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Noga Shanee

PhD Student

 Noga Shanee
   
E-mail: ns293
Webpage: www.neoprimate.org		  

 

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2008 - PhD in Biodiversity Management, DICE, University of Kent, UK
2007 Co-founder of Neotropical Primate Conservation
2007 - Project coordinator for yellow tailed woolly monkey conservation project
2004 - 06 MSc in Primate Conservation at Oxford Brookes University

 

PhD entitled "The Critically Endangered Oreonax  flavicauda and the dynamics of threats and conservation efforts for the Tropical Andean Hotspots in Amazonas and San Martin, Peru".

 

Research interests

  • Political ecology of biodiversity loss and conservation initiatives.
  • Illegal wildlife trafficking and animal welfare.
  • Primate rescue and rehabilitation.
  • Connections between religion and the environment.

Current activities

Research of the dynamics of threats and conservation efforts for the Tropical Andean Hotspots in Amazonas and San Martin, Peru. Using the case of the Critically Endangered O. flavicauda to illustrate the situation.yellow tailed woolly monkey

Project coordinator for the Yellow Tailed Woolly Monkey Conservation Project, run by NPC. The project’s final aim is to create a network of communal run reserves to ensure the survival of the species. It includes scientific investigation, reforestation, environmental education and development of economic alternatives. Funded by Apenheul Primate Conservation Trust, Born Free Foundation, IPPL US, La Vallée des Singes, Primate Conservation inc, Primate Society of Great Britain, The Monkey Sanctuary Trust and Restore UK.

Development of regional conservation strategy for O. flavicauda in the Tropical Andes, Peru. Run by NPC and Community Conservation. Funded by Margot Marsh.

Collection of data on hunted wildlife for commercial and private benefit in Amazonas and San martin, Peru.

 

Publications

Shanee, S., Shanee, N. & Maldonado, A.M. (2008). Distribution and Conservation Status of the Yellow-Tailed Woolly Monkey (Oreonax flavicauda, Humboldt 1812) in Amazonas and San Martin, Peru. Neotropical Primates. 14(3). pp115-119.

Shanee, N., Shanee, S. and Maldonado, A.M. (2007). Conservation Assessment and Planning for the Yellow Tailed Woolly Monkey (Oreonax flavicauda) in Peru. Wildlife Biology in Practice. 3 (2). pp73-82.

Shanee, N. and Shanee, S. (2007). Community Conservation Project for the Yellow-Tailed Woolly Monkey (Oreonax flavicauda), Peru. Canopy. 6 (2). pp11-12.

Shanee, N., Shanee, S. and Maldonado, A. 2007. Interspecific association between Oreonax and Ateles in Amazonas, Peru. Neotropical Primates 14 (1), P.34.