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Maned Wolf

Chrysocyon brachyurus

Description:

The maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), also known as maned, and guará aguaraçu, is the largest canid native to South America and the only species of its genus, Chrysocyon.

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Hello rmathiasvix, we had to do some editing here to remove the pictures containing people as our focus is on the animals, so we always ask that faces are cropped out of the pictures before posting. Once this is done you may repost them.We also removed the link from the habitat field as it is already in the correct place in the reference field, and put your wiki link there also. In the habitat field you merely need to put "Wildlife Sanctuary - see reference link."
If these fields are not completed correctly the reports that are run via the missions may not read correctly. Finally, you do need to make suggestions on your own spottings, you simply add the details in the correct fields and if you are not 100% sure add a ? and tick the "Needs ID" help box.

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

Muito obrigado, Matias. Eu conheço ligeiramente Minas Gerais, e sei que você ainda nos trará muitas coisas maravilhosas, estou esperando ansiosamente. / Thank you very much, Matias. I know a bit of Minas Gerais, your state, and I know you'll bring us a lot of wonderful things, I am waiting and looking for it.

rmathiasvix
rmathiasvix 11 years ago

As a Tourism Centre, Caraça’s Sanctuary receives the average of 60.000 visitors each year, from which at least 17.500 are guests in its Resort. This makes it, for its relevance and social implication, one of the most important and visited Minas Gerais State Conservation Units, besides it is one of the biggest: the natural asset private reserve comprehends about 51% of the state private reserves.
And as a pilgrimage and cultural centre, the Tourism could not be any different. Caraça offers an alternative kind of tourism, where the main values that remain with us and make us more human shine every time.
With tracks to many different places, from falls, reservoirs and natural pools to old buildings, caves and peaks that can only be reached with a guide, Caraça’s Sanctuary offers various adventures to each visitor and to the groups that come up to the mountain ranges. And above all, in each walk and track, nature's spectacle hipnotizes us, leading us to contact our own lives and harmonise us with the wonder of Creation.
In fact, everybody grows when visiting Caraça! From the co-environmental responsibility to the closeness, spirituality and interaction among people who are guests in the Resort. This gradually creates a new social and human conscience, inspiring the tourists to make more affectionate, tender, cultural and human the place where they live and work.

rmathiasvix
rmathiasvix 11 years ago

Ok Sergio! Valeu pelas dicas.
Comecei a usar o Project Noah agora e usarei suas sugestoes para os proximos posts.
Estes lobos continuam selvagens e não aparecem no Santuario quando conseguem caçar.
É um otimo lugar para levar meus filhos para ter este contato tao proximo com este animal magnifico.

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

Matias, bem vindo ao Project Noah. Suas fotos deste lobo guará são muito boas. Porem, eu conheço o trabalho que é feito com eles no Caraça, e acho muito discutível. É muito triste ver estes magníficos animais sendo acostumados a receber comida, em vez de caçar. O foco do Project Noah é a vida selvagem, portanto sua série fica um pouco deslocada aqui. Não vou pedir que você a retire, mas acho que você poderia adicionar algumas informações a este "spotting", além de colocar o link para outro site. Por último, como você já havia colocado os nomes comum e científico deste animal, não era necessário sugeri-los novamente. Obrigado.

DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 11 years ago

So that protected wild animal, overcame it's natural shyness and approaches the people for food...

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Can you tell us something more about the place that has this animal on display?

rmathiasvix
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rmathiasvix

Santa Bárbara, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Spotted on Nov 3, 2012
Submitted on Dec 4, 2012

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