Annual Report 2013

Text by Jan Vermeer Design and composition by Jan Vermeer and Antonio Bóveda Photography by Proyecto Mono Tocón

he year 2013 has again been a year with much expansion of the activities of Proyecto Mono Tocón.

Despite all efforts by local communities, authorities and non-governmental organisations, the T situation of the San Martin titi monkey (Callicebus oenanthe) is critical. There is an ever increasing human pressure on its habitat and little of its forest remains. We are supporting several local communities with the conservation of their forest, home of the San Martin titi monkey. But the question that keeps us occupied is if this is enough to safe the species from extinction. Without more political involvement, it will be very difficult to create safe havens for viable populations of titi monkeys. The Regional Government of

San Martin will have to review their intentions for the territory and decide if it would not be better to change the designation of many thousands of hectares of production forest into in conservation areas.

Our conservation work concentrates on the Central Huallaga area, as this is the region where we still can find the titi monkey’s habitat and maybe even more important, local communities that want to protect their forest.

To better understand the needs of the titi monkeys, we have started in 2013 several long term research programmes, focussing on titi monkey densities in different types of forest and on behaviour. These studies will be continued in 2014 for comparisons.

Although the conservation of the San Martin titi monkey remains our principal goal, we conducted additional studies on the other primates of the San Martin Region, including the critically endangered yellow-tailed woolly monkey (Lagothrix flavicauda), and the San Martin mountain uakaris (Cacajao calvus ssp.). We even made an expedition to central Peru, to study the taxonomy and distribution of titi monkeys and other primate species that live in that region. The results are important to understand the evolution of all primate

species in Peru and will help other organisations with the conservation of primates.

Local interest for forest conservation is increasing. Communities hear about the work Proyecto Mono Tocón is doing with their neighbours, and come to us to ask for support. We were pleased to see how many zoos and other organisations have joined in 2013 Proyecto Mono Tocón in our struggle to protect the wildlife of Peru. Their moral and financial help is indispensable if we want to continue to support local communities and the (regional) government with the conservation of San Martin’s nature.

In this report we summarise our activities of 2013. Please do not hesitate to contact us for additional information.

Thank you all for your continuing support.

Jan Vermeer

Project Director

Most members of our local team in 2013 , including students and volunteers

Administration

NGO-D

Since September 2010 the Proyecto Mono Tocón is registered as a NGO-D(evelopment) in the registers of the Peruvian Agency for International Cooperation (APCI). In February we held the annual meeting of the board, with four of the five board members being present. All employees of Proyecto Mono Tocón that are not part of the board

were also invited. During the meeting we reviewed the preceding year and approval de plans for 2013.

Financial administration

Our new external accountant continues to help us with the improvement of our financial administration. The full financial reports are available to organisations that financially support Proyecto Mono Tocón. Office and House Research permits Due to the large number of volunteers and students the office is during In 2012 we received a research permit for a period of five years, some days, when few are in the field, almost too small. A good therefore no time needed to be invested in making a new application, as improvement is that we now have “fast” internet (1 Mb), which saves us had to be done in the preceding years. . much time. For our different projects, especially for the behavioural Administration In August we also received the new permit to study primates in the studies, we need the help of students and volunteers. They work for Bosque de Protección Alto Mayo, a project in collaboration with free, but those that do not live nearby need lodging. Therefore we rented Conservation International Peru. a spacious house with several rooms.

Organizational chart for 2013

Personnel

Victoria Pérez Tello is heading the Conservation department. She is also the President of the NGO. Julio C. Tello Alvarado continued coordinating

Administration our Research department and is the treasurer of the NGO. Alexander Amasifuén Pérez is leading our Education department. Mercy Del Aguila Although we have organized the association in three departments, all Pinedo works with Victoria and Alex on the Education and Conservation team members collaborate in the execution of our projects, each of them departments and is responsible for tasks as public relations, sustainable often including education, research and the initiation of conservation development and volunteers. Eder Murrieta Villalobos joined Julio on the measures. Research department and is responsible for the ICAM project. As mentioned before, Proyecto Mono Tocón has a large group of students and volunteers that help our team with their activities.

ginning involved in the project. To make his work for the Proyecto Mono Tocón possible, he founded the Spanish NGO Sugkamat. His work is partly remunerated, but invests much additional voluntary time in the project. Further help comes from Noelia Venegas Martín, also member of NGO Sugkamat.

Audrey Gaultier, employed by Le Conservatoire pour la Protection des

Primates, assists us in preparing funding applications. Jan Vermeer,

Director of the Proyecto Mono Tocón and President of Le Conservatoire pour la Protection des Primates, coordinates the project on a voluntary basis and has the final responsibility.

Volunteers

Through the years, the numbers of requests of people who wanted to volunteer for the project has increased. This year we implemented a volunteer programme for Peruvian and foreign volunteers. Foreign volunteers that stay shorter than three months will have to pay a fee, which is used to pay the rent of the house. We always try to have a mix of paying and free volunteers to have minimal rental costs. Volunteers

are not just a help to our team, but some of them have special skills and Administration experiences that increase the professional development of our team members and other volunteers.

The project is coordinated by Antonio J. Bóveda Penalba, since the be-

Conservation

Alto Mayo

hectares and includes primary and secondary humid rainforest. The management is in hands of the local authorities, and Proyecto Mono Tocón supports as a member of the working group, the management of the area.

The main activities in the area were a study on the density of San Martin

titi monkeys in different forest types and our first behavioural study.

More on that elsewhere in this report. We also worked on a project, in

collaboration with Duke University, on the possibilities to create corridors

between the Morro de Calzada and surrounding forest fragments. With

the help of satellite images the forest in the area is being analysed to determine the best changes for connections between isolated titi monkey populations.

View of Morro de Calzada

Forest is rapidly disappearing in the Alto Mayo Valley and conservation

is very difficult due to the high number of people living in the area. Since 2009 the Morro de Calzada has been the focus of our conservation

initiatives.

Morro de Calzada Conservation Earlier surveys showed that there are many San Martin titi monkeys

living in the forest on the Morro de Calzada, and its protection is very

important for their survival. The site is also popular with tourists, as it offers a great viewpoint over the Alto Mayo Valley. Since Mai 2012 Morro de Calzada is officially registered as a “Zona de Protección y Different vegetation types are identi-

Conservación Ecológica (ZOCRE)”. The total protected area is 1.247 fied with different colors.

Bajo Mayo

In the lower Mayo region we work with two communities that want to creating a conservation area of some 800 hectares, connected to Ojos protect relics of the rare dry forest that once was more common in Peru. de Agua, but needed technical and financial support from Proyecto This forest habitat is home to many uncommon animal and plant species Mono Tocón. We helped them with the compilation of the application and San Martin titi monkeys (Callicebus oenanthe).Titi monkeys are and the contact with the Regional Government. Educational activities elsewhere mostly encountered in humid forest and it is interesting that have been included to involve more people with the work of the local they can also survive in this habitat where many trees are deciduous. association. Once the Conservation Concession has been approved, we

will support the local community with the management of the area. Ojos de Agua – El Bosque del Futuro

It is great to see how motivated both local associations are, and it is a This Conservation Concession was created in 2010 and covers 2,400 pleasure to work with them .

hectares. In 2013 our activities for Ojos de Agua included a density

study and environmental education, especially the work with the youth’s nature club. This club, with the name “Jóvenes Pucacaquinos Emprendedores para Conservar el Ambiente” (JOPECA) will come together twice a month and will organise several activities connected to nature conservation. With the members of the club we made several trips to local tourist attractions, including the “Cave of the Maiden” and an observation point. With the visits we hope to stimulate their interest for local attractions and the nature surrounding them.

Pailayco – Villanueva

Conservation With the members of the local conservation association that is managing Conservation Concession Ojos de Agua we discussed the need to expand our conservation work to the neighbouring communities, to enlarge the protected area and to decrease the human pressure on Ojos de Agua. Thanks to the association we came into contact with the

“Asociación de Conservación Ecológica Comunal los Bosques de Deforestation is threating the dry forest habitat. Pailayco” in the small town of Villanueva. They were in the process of

Bajo Mayo

Conservation

The dry forest of Ojos de Agua and Pailayco is home of many endangered animal and plant species. In 2013 we conducted surveys to document the biodiversity of the area, and more work has to been done. During the density studies we received great help from the local conservation association. In Pailayco several workshops were organized to compile the application for the new conservation concession, with great attendance from community members.

Central Huallaga

We continued with our educational programme and started with a sustainable development project. After discussions with the local community, local authorities and travel agents, it was decided to focus on ecotourism and the manufacturing of handicrafts. Proyecto Mono

Tocón helps the communities with the promotion of the sites and the people are trained to receive tourists. Itineraries leading to waterfalls or

other interesting sites have been determined. The tourists will also learn

about the daily life in the villages and the production of cacao.

Handicrafts are being produced to sell to visiting tourists, while Proyecto

Mono Tocón negotiates the selling of these handicrafts in souvenir

shops of nearby towns.

The work in the area was not always easy. Although the community had In 2012 we assisted the communities of Ricardo Palma and Bagazán requested our help with the creation of the conservation concessions, with the creation of the two connected Conservation Concessions the participation to the workshops was not always good, especially in the Shitariyacu and Las Tres Quebradas. These areas, almost completely beginning of the year. Fortunately this improved after a good discussion. covered with primary forest, are together approximately 6.000 hectares. Another problem that we encountered was a conflict on the boundaries The areas were approved at the end of that year and in 2013 we of one of the CCs. The land of the CCs is officially owned by the continued our support to the communities. Our activities have now government, but each community claims ownership of certain areas. As expanded to other communities. this ownership is not official, boundaries are not defined on official Shitariyacu and Tres Quebradas papers and rely on the assumptions of local habitants. While discussing

Conservation with the neighbouring community of El Edén the creation of a Now that the Conservation Concessions (CCs) have been approved we conservation concession, we found out that the area that they wanted to need to compile the management plans. All the necessary surveys and protect was already within CC Shitariyacu, as the villagers of Ricardo meetings were executed to collect the information for the management Palma believed that the area “belonged” to them. We managed to get an plans. With the members of the local association we defined the agreement on the management of the area, but it shows how careful we activities that have to be developed in the next five years. need to be when creating a new conservation concession.

Central Huallaga

Conservation

Sustainable economic development should increase the support for nature conservation. Members of the local community are trained to guide tourists and the production of handicrafts is being stimulated.

Central Huallaga

Conservation

Our work in Shitariyacu and Las Tres Quebradas includes workshops for conservation concession management and educational activities.

Central Huallaga

Nuevo Chimbote become complicated but we try to make a Conservation Concession that is managed by both communities. Much time has been invested in The community of Nuevo Chimbote approached us in 2012 with the creating a good partnership with this community and the first educational request to help them with the protection of the forest. Although they activities have been executed. claimed to have 80.000 hectares, we quickly found out that most of is was designated in the zoning of San Martin (Zonificación Ecológica y Sanchima

Económica, ZEE) as forestry concessions which cannot be changed into Sanchima is a community that has forest bordering the existing CCs of conservation area. Potentially “only” 2,240 hectares would be available Shitariyacu and Tres Quebradas. With the creation of a protected area as protected area and we quickly found out that half of that area was in Sanchima we could expand the protected forested area in this zone claimed by the neighbouring community, Marisol. The situation has

with another 1000 hectares. We are in the process of compiling the

application for the Conservation Concession. Conservation

Determination of the limits is an important first step for the creation of a conservation concession.

Central Huallaga

Alto el Sol Production Forests

This community also requested our help for the creation of Conservation One of the most frustrating matters is that most of the remaining lowland Concession. However, when visiting the site we noticed that there was forest in San Martin has been designated as production forest. This very few forest to protect and most of it was fragmented due to means that forestry companies can remove all trees and therefore the agricultural activities. Furthermore we had the impression that there was habitat of the titi monkeys. Even though several companies do not meet

little support for nature conservation. Therefore decided that we should legislative requirements, there seems to be little political willingness to not invest our time and money in a project with Alto el Sol, as we have cancel existing contracts and change the designation of these forests enough other areas where our work can make a difference for the into conservation areas. We hope that in the near future we can change

survival of titi monkeys. this sad situation.

Conservation

Research

San Martin titi monkey Distribution

Distribution of the San Martin titi monkey (Callicebus for the species, but now we need to investigate how for its distribution extends southwards. Considering the topography of the area we expect oenanthe) in central San Martin, Peru. that this is just a small enclave, just like we have seen before on the eastern side of the Huallaga River. Villagers on the southern side of the Thoiry-Peaugres Conservation supports since 2011 a project to study river showed interest in nature conservation, and we are investigating the distribution of C. oenanthe, focussing on areas where conservation the possibility of the creation of new conservation areas. measures could lead to the establishment of nature reserves for viable

populations of the San Martin titi monkey. A full report of the study is available on request.

A total of seven fieldtrips were

organised. The study showed once

more that the situation for the

species is critical. Although titi monkeys were heard and observed in several areas, deforestation is continuing at high rates and most titi monkeys live in small, isolated populations. There is not much future for these populations and the

connection of some of the larger Research protected areas and forested areas is necessary to safe the species from extinction. Our team encountered the species also on the

southern side of the Huayabamba Deforestation is a large problem for the survival of the San River. We thought that this river Martin titi monkey. Many roads have been improved in recent served as a geographical boundary years, attracting even more migrants to the area.

San Martin titi monkey Behaviour

Until 2013, research had mainly focussed on the distribution and considerably during the next few years, as the secondary forest around taxonomy of the San Martin titi monkey, Callicebus oenanthe. That was the borders of the concession is rapidly being converted into farmland. a deliberate choice: if you do not know where a species lives, you Dr. Danica Schaffer-Smith and Jennifer Swenson (Duke University) cannot protect it. Now that the distribution range of the species is rather started their study on the possibilities to create corridors for the San well known (we still have some gaps in our knowledge to fill), we want to Martin titi monkey, in order to secure genetic exchange between the study the ecology and ethology of the species, as this could help us in population of the Morro de Calzada and neighbouring forest fragments. our conservation work. For this study they analyse high-definition satellite images, but field stud- Dr. Carolina Garcia-Suikkanen (Pontificia Universidad Católica del

ies are necessary to compare the images with the actual situation on Ecuador) conducted with the help of volunteers and students an exten- the ground.

sive study on the density of San Martin titi monkeys on and around the

Morro de Calzada. Density was measured at areas with different forest

types and varying grades of human disturbance. The results of this study are currently being analysed.

Silvy van Kuijk (Oxford Brookes University) conducted a comparable study in the dry forest of the Ojos de Agua Conservation Concession. Assisted by two volunteers and members of the local association she followed for a period of more than two months the titi monkeys. The study showed that density of titi monkeys is highest on the borders

Research between primary and secondary forest, and that the animals use both types of forest. Density is high (26 groups/km²) on these borders, but low (3.6 groups/km²) in primary forest. This is not unexpected, but complicates the conservation of the species, as the borders around areas of (protected) primary forest are also the most at risk for human disturbance. Silvy estimated that there may be between 500 and 1000 individuals living in Ojos de Agua. However, the number may decrease

San Martin titi monkey Behaviour

Our research teams have been very active in 2013. Many studies have been

conducted and the local communities were informed about the results.

Research

Primates of San Martin

ICAM Project monkey (Lagothrix flavicauda), while the long-haired spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth) seems to be very rare. It will be interesting to monitor In 2011 Proyecto Mono Tocón started to cooperate with Conservation through a longer period the development of the different primate International Peru to conduct base-line studies of primate communities communities. around six important water sources in the Bosque de Protección Alto The coming years we will monitor the developments of the populations Mayo (BPAM). to assess the effectiveness of conservation measures taken by The study was continued in 2013 with the addition of one locality and the authorities, local communities and conservation organisations.

monitoring of the primates in the areas where studies had been done

before. The species most often encountered is the yellow-tailed woolly

Research

Interviews to collect data on the primates of The yellow-tailed woolly monkey, one of the the BPAM endemic species of Peru

San Martin Mountain uakaris

The distribution of mountain uakaris (Cacajao calvus ssp.)

in north-eastern Peru

This is a continuation of the study we conducted in 2010. A population of red uakaris was discovered by us in the Cahuapanas mountain range of San Martin, at a distance of almost 400km from the known population in

the eastern lowlands of Peru.

The locations where we had observed the uakaris before,

and the approximate study localities Research

expecting the presence of the species in that area. Although our The “San Martin mountain uakari” expeditions were made difficult by bad weather and inhospitable native

To investigate the extend of the distribution of the new species, we communities, we were able to determine that the uakaris do not live in conducted surveys in the lowlands north of the Cahuapanas, more the lowland forest between the Cahuapanas and the Marañon River and precisely between the mountain range and the Marañon River. As red have not lived there in recent time. Therefore we can conclude that they uakaris are known to have a preference for lowland forest, we were are probably restricted to the mountains of San Martin. The study has

Uakaris and titi monkeys

been completely finished, but we have not yet been able to get tropical rainforest” in the local Awajun language, to the federation. permission to enter on the native territories to continue our research. During our meeting with one of the communities we had noticed that there was much distrust to conservation organisations, but after the During our visit in one of the areas it became clear that a native reception of the comic books we were invited to discuss how they could community made a deal with a oil company, which will be a threat for the develop conservation actions. However, considering the large distance water quality in a large area. The president of the native communities from Moyobamba, with the resulting high travel costs, Proyecto Mono federation was not pleased with this news, and has planned to take Tocón is not able to offer any help. We hope that we have prepared the measures.

path for other conservation organisations that can work in that zone. The

Research

area is of much interest, there is still much forest cover and the lakes are full of manatees and river dolphins. Unfortunately there is also a

Common squirrel monkeys, Saimiri macrodon huge problem with unsustainable hunting. We encountered only squirrel

monkeys and tamarins, all larger bodied primates seemed to have After our visit to the area we sent 2,000 comic books of “Carlos and the become extinct. A full report of the study is available on request.

Titi monkeys of Central Peru

Presence of San Martin titi monkeys in the Cordillera C. discolor. From the study it also became clear that rivers are not Escalera Regional Conservation Area absolute barriers for titi monkey distribution, especially if these rivers The organisation responsible for the compilation of the management change constantly their course. The results of our study will change our plan of the above mentioned regional conservation area requested our thoughts about titi monkey taxonomy and dispersion. help for a short survey on the presence of San Martin titi monkeys in the We also observed several other species of primates, and collected park. Unfortunately no evidence of its presence could be found, and we evidence on sympatry between two species of woolly monkeys. The can conclude that the southern and central parts of the protected area area is still covered with vast areas of lowland forest, but logging do not provide protection to a population of San Martin titi monkeys.

companies are very active. Large areas along the Ucayali seem to be

The distribution of Callicebus in the Atalaya region,

central Peru.

The Atalaya region in Central Peru is very interesting for primate

distribution studies, as the four rivers that join each other here could be important geographical barriers for several primate species. At least three Callicebus species have been reported from here, that were identified as being Callicebus discolor, C. cupreus and C. brunneus. In November and December we conducted six weeks of surveys in the area, on foot and by boat. We indeed encountered three species of titi monkeys. One was identified by us as being Callicebus toppini, a

Research species that was described in 1914 but has been neglected since then. This species has its distribution range in the area where according to the literature either C. cupreus or C. brunneus would live. We also encountered brownish animals that had been identified as C. brunneus (a species living in Brazil), but we think that this is an undescribed new species. Finally we encountered titi monkeys with a white frontal band and a brownish back. Animals of this phenotype have been described in The distribution of different Callicebus species in 1917 as C. subrufus, but since then they have been synonymized with the Atalaya region

Titi monkeys of Central Peru

empty of all large bodied primates due to high hunting pressure. As with the study on the uakaris in San Martin, the surveys were sometimes dif- Callicebus toppini ficult due to the presence of native communities, which were in some cases not just inhospitable but even openly aggressive. Fortunately we

also met many nice people that helped us and shared their knowledge

on the local primates with us.

A full report of the study is available on request.

Research

Undescribed Callicebus species Callicebus discolor

Titi monkeys of Central Peru

The Atalaya region is rich in primate species Research

Titi monkeys of Central Peru

The main threats to wildlife in the Atalaya region are

deforestation and hunting. Research

Environmental Education

Education for conservation

It is very important to accompany conservation activities with an monkey under the attention of the local communities, and both children environmental education programme. We do not only need to create and adults will learn about the importance of nature conservation.

awareness for the importance of nature conservation, but also assure a

continuing support for the activities. Therefore our educational team is

active in all communities that we help with the creation and management of their conservation areas.

The education programme in Bagazán and Ricardo Palma During 2013 our education team has organized with both local associations “Asociación Desarrollo Sostenible y Conservación Ricardo Palma” and “Asociación Área de Protección y Conservación las Tres Quebradas” activities for sustainable development, focussing on the appreciation of traditions and the nature resources around the villages. The people should learn to take a critical position towards practices that harm nature and take action to conserve their environment.

Nature education is an important part of the ecotourism project. As the main attraction of the villages is nature, local guides need to learn about biodiversity and nature conservation, and need to be trained to share Thousands of booklets were distributed in the villages their knowledge with the tourists. where we work. The activities were finished with an environmental festival. Educational materials Librito del tocón Our team never leaves the office with a good supply of educational In 2013 we launched a new booklet, the “Librito del tocón”. The booklet materials like comic books, posters and stickers. These are distributed Environmental education Environmental is full of interesting information, funny drawings and activities for in villages in our working area, to educate the people on the rare primate children. It will be a great tool to bring the fate of the San Martin titi species that lives in their environment and that needs protection.

Education for conservation

Environmental education Environmental

The education activities of Proyecto Mono Tocón are a mix of programmes for schools, organization of festivals and workshops for students and adults. On this way we reach a large number of people.

Education for conservation

Environmental education Environmental

Publicity and participations

Theses Facebook

One of the important goals of Proyecto Mono Tocón is to educate a new Through the year we have communicated several times per week our

generation of Peruvian conservationist. Therefore we always offer activities on our Facebook page. The page is very well visited, with more students the possibility to do their theses work or internships with the than 2600 “likes”. project. In 2013 we rented a house to be able to receive also students Second Peruvian Primatology Symposium from other regions in Peru. These students are an indispensable help for the execution of our projects. In November the second Peruvian Primatology Symposium was organised in Iquitos. As being one of the most active associations on This year we had the following thesis students: primate conservation, research and environmental education, Proyecto Juanita Emperatriz Escudero Fasanando: Participate strategies for the Mono Tocón was present with ten persons. We participated to management of the Conservation Concessions Shitariyacu and Las workshops on environmental education, rescue and rehabilitation of Tres Quebradas, Pachiza District, Mariscal Cáceres. (confiscated) primates and the National Action Plan for the Conservation Ricky Bray Saavedra Mego: Reinforcement of environmental and of Primates. Our work was presented with six presentations and three organisational capacities for the creation of a Conservation Concession posters: in Nuevo Chimbote, Pachiza District, Mariscal Cáceres. Presentations:

Rosario Huashuayo Llamocca: Study on the behaviour and diet of the titi  Murrieta-Villalobos, Eder; Tello-Alvarado, Julio C.; Pérez-Tello, monkey (Callicebus oenanthe) in a secondary forest fragment of the Victoria; Andrade-Andaniya, Braulio; Summers, Percy; Bóveda- Morro de Calzada conservation area – Moyobamba, San Martin. Penalba, Antonio J.: Primates as bioindicators for the evaluation of the “Conservation Agreements” in the Bosque de Protección Alto Daniel Morales Rodríguez: Study on density and habitat preferences of Mayo. Callicebus oenanthe in the Morro de Calzada conservation area..  Sierro-Miguel, Jaime; Cuadros-Cuya, Martín; García-Suikkanen, We had one internship: Carolina; Murrieta-Villalobos, Eder: Preliminary study on the Carlos E. Zabarburú Chicana: Evaluation of potential conservation areas distribution of the San Martin titi monkey (Callicebus oenanthe) in

for Callicebus oenanthe (San Martin titi monkey) in the San Martin the protected area of Morro de Calzada (San Martin, Peru). Publicity and participations and Publicity Region.  García-Suikkanen, Carolina; van Kuijk, Silvy; Pinel-Ramos,

Primatology Symposium

Eduardo; Sierro-Miguel, Jaime; Morales-Rodríguez, Daniel;

Murrieta-Villalobos, Eder; Tello-Alvarado, Julio C.: The density of

San Martin titi monkeys (Callicebus oenanthe) as an indicator of

its habitat preferences in different types of tropical forest habitats.

 Amasifuén-Pérez, Alexander; Del Aguila-Pinedo, Mercy M.; Vermeer, Jan; Venegas-Martín, Noelia: Environmental education to local communities responsible for the management of conservation areas. Posters:

 Murrieta-Villalobos, Eder; Tello-Alvarado, Julio C.; Vermeer, Jan ; Bóveda-Penalba, Antonio J.: New registrations of San Martin titi monkeys (Callicebus oenanthe) south of the Huyabamba River.

 Danica Schaffer Smith, Jennifer Swenson, Antonio J. Bóveda Penalba, Eder Murrieta Villalobos: Models of connectivity for a critically endangered endemic primate: the San Martin tit monkey (Callicebus oenanthe).

 Huashuayo-Llamocca, Rosario; García-Suikkanen, Carolina; Tello -Alvarado, Julio C.; Corbella-Felip, Cecília: Habituation process for a group of Callicebus oenanthe in the fragmented secondary forest of the ZoCRE Morro de Calzada (San Martin, Peru). Discussions on the critical situation of the San Martin titi monkey. We also had a stand where we informed the participants of the symposium about the work of Proyecto Mono Tocón, and where we sold

T-shirts and handicrafts made in the villages of our projects. Publicity and participations and Publicity

Primatology Symposium

Publicity and participations and Publicity

Publicity and participations

Newsletter  Proyecto Mono Tocón was present at a meeting about environmental

education, organized by the Regional Educational Authorities of San Because of a lack of time, only one English and one Spanish newsletter

Martin (February).

were published and distributed in 2013.  A workshop on the administration of biodiversity information was Website organized in Tarapoto (February).

Our website is constantly updated: http://www.monotocon.org/  Proyecto Mono Tocón participated to a march through the streets of Regional Conservation Network Moyobamba to celebrate “Water Day”. Educational materials were prepared and distributed (March). In June the regional government founded the Regional Conservation  We participated to a meeting of the Environmental Committee of Network. This network consist of local associations that manage Moyobamba (March). conservation areas and NGO that support the management and creation of conservation areas, such a Proyecto Mono Tocón. The goal of this  We had several meetings with the GIZ (German Society for network is to reinforce cooperation between different association and to International Cooperation) and other organisations about the creation share experiences. We hope that the network will improve the protection of corridors for wildlife in San Martin. of the habitat of titi monkeys.  Our team attended several meetings of the Provincial Environmental Education Committee. Participation to External Events  We participated to the Community Conservation workshop, organized Members of Proyecto Mono Tocón were present at a large number of by NPC and AMPA. Members of all local associations that have a events, workshops, meetings and courses. The presence to these conservation concession where we are active have also participated events is important to stay informed on conservation activities in San (May). Martin and to keep contacts with other organisations. Unfortunately the actual results of the meetings and workshops are sometimes limited to a  We were present on a workshop for “Strategies and National Action list with intentions. Plan for Biodiversity”, organized in Tarapoto by the environmental ministry. The national biodiversity action plan was discusse (June).  The Environmental Ministry organized a workshop on capacity building for the conservation of forest and preventing climate change  There were several meetings with the Regional Environmental

Publicity and participations and Publicity (February). Committee (Comisión Ambiental Regional—CAR).

 We were invited to participate to the workshop on the ecology of of corridors in northern Peru.

“commercial and potential commercial species” and “forestry and non  AMPA (Amazonicas para Amazonia) and the Regional

-forestry tree species: of the San Martin Region (July). Environmental Authorities organized in November a meeting on

 One team member participated to the “National capacitation conservation. During this meeting, where most organisations that workshop on tools for the management of biodiversity information”. work for the conservation of San Martin’s nature were present, the The goal is to make data obtained in surveys and other research “conservation contracts” between the regional government and three projects easier available for researchers and organisations, but until conservation concessions were signed.

now the project has not yet resulted in a useful system (July).  The work of the volunteers of Proyecto Mono Tocón was celebrated  The 26th anniversary of the creation of the Bosque de Protección on the “Volunteer’s day” in December. Alto Mayo was celebrated in July.  Because of our work in the Bosque de Protección Alto Mayo, where our team often encounters yellow-tailed woolly monkeys, we participated to a workshop on the habitat viability assessment organised by Conservation International and CBSG (August).

 One team member participated to a capacitation workshop for the use of the Maxent software (September).

 To promote the tourism potential of the conservation concessions, we participated to the congress of tourist agencies of San Martin (September).

 In October we presented the work of Proyecto Mono Tocón at a conference on “Connectivity Networks” in Cusco. Considering the forest fragmentation and isolation of populations in Peru, it is important to work on a strategy for the conservation or creation of

corridors between protected areas. Publicity and participations and Publicity  We were also present in Chiclayo at a workshop on the development

Depenses

Administration Education Financial Administration € 507,00 Salaries € 6.116,28 Lodging € 1.458,86 Lodging € 132,60 Food € 1.556,62 Food € 2.278,38 Transport € 1.655,68 Transport € 2.255,24

Materials € 882,86 Materials € 613,08 Office/House rent and costs € 5.819,58 Printing € 1.023,36

Telephone/Internet € 827,32 Other costs € 11,18

Capacity building € 282,88 Subtotal € 12.430,12 Fair trade € 1.409,98 Banking costs € 934,18 Research Other costs € 1.238,64 Salaries € 11.464,46 Subtotal € 16.573,60 Lodging € 1.307,54 Food € 4.836,26 Conservation Transport € 7.546,50 Salaries € 6.938,86 Materials € 4.355,18 Lodging € 541,84 Other costs € 296,66 Food € 1.435,46 Subtotal € 29.806,60 Transport € 2.230,80 Materials € 237,12 Coordination Legalisation Conservation Areas € 1.557,66 Salaries € 12.000,00 Other costs € 49,66 Transport € 2.142,00

Subtotal € 12.991,40 Subtotal € 14.142,00 Financial Report Financial

Total Depenses € 85.943,72

Income

Amount Amount CORBIDI (profit of selling books) € 104,00 Friends of Blackpool Zoo* € 5.952,00 HIVOS € 171,00 Primate Action Fund* € 2.156,00 Profit of selling products € 202,54 * = received in 2014 for projects of 2013 Yunkawasi (grants for congress in Iquitos) € 338,00

Johannes-Kepler Gymnasium, Reutlingen (D) € 436,00 Total € 120.359,54 Paris Zoo € 500,00

GIZ € 666,00 Remarks

Contribution volunteers € 702,00 Zodiac Nature Watch € 750,00 In 2013 we had more income than expenses. However, Basel Zoo € 1.000,00 many of the grants that we received are for specific Donation Ms. Silvy van Cuyck € 1.100,00 projects with a duration of 18 to 24 months. Therefore a London Zoo € 1.500,00 part of the budget received in 2013 had to be reserved for Colchester Zoo Action for the Wild € 1.779,00 expenses in 2014. Apenheul Primate Park € 2.000,00 The expenses are divided into five main groups: Mohammed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund € 2.241,00 Administration, Conservation, Education, Research and Cleveland Metroparks € 2.350,00 Coordination. However, it should be noted that the division of the costs cannot be divided that easily. Most Primate Conservation inc. € 2.959,00 of the education and research activities are directly New England Biolabs Foundation € 4.188,00 connected to our conservation activities in the local French Zoo Association (AFdPZ) € 4.469,00 communities and could as well be included in the Conservation International (Biocuencas project) € 5.200,00 conservation budget. Thoiry Peaugres Conservation € 5.763,00 Conservation International (ICAM) € 7.809,00 The Research Department had more expenses than usual

Financial Report Financial Zoo d'Amneville € 10.000,00 due to some research projects (ICAM, Atalay, Uakaris) Energie de France (EDF) € 10.000,00 for which specific funding was received. US Fish and Wildlife Services € 10.800,00 Prince Bernhard Nature Fund € 11.520,00 The financial administration is under control of an Le Conservatoire pour la Protection des Primates € 23.704,00 external accountant who delivers annual reports.

We want to thank all organizations for their continuing support and trust.

The work of Proyecto Mono Tocón is only possible thanks to the generous financial support of:

We want to thank our partners for their collaboration.