DARWIN INITIATIVE PRIMENET PROJECT Full report available HERE. Or download individual maps below
The maps below can be downloaded in in pdf form - click on the map to download.
Study area - relief and protected areas
Satellite image analysis of remaining forest
Forest suitability map for Ateles fusciceps
Predicted potential distribution of Ateles fusciceps
Field survey sites using playback and altitudinal gradient
Predicted potential distribution and densities for Ateles fusciceps
Hunting risk based on buffers around human settlements
Human settlements in study area
Status and areas of predicted potential habitat for Ateles fusciceps
Outline habitat mangement plan
Click on the link below to go to the IUCN webiste that describes the previous study carried out on the status of the Brown-headed spider monkey
LINK TO IUCN - Distributional status of the brown-headed spider monkey in Ecuador
HISTORICAL DISTRIBUTION
DISTRIBUTION 15 YEAR AGO
CURRENT DISTRIBUTION
The two isolated remaining populations are restricted to 1)The Cotocachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve and buffer zones that include the Los Cedros Biological Reserve and 2) the Awa Indigenous Reserve
Due to planned road developments the populations in the Cotocachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve have the greatest chance of survival for the future however issues such as hunting and habitat degradation must be addressed.
