Yanesha Communal Reservation

Yanesha Communal Reservation
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Map of Peru
Location	Palcazu District, Peru
Coordinates	10°17′56″S 75°16′19″W
Area	34,744 km2 (13,415 sq mi)
Established	1988

The Yanesha Communal Reservation (in pink)

The Communal Reservation Yanesha or Yanesha Community Reserve is a communal reserve in the Palcazu District of Peru. It covers an area of 34,744 km² (13,415 sq mi) in the Palcazu River basin. The reserve was creating by law on April 28, 1988 to protect both wild fauna and indigenous peoples. The Yanesha' people live in the reserve.

Fauna

Important indigenous mammals that live within the reserve include red brocket deer (Mazama americana), collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu), white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari), nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), and the common agouti (Dasyprocta sp.), as well as monkeys, such as the Ateles sp. and the Lagothrix sp.

The Spix's guan (Penelope jacquacu) is a bird protected in the reserve, and significant fish species include the boquichico (Prochilodus sp.) the sábalo (Brycon melanopoterum), the palometa (Mylossoma aureum), the doncella (Pseudoplatystoma sp.), and the lisa (Leporinus sp.).