Universidad Nacional de Misiones y Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científcas y Técnicas (UNaM-CONICET-Argentina), Instituto de Biología Subtropical (IBS), Jujuy 1745 (3300), Posadas, Misiones, Argentina.
Neotropical Primate Conservation (NPC) Argentina, Lindtron 579 (3370), Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina.
An Acad Bras Cienc. 2024 Jul 29;96(suppl 1):e20231019. doi: 10.1590/0001-3765202420231019. eCollection 2024.
Many aspects of the ecology, evolution and social behavior of wild-living primates remain un-explored and require further investigation. While long-term field studies are crucial for addressing conservation concerns for many primates' species, acquiring the necessary data is often challenging, often due to difficulties in locating study groups. Radio-telemetry has significantly facilitated the study of primates and other animals living in tropical forests. However, there are important practical challenges in the process of capturing and releasing animals after placement of telemetry collars. In this study, we report guidelines and considerations for capturing and collaring wild capuchin monkeys, Sapajus nigritus cucullatus, in the Atlantic Forest of Argentina. Our ultimate goal is to contribute to making captures safer, preventing harm and stress to animals when using radio-telemetry in monitoring strategies for conservation of this primate species. These methods can be useful for researchers using field capture and radio-telemetry for monitoring groups or populations of wild primates, specifically wild Sapajus.
许多关于野生灵长类动物的生态学、进化和社会行为的方面仍未得到探索，需要进一步研究。虽然长期的实地研究对于解决许多灵长类物种的保护问题至关重要，但获取必要的数据往往具有挑战性，这通常是由于难以找到研究群体。无线电遥测技术极大地促进了对生活在热带森林中的灵长类动物和其他动物的研究。然而，在放置遥测项圈后，捕获和释放动物的过程存在重要的实际挑战。在这项研究中，我们报告了在阿根廷大西洋森林中捕获和给野生卷尾猴（Sapajus nigritus cucullatus）戴项圈的指南和注意事项。我们的最终目标是为使用无线电遥测技术监测这种灵长类物种的保护策略时，使捕获更安全，防止动物受到伤害和压力做出贡献。这些方法对于使用野外捕获和无线电遥测技术来监测野生灵长类动物（特别是野生卷尾猴）的群体或种群的研究人员来说可能非常有用。
