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Manatee project / PERU { 41 images } Created 7 Jul 2012

In a remote area near Iquitos, Peru, a group of dedicated volunteers and local biologists are helping to inspire awareness for one of the Amazon River's most charismatic species - the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis).  With funding by The Dallas World Aquarium (DWA), this project has become one of most exciting in-situ programs in South America focusing on conservation of manatee as well. The Amazon Rescue Center not only rescues and rehabilitates orphaned (The young calves had been orphaned after the mothers were killed for their meat by local tribesmen are feeded by powdered milk and cared by medical supplies, they arrive to the center in a bad condition of health and after the rehabilitation they are liberated), it also has an outstanding environmental education program that is the core of the conservation project.  Since its inception, more than 40,000 students from local schools, organizations and civic groups have learned about the importance of the conservation of Amazonian manatees and their environment.  Students are given the opportunity to visit the center and observe the manatees first-hand. Although classrooms may be somewhat rustic, the eagerness to learn and the excitement of the children make up for what may be lacking in the physical conditions of the building. The rehabilitation center is gaining popularity both as an eco-tourist attraction and as a learning center where visitors can participate in conservation-in-action, helping to save endangered Amazonian manatees.  Local hotels and restaurants have begun to support the project as well and promote the facility as a unique destination for visitors to Iquitos.

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  • The biologist Juan Justo Sanchez babilonia, member of Centro de rescate, feeling a manati (Trichecus inunguis)  exatly like a child
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  • Without a manati (Trichecus inunguis) the dumps and channels of iquito's area are invaded by a grass  (Pistia estratoites) food of manati
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  • The manati (Trichecus inunguis)  is early invisible on his habitat
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  • Young volunteers of Centro de rescate recollecting a manati's food (Pistia estratoites)in a dump
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  • The manati (Trichecus inunguis)  is early invisible on his habitat
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  • The "Centro de rescate" of iquitos
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  • A young volunteer filling a manati (Trichecus inunguis) pool of Centro de rescate with a lot of grass (pistia estratiotes) manati's food
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  • A young manati (Trichecus inunguis)   on a bathtub of "Centro de rescate" of Iquitos
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  • The Centro de rescate is open to visitors, everybody want to feed the animals
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  • The biologist Juan Justo sanchez Babilonia member of Centro de rescate's staff, preparing the special milk for the two young manati that didn't finish the milking
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  • The biologist Juan Justo Sanchez Babilonia, member of Centro de rescate, feeding a manati (Trichecus inunguis)  exatly like a newborn
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  • A young manati (Trichecus inunguis)  feeded by special milk on Iquito's "Centro de rescate"
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  • The Centro de rescate is open to visitors, everybody want to feed the animals
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  • Mission of Centro de rescate is the education about manati and local environnement, They work with local schools
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  • Mission of Centro de rescate is the education about manati and local environnement, They work with local schools
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  • The young manati is growing up, he need four people for to be moved
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  • The young manati is growing up, he need four people for to be moved
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  • Ordinary check up of manati's (Trichecus inunguis)  healt
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  • Ordinary check up of manati's (Trichecus inunguis)  healt
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  • Ordinary check up of manati's (Trichecus inunguis)  healt
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  • The director of Centro de rescate, dr. Javier Velasquez Vargas doing an ordinary blood examen to manati (Trichecus inunguis) called Nauta
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  • Ordinary blood examen to manati (Trichecus inunguis) called Nauta
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  • A long hard work for to check the manati (Trichecus inunguis)  that living in the pool and maybe ready for liberation
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  • A long hard work for to check the manati (Trichecus inunguis)  that living in the pool and maybe ready for liberation
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  • A long hard work for to check the manati (Trichecus inunguis)  that living in the pool and maybe ready for liberation
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  • A long hard work for to check the manati (Trichecus inunguis)  that living in the pool and maybe ready for liberation
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  • Javier Velasquez, director of Centro de Rescate is collaborating to set the first "manati-box" in a camion
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  • A rare transport into the Iquito's traffic, three manaties (Trichecus ininguis) to the freedom
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  • The zone of the liberation is too far, the manaties (Trichecus ininguis) and the staff of CREA take a sealane
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  • The Yaku Taita's house in Cocha Dorado, Pacaya Samiria national reserve
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  • The manati (Trichecus ininguis) is a strong animal
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  • A big collective effort for to put a radio tranmitter that will  permit to follow the animal
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  • The staff of CREA teaching Yaku taita about the correct use of radio transmitter
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  • The staff of CREA teaching Yaku taita about the correct use of radio transmitter
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  • Twilight on Cocha Dorado. Pacaya Samiria National Reserve. Loreto. Peru
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