Reports
Program No.18-037
Poster presentation at IPS2006, and a research site visit on the wild
ape habitat.
Hayaishi Shuhei
Period of invitation: 24th June,2006 - 6th July,2006
I attended the twenty-first congress of International Primatological
Society, and collected the information on the recent progress of
researches on wild apes. I had the poster presentation on our
phylogeographical studies on Yakushima macaques, and exchanged diverse
information and knowledge on a genus Macaca. In order to monitor the
research trends on Primatology, I also collected the information and was
considering the analytic topics.
After the congress, I attended one of the eco-tour of wild gorillas
inhabiting Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda, with some
participants of the congress. I understood that the process was
consolidated systematically from the application for permission on
watching wild gorillas, an arrangement of the accommodation,
transportation, information on precautions, to the direct observation. The
time limit for a direct observation of wild gorillas was 1 hours. In spite
of short length of time, I could observe some behaviors, e.g. distances
between individuals, and play behavior of juveniles, ad libitum, so I
understood the possibility that the eco-tourism of wild primates could
promote the opportunity for the practical lifelong learning.
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Hayaishi at Poster presentation IPS2006
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Wild mountain gorillas, silverback and baby at Bwindi Impenetrable
National Park
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