816 S. M. McHugh et al.


FIG. 2 Location of the new L. flavicauda records (a) in relation to the nearest known records in Región Huánuco and protected areas, and (b) the study area, with Bosque de Protección Pui Pui, the University of Central Peru Conservation Concession Area, nearby towns, Río Pampa Hermosa and Road 24A.


TABLE 1 The four troops of yellow-tailed woolly monkeys Lagothrix flavicauda observed in the forests around San Antonio (Fig. 1; see Supplementary Table 1 for observations of other primate species in the area).


Date


22 Oct. 2018 12 Nov. 2018 28 Dec. 2018 29 Dec. 2018


Time 11.59


09.59 14.31 08.57


Individuals 3


1 2+ 11


This lends urgency to expand the search for L. flavicauda in previously neglected regions of Junín and Pasco (Aquino et al., 2019). Non-invasive genetic analyses of this new population would reveal the extent of its genetic isolation and it is also important that there is further investigation of the viable habitat betweenHuánuco and the newly discovered population, to examine the degree of isolation between the Marañón–Huallaga and Junín populations. The Rainforest Partnership and the regional government


of Junín are working together to create a regional protected area that would protect remaining L. flavicauda habitat in Junín (Buckingham & Shanee, 2009; Aquino et al., 2016a). Rainforest Partnership also works with the community of San Antonio to develop sustainable incomes via ecotourism, which can empower the local community to protect this ecosystemand its rare and threatened species. The economic


Altitude (m) 1,746


1,711 1,437 1,574


Latitude (W) 74.7854612


74.7846628 74.7738746 74.7776503


Longitude (S) 11.4113691


11.4126528 11.4146831 11.4135501


incentives provided by ecotourism are an effective conservation model in Peruvian forests (Gordillo Jordan et al., 2008; Stronza & Gordillo, 2008; Stronza & Pegas, 2008), with community-run ecotourism being profitable for local communities and encouraging local conservation (Kirkby et al., 2010, 2011). The community conservation model has been shown to be effective for conservation of the yellow-tailed woolly monkey in north-east Peru, leading to both reduced deforestation and localized population increases (Shanee & Shanee, 2015). Future research on pri- mates in this area will need to be carried out jointly with the community members of San Antonio, to enable them to participate in scientific research and to engage them as conservation stewards (Horwich et al., 2015). This integrated approach will be essential for the conservation of this new- found population of L. flavicauda.


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