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

3. Activities
Species Committee
Last election:
Last meeting:
17 October 2007 Warszawa
Red titi
EEP Annual Report 2007 - 2008
Conservation activities
Collections in the Red titi (Callicebus cupreus) EEP financially contribute to the Proyecto Mono Tocón conservation project established in 2007. The
conservation initiative established by the conservation association of La Valleé des Singes (Romagne) France, Le Conservatoire pour la Protection
des Primates, conserves the endangered San Martin titi monkey, Callicebus oenanthe (known locally in Peru as mono tocón).
The San Martin titi is one of three endemic primate species found in Peru and can only be found in the San Martin Department (north-eastern Peru).
The first identification of the San Martin titi monkey, preserved at the British Museum, occurred in 1924 from a specimen collected from
Moyombamba. Until 2003 the species was only known at two other locations, Yuracyacu and Rio Seco at a similar altitude to Moyombamba.
Goals of Proyecto Mono Tocón
• To create protected areas for the San Martin titi monkey;
• To support the management of existing protected areas;
• To push for the implementation of national nature and conservation law;
• To conduct research on the habitat and social behaviour of the San Martin titi monkey;
• To implement environmental education.
The primary aim of Proyecto Mono Tocón is to research the distribution of the San Martin titi resulting in the first detailed research programme on
the distribution of any titi species. It has since been found by the project that the habitat of the San Martin titi is larger than estimated suggesting the
importance of conserving this species. Besides research and the education programme established in 2007 in San Martin educational
establishments, other conservation initiatives are currently being devised to determine the most relevant initiative to enforce taking the project into
Phase 3.
*All text taken from ‘Proyecto Mono Tocón: project proposal for the 3rd stage, 2009’. For further information on the project please contact Jan
Vermeer at La Valleé des Singes Primate Park (Romagne) (jan.vermeer@telfort.nl) or refer to Proyecto’s website www.proyecto-mono-tocon.org.
Research activities
In situ research was carried out as the main goal of Proyecto Mono Tocon within 2007 and 2008 to research the distribution of titi species within the
San Martin Department of North-Eastern Peru. The found distribution range of the San Martin titi monkey following this research is being used to
initiate the creation of a protected reserve (the development of a management plan including determination of perimeters, biodiversity, vegetation
cover etc.). Throughout 2009 the project aims to further research the distribution and taxonomy of titi monkeys.
Ex situ research on Red titi monkeys has occurred at various institutions over the last five years. Following a comparative study of the captive diets
and feeding regimes of Red titi monkeys within EEP collections in 2005 various other studies have been carried out to assist in the establishment of
Husbandry Guidelines, to be completed and published 2010/11. Other research involving Red titi monkeys includes ´The effects of duet playbacks,
noise levels and visitor numbers on titi monkeys´, ´Quadrupedal locomotion in Primates: The comparison of forelimbs and hind limbs in primates
and other Non-primate mammals´ and ´Primate monogamy: A behavioural comparison of five Anthropoid species at Blackpool Zoo´. Further
research on EEP animals housing and husbandry will be carried out over the next two years to assist in the publication of Red titi Husbandry
Guidelines.
4. Publications
Studbook
Recent edition:
2008
Next edition: 2010
Husbandry guidelines
Not yet published.
EEP