Primer proceso de rehabilitación y reintroducción de un grupo de titís cabeciblancos (Saguinus oedipus)
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2013-09-24
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Corporación Universitaria Lasallista
Abstract
Introduction. Cotton top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus)
is one of the 25 most threatened primates in
the world. The loss of habitats, the hunting activities,
the widening of the agricultural and livestock frontier,
the capture for the illegal pet market and their
restricted distribution in the Northwest of Colombia
are the most important reasons for such a threat. In
addition, there are no reports of rehabilitation or reintroduction
of this species into their natural habitat.
Objective. The behavioral patterns of a cotton top
tamarins group taken to the Centro de Atención y
Valoración de Fauna Silvestre (CAV) in Montería,
Córdoba, were evaluated for their rehabilitation and
reintroduction into wild life. Methodology. A group
of cotton top tamarins was subjected to a rehabilitation
program performed in three phases followed by
their release and tracing. Each phase was evaluated by the use of the ad libitum method and an exploratory
sampling as observation methods. Results. The
most frequent activities during the rehabilitation process
were those related to foraging, surveillance and
rest. The least frequent were aggression, elimination
and marking. These, at the same time, had frequency
variations according to the ages of the individuals.
The grooming activity was important within the social
behavior of the group, due to the fact that it had a
positive correlation with the hierarchical status of the
individual. In the first phase products such as fruits,
vegetables and some sub products common in human
feeding were used. Nevertheless, in phases 2
and 3 there was a higher preference for wild fruits,
insects and small vertebrae (lizards and frogs). Conclusions.
The soft release was a tool that favored
the rehabilitation process. The re-introduced group
responded successfully to the post-release stress.
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Corporación Universitaria Lasallista, Tití cabeciblanco (saguinus oedipus), Centro de atención
y valoración de fauna silvestre (CAV) - Montería, Fauna silvestre, Conservación de la vida silvestre, Especies en peligro de extinción, Animales silvestres