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Black howler monkey ('baboon') in Belize. Community Baboon Sanctuary is a protected area in Belize.It was established in 1985 to help address the threats of agriculture, logging and hunting of the black howler monkey ('baboon') and to educate locals and visitors about the importance of biodiversity, sustainability, and to promote the economic development of the Bermudian Landing community.
The black howler (Alouatta caraya) or black-and-gold howler, [2] is among the largest New World monkeys and a member of the Alouatta genus. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The black howler is distributed in areas of South America such as Paraguay , southern Brazil , eastern Bolivia , northern Argentina , and Uruguay .
The Yucatán black howler is diurnal and arboreal. [4] It lives in groups of generally one or two adult males, with a ratio of about 1.3 females for every male. [6] [7] Groups generally have between two and 10 members, including juveniles, but groups as large as 16 members have been studied. [4] [6] The home range is between 3 and 25 hectares. [7]
Guatemalan black howler: Alouatta pigra: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize: T Diana monkey: Cercopithecus diana: Coastal West Africa E Gray snub-nosed monkey: Rhinopithecus brelichi: China E L'Hoest's monkey: Cercopithecus lhoesti: Upper eastern Congo River Basin, Cameroon: E Mantled howler: Alouatta palliata: Mexico to South America E Preuss's red ...
Safari Club International was founded by C.J. McElroy and fellow hunters in 1972. Early chapters were founded in Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Arizona, and Mississippi. McElroy was an accomplished hunter, hunting on six continents and in nearly 50 countries with over 200 record-book specimens, but he was forced to resign in 1988.
The Coiba Island howler is also considered to be vulnerable. [7] The white-faced capuchins, the mantled howler and Geoffroy's tamarin are all considered to be of least concern from a conservation standpoint. [5] [6] [10] Monkey watching is a popular tourist activity in parts of Central America.
Scout Media, formerly The North American Outdoor Group and the North American Membership Group (NAMG), was an American media company, specializing in membership clubs and related magazines. Since 2007 it has been owned by the Pilot Group, a private equity firm run by Robert W. Pittman . [ 1 ]
A seventh species, the Coiba Island howler (Alouatta coibensis) is often recognized, but some authors treat it as a subspecies of the mantled howler, (A. palliata). [1] An eighth species, the black-headed spider monkey is also often recognized, but some authorities regard it as a subspecies of Geoffroy's spider monkey. [2]