词条 | Community Baboon Sanctuary |
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HistoryOn February 23, 1985, the Community Baboon Sanctuary (CBS) was founded by Dr. Robert Horwich an American primatologist and Fallet Young, a landowner on the village of Bermudian Landing along with the participation of 12 other landowners. In 1998, the Women's Conservation Group was formed with women from the 7 villages in the Belize River Valle, which is directed by Jessy Young from 1998.[1][2] LocationCommunity Baboon Sanctuary is located 31 miles northwest of Belize City on the Northern Highway. CBS includes 7 villages from the Belize River Valle: Big Falls/ St. Pauls Bank, Willow's Bank, Double Head Cabbage, Bermudian Landing, Isabella Bank, Scotland Halfmoon and Flower's Bank Village.[1] GoalsCommunity Baboon Sanctuary not only protects the black howler monkey but, many other species of flora and fauna within the Belize River Valle region, with their main goals being to: conserve, educate, research and tourism.[1] About howler monkeysHowler monkeys are found only in the rainforests of the Americas ranging through eastern Bolivia, southern Brazil and Paraguay, and northern Argentina. They are the largest monkey in Latin American rainforests growing as high as up to three feet tall when standing and weigh from eight to twenty-two pounds. They have big necks and lower jaws, where their super-sized vocal cords are housed. They live high in the trees and hang from branches by their tails who tend to move in troops of about 18 monkeys deep; spending most of their time sleeping and grooming each other. In order to mark their territory, the howlers make loud vocalizations. They are the loudest animal in the New World, with howls that can travel for three miles through dense forest.[3][4] See also
References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=Community Baboon Sanctuary|url=http://www.howlermonkeys.org/|website=Howler Monkey|accessdate=17 September 2015}} {{Belize reserves}}{{coord|17.556037|-88.534977|type:landmark_globe:earth_region:US-BZ|display=title}}2. ^{{Cite web|title = 7 News Belize|url = http://www.7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=31255|website = www.7newsbelize.com|accessdate = 2015-09-18}} 3. ^{{Cite web|title = This Sanctuary in Belize is Helping to Keep Black Howler Monkeys Hanging Around - RYOT News|url = http://www.ryot.org/monkey-sanctuary-belize-helping-preserve-black-howler-baboon/930441|accessdate = 2015-09-18}} 4. ^{{Cite web|title = Fun Facts About Howler Monkeys - National Zoo|url = https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/smallmammals/exhibits/howlermonkeys/loudestanimal/|website = nationalzoo.si.edu|accessdate = 2015-09-18}} 1 : National parks of Belize |
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