Yanesha Communal Reservation
| Yanesha Communal Reservation | |
|---|---|
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
  Map of Peru | |
| Location | Palcazu District, Peru |
| Coordinates | 10°17′56″S 75°16′19″W / 10.299°S 75.272°W[1]Coordinates: 10°17′56″S 75°16′19″W / 10.299°S 75.272°W[2] |
| Area | 34,744 km2 (13,415 sq mi) |
| Established | 1988 |
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The Communal Reservation Yanesha or Yanesha Community Reserve is a communal reserve in the Palcazu District of Peru. It covers an area of 34,744 km2 (13,415 sq mi) in the Palcazu River basin. The reserve was creating by law on April 28, 1988 to protect both wild fauna and indigenous peoples.[3] The Yanesha' people live in the reserve.
Fauna
Important indigenous mammals that live within the reserve include red brocket deer (Mazama americana), collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu), white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari), nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), and the common agouti (Dasyprocta sp.), as well as monkeys, such as the Ateles sp. and the Lagothrix sp.[3]
The Spix's guan (Penelope jacquacu) is a bird protected in the reserve, and significant fish species include the boquichico (Prochilodus sp.) the sábalo (Brycon melanopoterum), the palometa (Mylossoma aureum), the doncella (Pseudoplatystoma sp.), and the lisa (Leporinus sp.).[3]
References
- ↑ "Yánesha Communal Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
- ↑ "Yánesha Communal Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
- 1 2 3 Delcy, Viajes. "Yanesha Community Reserve - Peru Nature." Peru Travels. 2010. Retrieved 4 Feb 2012.