Wednesday, November 20, 2013

What efforts are being made to save them?

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One of the best ways to help conserve this species is to create protected areas for them. A list of protected areas are:
Brazil
Tumucumaque National Park (3,882,376 ha)
Cabo Orange National Park (630,017 ha)
Lago Piratuba Biological Reserve (394,223 ha)
Rio Trombetas Biological Reserve (409,578 ha)
Uatumã Biological Reserve (942,786 ha)
Anavilhanas Ecological Station (343,897 ha)
Jari Ecolopical Station (207,370 ha)
Niquia Ecological Station (282,803 ha)
Nhamundá State Park (28,370 ha)
Monte Alegre State Park (5,800 ha)
Rio Negro Setor Sul State Park (257,422 ha)
Maicuru State Biological Reserve (1,509,300 ha)
Grão Pará State Ecological Station (4,250,000 ha)

French Guiana
Parc amazonien de Guyane (3,300,000 ha)
Nouragues Natural Reserve (100,000 ha)
Kaw Reserved Area (76,800 ha)

Guyana
Kaietur National Park (11,655 ha)
Iwokrama Forest Reserve (364,000 ha)

Suriname
Brinckheuvel Nature Reserve (6,000 ha)
Central Suriname Nature Reserve (1,600,000 ha)
Sipaliwini Nature Reserve (100,000 ha)
Brownsberg Nature Park (8,400 ha)

The World Wildlife Fund is also working to combat the destruction of their habitat by protecting the forests and promoting responsible forest management with the help of the Forest Stewardship Council.

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