{"id":4563,"date":"2018-10-13T14:30:32","date_gmt":"2018-10-13T12:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/schwarze-kapuziner-im-itatiaia-nationalpark-in-brasilien\/"},"modified":"2020-04-11T16:52:52","modified_gmt":"2020-04-11T14:52:52","slug":"black-capuchins-in-the-itatiaia-national-park-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/black-capuchins-in-the-itatiaia-national-park-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Black capuchins in the Itatiaia National Park in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you know that according to the IUCN primates are distributed amoung 90 different countries in Africa, Asia and the Neotropics?<\/p>\n

If we consider that there are almost 200 states on earth, then we can say that almost every second state hosts primates (not including humans of course).<\/p>\n

However, did you also know that 65%, that means 286 of 439 primate species<\/a> occur in only four countries?<\/p>\n

That is an impressing statistic for the four countries.<\/p>\n

You probably have already imagined that Brazil is one of those four countries.<\/p>\n

Of course, Brazil is at the top worldwide with 102 primate species.<\/p>\n

That means with 23% of all primates worldwide.<\/p>\n

At the second position after Brazil is Madagscar with 100 primate species (22.8%).<\/p>\n

But also Indonesia with 48 primate species (11%) and the Democratic Republic of Congo with 36 primate species (8%) host a great number of primates.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, there is also a less positive statistic.<\/p>\n

About 60% of primate species in those countries are either “vulnerable”, “endangered” or “critically endangered” according to the IUCN.<\/p>\n

In Brazil habitat loss and habitat fragmentation is one of the biggest threats for primate species. Although deforestation in Brazil decreased from 2005 to 2012 by 80%, in 2016 it rose dramatically again.<\/p>\n

Due to the worldwide population growth, and consequently, the expansion of agricultural areas, the pressure on primate species will further increase. Especially in Brazil the number of agricultural areas increases. Here, too, Brazil is at the top when compared to the other three countries. This is not only because of the internal population growth, but also due to global markets and the increasing demand of food (and thus agricultural areas).<\/p>\n

This is not a problem only for Brazil, but worldwide.<\/p>\n

One problem that is restricted predominantly to Brazil at the moment is the outbreak of yellow fever since 2016 in the Southeast of the country. The yellow fever virus has killed already thoursands of primates<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Therefore, a yellow fever vaccination is very important when entereing the habitat of primates in order to prevent the further distribution of the virus.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, not all people know that.<\/p>\n

Therefore, a campaign in Brazil was started that informs about the yellow fever virus.<\/p>\n

We saw one poster at the entrance of the Itatiaia National Park.<\/p>\n

\"Kapuziner\"<\/p>\n

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The Hashtag #aculpan\u00e3o\u00e9domacaco translated means that the yellow fever is not the fault of the monkeys. The poster in the entrance area of the Itatiaia National Park informs about the fact that the yellow fever virus is not transmitted by the monkeys but through mosquitos from primate to primate (including humans).<\/p>\n

Of course we entered Brazil only with a yellow fever vaccination!<\/p>\n

And this was not only for our own protection, but also for the protection of other primates we encountered.<\/p>\n

The Itatiaia National Park is home not only for many birds<\/a>, like I told in my previous article, but also for several primates and many other mammals.<\/p>\n

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