Attitudes towards urban howler monkeys (Alouatta caraya) in Paraguay.

ABSTRACT: Increasing urbanisation is encroaching into natural habitats and sometimes forcing wildlife into urban centres. Whether or not wildlife can thrive in an urban environment is dependent on many factors, one of which is how the species is perceived by local people. This study focuses on the city of Pilar in south-west Paraguay, which is home to a population of urban-dwelling black and gold howler monkeys (Alouatta caraya). Using semi-structured interviews, we assessed peoples' attitudes towards the presence of howlers, whether they perceived the monkeys to cause problems in the city, what they believed were the biggest threats to the monkeys, and whether they felt that the presence of monkeys in the city was compatible with their way of life in the long term. Overall, we found that the majori

SUBMITTER: Alesci M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8898239 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature