A survey of critically endangered plecturocebus oenanthe in moyobamba's urban forests, Peru.

ABSTRACT: Urban expansion is a global driver of wildlife decline, with cities encroaching into forested areas, leading among other things to habitat loss and fragmentation. This can result in remnant forest patches becoming isolated within anthropogenic mosaics, trapping wildlife unable to move beyond the urban areas. The city of Moyobamba, capital of Peru's San Martin region, population has increased rapidly since 1970 and is currently estimated at ~ 90,000 people. Moyobamba's urban forest patches are home to the endemic and Critically Endangered San Martin titi monkey (Plecturocebus oenanthe). We conducted an 18-month survey of primates in 23 urban forest patches to determine the presence of P. oenanthe, evaluate the patch-specific variables influencing its presence, and estimate its population si

SUBMITTER: Shanee S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12375715 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature