EAZA Yearbook 2007/2008 - European Association of Zoos and ...

1. Programme information
Red-faced black spider monkey Ateles paniscus
EEP established in 2004.
Goal(s)
Percentage of gene diversity 90% saved in 100 years.
2. Programme personnel
Species Coordinator
Brice Lefaux (Doue-fontaine)
3. Activities
Species Committee
Last election:
Last meeting:
Red-faced black spider monkey
EEP Annual Report 2007 - 2008
Conservation activities
A rescue mission has been conducted by Gaiapark, La Vallée des Singes and Zoo de Doué-la-Fontaine in French Guyana in 2006. Six females, that
could not be rehabilated and released has been exported to Europe and were integrated in the EEP.
Research activities
Not specified.
4. Publications
Studbook
Recent edition:
2007
Next edition: 2010
Husbandry guidelines
5. Status
Not yet published.
Status and developments over the year 2007 - 2008
Red-faced black spider monkey
Ateles paniscus
No EAZA zoos non-EAZA zoos
New reply Participants Status 1 Jan. Births (DNS) In
Out
In
Out
Deaths
EEP
AMSTERDAM 1.2.0 0.0.0 (0.0.0) 1.0.0 1.0.0 0.0.0 0.0.0 0.0.0 1.2.0
BERLIN-ZOO 2.1.0 0.0.0 (0.0.0) 0.0.0 1.0.0 0.0.0 0.0.0 0.1.0 1.0.0
COLWYN-BAY 1.1.0 0.0.0 (0.0.0) 0.0.0 0.0.0 0.0.0 0.0.0 0.0.0 1.1.0
* KERKRADE 0.3.0 0.0.0 (0.0.0) 1.0.0 0.0.0 0.0.0 0.0.0 0.0.0 1.3.0
LONDON 1.2.1 0.0.0 (0.0.0) 0.0.0 0.0.0 0.0.0 0.0.0 0.0.0 1.2.1
* ROMAGNE 0.3.0 0.0.0 (0.0.0) 1.0.0 0.0.0 0.0.0 0.0.0 0.0.0 1.3.0
Summary
TWYCROSS 4.1.0 0.0.0 (0.0.0) 0.0.0 1.0.0 0.0.0 0.0.0 0.0.0 3.1.0
Total (7) 9.13.1 0.0.0 (0.0.0) 3.0.0 3.0.0 0.0.0 0.0.0 0.1.0 9.12.1
With only 22 individuals, this population is not viable and risks extinction. The EEP definitively need more births in the coming years in order to
increase the number of individuals.
31. Dec.