The red uakari (Cacajao calvus ucayalii), an endangered amazonian monkey, is threatened by hunting, logging and habitat disturbance. This project, in the Yavari Valley of Peru, aims to investigate and help conserve this striking primate.

This research, by Mark Bowler (Durrell Institute of Conservation & Ecology at the University of Kent) is funded by the Rufford Foundation, Primate Consevation Incorporated, Conservation International, Los Angeles Zoo & Wildlife Conservation Society.