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Guanacos in Peru

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

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Abstract

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The guanaco, a wild South American camel, like the vicuña, is not on the IUCN endangered list, but numbers have decreased steadily, and it is on Peru's list of endangered species. The author, who describes a brief study of the largest population in Peru, suggests that protective measures are needed.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1975

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