Flying Screaming Monkey
what kind of monkeys are these?
I saw a pbs show these monkeys would go up shouting at each other and their lips would fly up against their faces … any idea what kind?
Most kinds of monkeys do this. LOL!
Our adventure apprehend poachers paiche Samiria Pacaya
Most of you know that the Amazon is by far the most in the world, with more fresh water discharge of the next six largest rivers combined, but to appreciate the volume of water, should join we go upriver at dawn in the Amazon.
Located on the banks tightened in the current slack in the throttle three quarters, we see life in the river unfold as it has for centuries, with the native inhabitants who live a subsistence lifestyle in harmony with their environment.
We see most people continue living like their ancestors, thatched houses on stilts to stay above the flood, without doors or windows, and often without walls, strips of bark soft floor. A machete, a bucket and a few pots and pans are made only their instruments.
Men and women work together by laying a piece of cassava a grove of banana trees, with some lemon, lime, orange, papaya, mango, cashew, cocoa and other exotic fruits that delicious jungle Most of you have never heard of, much less tested, such as sapote, mamey, Ubilla, guava, shimbillo, macambo, copoazú, star apple and camu camu.
The typical mode of transport remains the dugout canoe, and almost always a fisherman in sight your network, or an individual or family are kayaking. Women wash clothes in the river, carrying water in buckets to their homes, cooking at open fires and nurse babies. Children run up and down the bank waving and shouting at us.
My two favorite guides, Edson and Beto, return quickly to inform our customers of our most important geographical landmark, the confluence of the Maranon and Ucayali is just around the corner. With cameras in hand, moves at all to the bow of the boat to burn our way through the beginning the mighty Amazon River. Our course is the holder of Ucayali, in the left going upstream. The north shore of the Ucayali River is the southern boundary of the Reserve Samiria National (PSNR).
It is difficult to understand that the reserve is larger than some countries that do not cruise far, remote entry, the Pacaya River. After passing miles of jungle, interspersed with rice grown in flood plains and peanuts planted in the sandy soil of the rise in rice and spent many ships and villages, over time more than five million acres begins to take on meaning.
When Dawn on the Amazon becomes the Pacaya River went into one of the large wetland environments on earth. Within ten minutes is like being in another world. We see giant Paiche near the opening of a lake. Paiche is the freshwater fish larger scales. They are unusual because of its size and because their lungs. It is common to find two feet long and weighing 125 kilos when the surface to breathe.
Edson and peak Beto to 84 Years Old, "Grandma" Eileen, pointing to make sure you see the cloud of parrots, I suppose there are a hundred, followed eight minutes after ten large parrots. Before leaving Iquitos Eileen told us he expected to see parrots in the wild. He saw a life sentence for parrots along the Pacaya River.
When we through this stretch of river a month ago we saw laziness fifties, this time only one, curious ebb and flow of wildlife. We know that birds and monkeys move easily a new tree full of ripe fruit, but laziness is hard to imagine moving so slowly through the jungle to a new food source.
Hawks are hunting. Horned screamers honk their strong, liquid call, mixed flocks of Snowy and great egrets, cormorants, ducks and herons, fly or fish near the boat as we slid upstream. But our unique adventure in PSNR is not see all seven species of monkeys, or the hundreds of bird species, or several dozen pink dolphins, or iguanas, alligators, capybaras, or laziness. We hope to see them as we entered the reserve. Our adventure is the primate most interesting and dangerous of all, Homo sapiens.
The ranger in charge of the second checkpoint, Joseph immediately informs us that there is an emergency. Six poachers have been seen hiding in a paiche twenty minutes upstream lake. With only four guards in the area, which calls for our help. A few years ago, the reputation of all the people of Britain will be tarnished paiche when poachers in this town killed three guards who tried to confiscate their nets and canoes. Because the crime, the people are considered dangerous and never stop of our boats in Britain.
Joseph wants me to go with them, but with six people on board I think my first responsibility is to them. I ask Joe if he wanted to with the rangers and have our hand held VHF radio to maintain contact with Dawn on the Amazon. He reluctantly agrees, but is not happy with these events unexpected. He knows the story well as rangers killed me.
Joseph has a plan. Poachers have set up camp next to a small stream that connects the largest lake in the river Yarina PSNR. This current is too small to Dawn in the Amazon III so the tugs kept behind us, and when we reached the current of guard and paddle upstream to the camp Beto. Poachers listen to our boat to go further and believe they are safe.
We will block the only escape possible, and if necessary to attack ships and prevent their escape, however we can. Beto has a hand held radio to maintain communication and one of our cameras to record evidence.
Beto tells the story: "It was hard to get across the river because it was choked with vegetation water. We had to push pole in the grass with water, and pushing out canoes and Jon boats. It took more than an hour to get to camp. I noticed vultures pecking a lot of fish heads and carcasses.
"I saw the infractories, packing his things to escape. Joseph leaped from the ship to address them. I've heard the conversation gets louder and louder. The leader said they were just trying to have a system to survive. Joseph claimed that it is easy to survive without hunting poaching. The other whispered suspiciously infractories get their machetes.
"The rest of the Rangers saw the threat and jumped from the ship as one of the poachers attacked with a machete Jose, aiming a blow to the back of his neck. Someone shouted a warning and Joseph turned just in time to catch the murderer tried to wrist.
"As we fought for the machete, the poacher shouted:" Here we will kill each other. " Joseph wrestled the machete and threw it away in the water. Rangers others formed a circle around Joseph and the attempted murderer on the ground fighting.
"The poachers were other closures, of threatening with their machetes, when I cried on the radio," Officina, office, base, base, we have problems. Send rangers in the other, send help, send help, change. "
"Everybody heard the answer," Help is on the road. Rangers the road. Keep us informed, change. "That was all it took to take the fight from poachers. They put their machetes. That's when I reported for radio: "It's more. We're OK. The negotiations have begun, without the necessary reinforcements, change."
"I could not understand these negotiations. Infractories always talked as if he had done nothing wrong, it was a mistake that annoys them. The man who discovered and reported infractories Jose works location for rangers, but lives in the village.
Infractories Leader moved the finger at him and threatened: "You are the person to let them know we are here! Our problem is your fault! Make sure you do not see you tomorrow … "
"They were allowed to keep their nets, canoes, spears, and half of paiche. They had eight large turtles and four medium-sized turtles in a bag. Joseph ordered them to release turtles. They refused. They argued that since they were allowed to retain half paiche, should be allowed to keep half of the turtles. After much discussion, all turtles were released.
"They were absolutely positive that they should be allowed to stay and fish as honest fishermen. Argued for an hour with Joseph, but Joseph insisted that they leave. They refused to go.
"Joseph explained that all rangers in the reserve has been notified by radio of their activities and they be monitored and controlled whole thirty miles to the entrance. Yet it is argued so hard to stay that Joseph became suspicious and conducted search the entire perimeter of the camp.
"One of the rangers discovered a freshly killed, paiche kilo leaves fifty present. They had the gall to argue that half of the fish also should be theirs, but patience was wearing thin even Joseph, and he ordered them to leave immediately.
"As we began to paddle downstream, the leader turned and threatened:" This is not the end of it. It will not be so. " Joseph responded with a threat of his own: "I can not believe it would be so stupid as to cause more problems now that all the guards know your name, where you and your family live, and what you have done. '"
Beto is very possible that quick thinking with our VHF radio saved the lives of all rangers, as well as yours. Rangers rewarded him with a large slab of fresh paiche. He was kind enough to share with everyone aboard Dawn on the Amazon III. We all agreed paiche fact that some of the best ceviche we've eaten, and no better eating fish fillets fried paiche fresh palm oil.
I have been thinking in men willing to kill or be killed by a fish, and thinking of a punishment system that allows an attempted murderer go free. I remember near Mayo, Florida, about thirty and five years ago, three game wardens were killed by the old road record in the swamp. Many of the mothers of deer hunters in the village feared that the murderers could be his children.
I have personally known poachers in Indiana. Poachers I know are never motivated by survival. Most often it is wild, the belief that the law does not apply to them, and in some cases, laziness. What is easiest and fastest way to put meat on the table? If our hunters paiche furtive be allowed to keep half of their catch? Should they keep their spears, nets and canoes? These are difficult questions to ponder as continued our journey.
We are escorted upriver by a pod of pink dolphins. They are protected by the legend and custom. The river people believe pink dolphins have supernatural powers and is the worst of luck to harm. They swim at will without fear of poachers.
In the third ranger station we learn that no one has visited since we signed the log book two months ago. This wilderness ranger between second and third seem to be Sunrise at private reserve Amazonia. It is wonderful to have the opportunity to enjoy nature and experience is even more wonderful if you know how to value them.
Now if we can catch the poacher that reduced the big-leaf mahogany …
About the Author
Bill Grimes provides custom cruises on the upper Amazon River and its tributaries from Iquitos, Peru. For details, visit Dawn on the Amazon Tours and Cruises at http://www.dawnontheamazon.com
