Conservation
The gray woolly monkey is currently protected in many national parks. They are also listed in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade of Endagenered Species (CITES). The following is a list of protected areas in Brazil where the gray woolly monkey occurs or may occur.
- Amazonia National Park
- Mapinguari National Park
- Abufari Biological Reserve
- Jaru Biological Reserve
- Iquê Ecological Station
- Rio Acre Ecological Station
- Cuniã Ecological Station
- Jatuarana National Forest
- Macauá National Forest
- São Francisco National Forest
- Santa Rosa do Purus National Forest
- Humaita National Forest
- Jamari National Forest
- Bom Futuro National Forest
- Purus National Forest
- Mapiá-Inauini National Forest
- Pau Rosa National Forest
- Tefe National Forest
The entire known population of these monkeys in Bolivia are found in the Apolobamba Natural Area of Integrated Management and the Madidi National Park and Natural Area of Integrated Management.
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