During September, the technical team from the Forestry Department of Green Gold Forestry (GGF) carried out a wildlife monitoring survey in the Napo River basin, in the Loreto region, with the aim of assessing the conservation status of Amazonian ecosystems within the company’s managed concessions.
For these assessments, terrestrial transects, camera traps and acoustic recordings were employed — tools that enabled the documentation of an impressive range of species. A total of 146.4 kilometres were covered, recording 389 individuals belonging to 19 species of mammals and birds. Primates proved to be the most diverse group, with notable sightings of squirrel monkeys (Saimiri macrodon), tamarins (Leontocebus lagonotus) and black capuchins (Sapajus macrocephalus).
Camera traps, deployed over 108 effective days, captured 89 videos, more than 60 per cent of which showed active wildlife presence. Among the animals recorded were pacas (Cuniculus paca), agoutis (Dasyprocta fuliginosa) and trumpeters (Psophia crepitans), as well as rarer records of short-eared dogs (Atelocynus microtis), ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) and tamanduas (Tamandua tetradactyla).
Species listed under IUCN threat categories were also identified, including the giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), classified as Endangered (EN), and the woolly monkey (Lagothrix poeppigii), lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) and giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus), all classified as Vulnerable (VU).
Taken together, these findings reveal forests of outstanding biodiversity, with abundant fauna and balanced ecosystems. Currently, Green Gold Forestry’s total management areas are home to an estimated 990 registered species — 267 of wildlife and 723 of flora — establishing themselves as a natural refuge for Amazonian biodiversity.
In doing so, GGF reaffirms its commitment to sustainable forest management, demonstrating that responsible production and wildlife conservation can coexist harmoniously, ensuring the long-term future of Peru’s forests.
Photographs by Joseph Torres and biologist Miguel Antúnez.
