Yanesha Communal Reservation

The Communal Reservation Yanesha or Yanesha Community Reserve is a communal reserve in the Palcazu District of Oxapampa Province of Peru. It covers an area of 347.45 km2 (134.15 sq mi) in the Palcazu River basin. The reserve was creating by law on April 28, 1988 to protect both wild fauna and indigenous peoples.[3] The Yanesha' people live in the reserve.

Yanesha Communal Reservation
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Map of Peru
LocationPalcazu District, Peru
Coordinates10.299°S 75.272°W / -10.299; -75.272[1]
Area347.45 km2 (134.15 sq mi)
Established1988
The Yanesha Communal Reservation (in pink)

Fauna

Important indigenous mammals that live within the reserve include red brocket deer (Mazama americana), collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu), white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari), nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), and agouti (Dasyprocta sp.), as well as monkeys, such as the Ateles sp. and the Lagothrix sp.[3]

The Spix's guan (Penelope jacquacu) is a bird protected in the reserve, and significant fish species include the boquichico (Prochilodus sp.) the sábalo (Brycon melanopoterum), the palometa (Mylossoma aureum), the doncella (Pseudoplatystoma sp.), and the lisa (Leporinus sp.).[3]

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References
  1. "Yánesha Communal Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
  2. "Yánesha Communal Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
  3. Delcy, Viajes. "Yanesha Community Reserve - Peru Nature." Peru Travels. 2010. Retrieved 4 Feb 2012.


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