1. Occurrence of primates along the BR-319, Amazonas, Brazil.

 

On the 16th, 17th and 18th of August 2019, collaborators from the Ichthyology and Fisheries Management Laboratory of Vale do Rio Madeira – LIOP, researchers from the Federal University of Rondônia, carried out biodiversity surveys in the RAPELD 12 module of BR-319, of the Biodiversity Research Program - PPBio.

 

During research carried out by Dr° Marcelo Rodrigues dos Anjos, researchers uncover a ballet of giant manta rays. Rede Globo - 08/30/2019 (Original news article in Portuguese)

 

Translated summary

 

On the 26th and 27th of August, the LIOP Ichthyology and Fisheries Management Laboratory received a visit from seventh year students from the Dom Bosco Municipal School. They were welcomed by professor Marcelo Rodrigues dos Anjos responsible for the laboratory and by education coordinator Tainá Pereira Sena, who explained the history and projects under development at the opportunity.

 

**PARTICIPANTS:**

Coordinator of PPBio:

Dr. William Magnusson,

Scholars from the Science and Technology Management Program –

PGCT of FAPEAM:

Dayane Mayely Silva de Oliveira

Maria Aparecida de Freitas

The Reserva Extrativista do Rio Cajari is a verdant sanctuary in the Amazon, covering a vast expanse of 532,397.20 hectares—a testament to the natural wealth preserved since the decree number 99.145 dated March 12, 1990. Its mission is to safeguard biological diversity by fostering the sustainable use of resources by the local extractive community.