Castanheiras Pied Tamarin Wildlife Refuge

The Castanheiras Pied Tamarin Wildlife Refuge (Portuguese: Refúgio da Vida Silvestre Sauim Castanheiras), formerly Castanheiras Pied Tamarin Ecological Reserve, is a wildlife refuge in the municipality of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. It was created in 1982 to protect a colony of pied tamarins.

Castanheiras Pied Tamarin Wildlife Refuge
Refúgio da Vida Silvestre Sauim Castanheiras
Location in Brazil
Nearest cityManaus, Amazonas
Coordinates3.0908°S 59.9259°W / -3.0908; -59.9259
Area95 hectares (230 acres)
DesignationEcological Reserve
Created12 August 1982

Foundation

The Reserva Ecológica de Sauim-Castanheiras was created by Presidential Decree 87.455 on 12 August 1982 with an area of 109.2 hectares (270 acres).[1][2] The reserve was located in the Industrial District on the outskirts of the Manaus Free Zone. The purpose was to protect populations of pied tamarins (Portuguese: Sauim, Saguinus bicolor) and Brazil nuts (Bertholletia excelsa).[3]

The wildlife refuge today occupies 95 hectares (230 acres). From 2001 it was managed by the Municipal Office of the Environment and Sustainability (Secretaria Municipal de Meio Ambiente e Sustentabilidade, Semmas) for the Manaus Prefecture.[4] It became part of the Central Amazon Ecological Corridor, established in 2002.[5] The refuge has access roads, administrative buildings, a kitchen for food preparation for animals, an autopsy building, a veterinary centre with inpatient rehabilitation structures and grounds.[6]

Activities
South Rio Negro conservation units
5: Castanheiras Pied Tamarin Wildlife Refuge

The wildlife refuge contains a Wild Animal Screening Centre (CETAS) and an Animal Rescue Service. These help wild animals that are threatened by risks such as habitat loss, domestic abuse, accidents and other problems. A veterinarian examines the animal and treats it if necessary. Where practical it is restored to nature. Otherwise it may be allocated to a zoo or other institution. The refuge is not open to the public.[4]

Notes
    1. Mário David Andreazza 1982.
    2. RESEC Sauim-Castanheira – ISA, Historico Juridico.
    3. Reserva Ecológica Sauim Castanheira – ViaRural.
    4. Áreas Protegidas – Semmas.
    5. CEC Central da Amazônia – ISA, Áreas relacionadas.
    6. Refúgio da Vida Silvestre Sauim Castanheiras – No Amazonas é Assim.

    Sources
    • Áreas Protegidas (in Portuguese), Semmas, retrieved 2016-04-20
    • CEC Central da Amazônia (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-17
    • Mário David Andreazza (12 August 1982), DECRETO Nº 87.455, DE 12 DE AGOSTO DE 1982 (in Portuguese), retrieved 2016-04-20
    • "Refúgio da Vida Silvestre Sauim Castanheiras", No Amazonas é Assim (in Portuguese), retrieved 2016-04-20
    • RESEC Sauim-Castanheira (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-20
    • Reserva Ecológica Sauim Castanheira (in Portuguese), ViaRural, retrieved 2016-04-20
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