PRIMATE RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION OPPORTUNITIES IN THE BRAZILIAN ATLANTIC FOREST
The Instituto Uiraçu is seeking scientific partners to study primates in the Serra Bonita Reserve Complex and to reintroduce primates that formerly inhabited this region. The Serra Bonita Reserve Complex is located in the cocoa region of Southern Bahia, in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. The complex includes four RPPNs (private reserves), totaling circa 2,000 ha (5,000 acres). Individuals or research teams who would be interested in pursuing research and conservation adivines wich primates at Serra Bonita are encouraged to submit by email a letter and any supporting materials describing their interests, experience, and qualifications. We encourage potential participants and visit the reserve as part of their deliberations. Please contact Dr. Vitor O. Becker, Scientific Director of Instituto Uiraçu, Email: Becter.vitor@gmail.com
ALL THE WORLD PRIMATE WEB SITE
All the World's Primates is a project conceived and coordinated by Noel Rowe, the director of Primate Conservation Inc., and consists of a database, available through this website, and a corresponding book to be published in 2011. Hundreds of primat ologists have contributed to this project. It includes all 639 known primate taxa, over 2,500 photos, audio and video clips and maps. It is fully referenced with over 20,000 citations. To know more about this website go to http://www.awpdb.com/
2011 CALL FOR CONSERVATION GRANT APPLICATIONS
Grant proposals are solicited for conservation research or related projects, including conservation education. ASP members working in habitat countries are especially urged to apply or to help someone from a habitat country submit a meaningful project that can be a port ion of a larger effort. Application deadline: January 31st, 2011. For more information go to https://www.asp.org/conservation/
