SPIDER MONKEY CONSERVATION PROJECT

About Us

The Spider Monkey Conservation Project is a non-profit Civil Association whose main objective is the long-term conservation of the spider monkey Ateles hybridus, the fauna and the last forest of the Caparo Forest Reserve in Barinas state in Venezuela.

Objetives

 Conducting scientific research about the spider monkey populations and its habitat in the Caparo Forest Reserve.

 Implementing actions to conserve the spider monkey populations and its habitat in the Caparo Forest Reserve.

 Implement an environmental education program to raise awareness among local community about the importance of preserving this species and its habitat in the Caparo Forest Reserve.

 Incorporate the local community in projects involving sustainable practices for the maintenance of forests and biodiversity.

DIANA LIZ DUQUE SANDOVAL (Conservation Biologist and photographer) PROJECT FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR

“From the first day I arrived in Caparo I was able to observe the spider monkeys and their very vulnerable situation, that was my motivation to create this long-term project”