Peru Case Study

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Resource 1: Figure 1: Map of Peru
Resource 2: Map of Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
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Resource 3: Figure 3: Map of Taricaya nature Reserve
Resource 4: Population pyramid of Peru 2019
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Resource 5: Ecological footprint and Biocapacity graph
Resource 6: Information about Tambopata National Reserve
Information about Tambopata National Reserve
• home to 10 to 15 percent of every bird and butterfly species in the world, many of these only live in
this area
• Main threats are logging of old hardwood trees and goldmining,
• Tambopata National Reserve protects an area of rainforest, which belongs to the moist and wet
subtropical forest according to the classification. The reserve is of ecological importance as it is part
of the Vilcabamba Amboro wildlife corridor, which extends into neighbouring Bolivia.
Resource 7: Goldmining in Tambopata National Reserve
• This is probably the single biggest threat to the rainforests of Madre de Dios in the Tambopata
region.
• Not only does mining decimate every trace of vegetation from once verdant jungle (satellite images
of the region show extensive brown scars in amidst the green), but it also discards dangerous
quantities of mercury into the region’s waterways.
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• An average of 38 tons of mercury is dumped into the ecosystem every year, which contaminates
the fish that’s eaten by the locals.
• Other methods of mineral extraction are also detrimental to the environment: dredging, which
creates significant disturbances in riverbeds, can quickly destroy a riverine ecosystem, and even the
supposedly low-impact traditional method of panning causes marked water discolouration and
turbidity.
Resource 8: Deforestation by illegal gold mining from 2017 - 2019
Resource 9: Information about Agriculture and hunter gathering
•The most offensive and destructive form of agriculture in the Tambopata region is cattle farming.
•But other more traditional methods also have a negative impact on the jungle.
•The increase in the population of Madre de Dios as a result of the mining and logging industries
has hiked up the pressure on what once seemed to be inexhaustible food resources.
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•As a result, fishermen and hunters have to catch and kill more, and the temptation to do so
within the confines of the reserve is irresistible.
•Unfortunately, these people do not understand that the animals are worth more to their
communities alive than dead.
•Efforts to improve ecological awareness in the region are underway, but will take time to foster.
A hunter in Tambopata Photo by Tupa Trociono
Resource 10: Information about Taricaya Rescue Centre
• The first Reintroduction Project legally and successfully developed for Peru
• Part of the first relocation of a wild animal from a wild area to another in Peru.
• custodians of the famous CHOLITA and DOMINGA, 2 female spectacled bears who lost their hair
due to human abuse and were rescued by ADI.
• In the early 1980´s, a Peruvian entrepreneur working in Puerto Maldonado and passionate about
wildlife bought 50 hectares of land on the banks of the Madre de Dios river with the idea of
preserving a spot of the unique ecosystem of the Amazon Rainforest in Tambopata – Peru. He
protected the land from loggers, hunters, farmers or any intruder that could endanger the
biodiversity of the area.
• In 2001, TARICAYA RESEARCH CENTER was born as a non-profit association dedicated to
biodiversity
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• Most animals are survivors of hunting and logging activities, kept illegally as pets by local people.
Local authorities confiscate the animals or receive them voluntarily from people and are usually
found malnourished or hurt.
• We receive the animals from them as legal custodians for the time they are under our care. Some
animals come from other wildlife centers that do not keep them in proper conditions.
About the rehabilitation process?

• Biologists and veterinary doctors experts in wildlife management and research in captivity and in
the wild are in charge of the center.
• Upon arrival new animals are placed under quarantine to receive a sanitary evaluation and
rehabilitation plan.
• After the quarantine period the animals are placed in safe and strong enclosures, designed to host
the animals comfortably emulating their habitat in the wild. Babies are cared for in the Animal
Husbandry area at the Animal Hospital until they are more independent and ready to join their own
species.
• Each animal is set with a nutritional plan with all the essential elements for a balanced diet, a
medical plan with routine health checks, vaccination program and sanitary controls and an
environmental enrichment plan to stimulate and entertain the animals during their time in
captivity.
• Behavioral studies are constantly developed for evaluation of their progress at the center.
About the released process?

• When an animal has recovered their physical, emotional and behavioral conditions to succeed in
the wild, it is a candidate for release.
• The animals will go through a pre-release process including sanitary evaluation.
• When it’s a solitary animal and populations of its species exist in our area, we release it around the
reserve close to the Tambopata National Reserve.
• When it's a gregarious animal, we put together individuals of the same species to form a family
group and once an alpha leader appears, they are ready for release.
• If an animal does not recover all the necessary conditions to succeed in the wild, we keep the
animal as a resident in the center and it can go into a reproduction program.
• Post release monitoring (if possible) is done until we are confident that they have established a
fixed territory and are healthy and well-nourished after the stressful release process.
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Questions
1. Name a biome in Peru (1)
2. calculate the percentage change and the biocapacity in Peru from 1961 -2005 (1)
3. describe the trend in the ecological footprint (per capita) in Peru over the same period
(1)
4. Deduce, giving a reason, why the biocapacity has decreased over time? (2)
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5. State the term given to an area of high biodiversity which is under threat from human
activity (1)
6. Explain why the gold mined from Peru an example of renewable or non renewable
natural capital (1)
7. Explain why the mercury that "contaminates the fish" is a threat to humans (2)
8. Mineral extraction can cause turbidity. Explain how this could affect productivity of
the aquatic ecosystem. (3)
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9. Calculate the percentage change in deforestation in the years 2018 and 2019 from
goldmining (1)
10. State two reasons animals are taken to the rescue centre in Taricaya (2)
11. Evaluate the use of Taricaya rescue centre as a conservation tool (5)
12. How could the practise of bush meat hunting be reduced in a truly sustainable way (4)
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Resource 1: Figure 1: Map of Peru

Resource 2: Map of Tambopata National Reserve, Peru

Resource 3: Figure 3: Map of Taricaya nature Reserve

Resource 4: Population pyramid of Peru 2019

Resource 5: Ecological footprint and Biocapacity graph

Resource 6: Information about Tambopata National Reserve

Information about Tambopata National Reserve

Resource 7: Goldmining in Tambopata National Reserve

Resource 8: Deforestation by illegal gold mining from 2017 - 2019

Resource 9: Information about Agriculture and hunter gathering

A hunter in Tambopata Photo by Tupa Trociono

Resource 10: Information about Taricaya Rescue Centre

About the rehabilitation process?

About the released process?

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