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Hunting large primates and conservation of the Neotropical rain forests

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

E. F. Ráez-Luna
E. F. Ráez-Luna
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AA 777000, Bogota, Colombia.
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This paper examines the impact of hunting on the conservation of large Neotropical primates (≥ 6 kg adult body mass) and of the forest they inhabit. A greater emphasis on the in-situ conservation of large cebids outside protected areas and close to people is advocated and research priorities are suggested to support the conservation of large primates imperilled by hunting.

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Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 29 , Issue 1 , January 1995 , pp. 43 - 48
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Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1995

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