flour in Boca do Acre. Although there were several communities on the banks of the São Francisco and São Domingos streams and the Inauini River, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purus National Forest
The Purus National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional do Purus) is a national forest in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It surrounds the shamanic-Christian community of Céu do Mapiá. Location The Purus National Forest is in the municipality of Pauini, Amazonas. It has an area of . It is on the left (west) bank of the Purus River, downstream from Boca do Acre. The Inauini/Teuini Indigenous Territory to the north partly overlaps the national forest. It is bounded to the west by the Mapiá-Inauini National Forest. To the south it adjoins the Camicuã Indigeous Territory. It takes at least six hours to cover the road from Rio Branco to Boca do Acre, and the same length of time by boat on the Purus River and then the Mapia stream to reach the central village of Céu do Mapiá. This community in the forest is devoted to consecration of the shamanic-Christian syncretism of Santo Daime. During the dry season access is limited to the Purus River. Environment Average temperatures range ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bom Futuro National Forest
The Bom Futuro National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional do Bom Futuro) is a national forest in the state of Rondônia, Brazil. The forest has been subject to a massive invasion of loggers, ranchers and farmers. Location The Bom Futuro National Forest is divided between the municipalities of Buritis and Porto Velho, Rondônia. It has an area of . It adjoins the Rio Pardo Environmental Protection Area to the south, the Jaci Paraná Extractive Reserve to the southwest and the Karitiana Indigenous Territory to the west. The forest would be included in the proposed Western Amazon Ecological Corridor, connecting it to neighboring conservation units. The forest holds the sources of tributaries of the Jamari River via the Candeias River, and of the Jaci Paraná River via the Rio Branco. The forest was relatively intact in 1995. The original vegetation was mainly open submontane rainforest and dense submontane rainforest, with savanna/rainforest contact, open alluvial rainforest and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamari National Forest
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Santa Rosa Do Purus National Forest
The Santa Rosa do Purus National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional de Santa Rosa do Purus) is a national forest in the state of Acre, Brazil. Location The Santa Rosa do Purus National Forest is in the municipality of Feijó in the state of Acre. It has an area of . The Alto Rio Purus Indigenous Territory adjoins the extreme east of the park. Other indigenous territories adjoining or overlapping the park are the Kaxinawa Nova Olinda, Kulina do Igarapé do Pau, Kulina do Rio Envira, Riozinho do Alto Envira and Jaminawa/Envira indigenous territories. The last is mostly contained within the park. The northwest boundary is defined by the Rio Envira. The Santa Rosa River, which defines the border between Brazil and Peru in this region, flows in a north east direction some distance to the south of the park and then forms the boundary for a short distance until it joins the Purus River, which then forms part of the boundary before flowing north east towards Manoel Urbano. The park is in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Francisco National Forest
The São Francisco National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional de São Francisco) is a National forest in the state of Acre, Brazil. Location The São Francisco National Forest is in the municipality of Sena Madureira in the state of Acre. It has an area of . It is in the Amazon biome. It adjoins the Macauã National Forest, which lies to the north. The Macauã River runs through the northern part of the forest. The Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve is some distance to the south, on the opposite side of the Iaco River. History The São Francisco National Forest was created by federal decree on 7 August 2001. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio). It is classed as IUCN protected area category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources). The objective is to support sustainable multiple use of forest resources and scientific research, with emphasis on methods for sustainable exploitation of native forests. The consult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuniã Ecological Station
Cuniã Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica de Cuniã) is a strictly protected ecological station in the states of Amazonas and Rondônia, Brazil. It preserves an area of savannah parkland on the border of the Amazon rainforest. The conservation unit is rich in lakes and ponds, and serves as a nursery for various species of fish. Location The Cuniã Ecological Station is in the Amazon biome, and covers . It covers parts of the municipalities of Canutama and Humaitá in the state of Amazonas and Porto Velho in the state of Rondônia. 90% of the Rio Madeira Sustainable Yield Forest (C) overlaps with the ecological station. The terrain bordering the Madeira River alternates between floodplains and lacustrine plains formed by accumulated sediments. Further from the Madeira are the terraces of the Cuniã and Aponiã rivers. Much of the station to the north west is interfluvial plateau with very poor drainage. Average annual rainfall is . Temperatures range from and avera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
