cm in length. The male gray woolly monkey weighs an average of 9.5 kg. The female gray woolly monkey weighs an average of 7.7 kg. Threats The main threat the subspecies faces is hunting. They are hunted for food and pets. The females are often targeted for hunting as they are shot and then their offspring are taken and sold as pets. One story from the western Amazon reported several hunters who killed over 200 woolly monkeys in less than two years, which led to their local extinction. Deforestation is another major threat. Mining for cassiterite, a mineral used to make tin, is also a threat for both losing habitat and hunting. Conservation The gray woolly monkey is currently protected in many national parks. They are also listed in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade of Endagenered Species (CITES). The following is a list of protected areas in Brazil where the gray woolly monkey occurs or may occur. Amazonia National Park Mapinguari National Park Abufari Biological Reserve Jaru Biological Reserve Iquê Ecological Station Rio Acre Ecological Station Cuniã Ecological Station Jatuarana National Forest Macauá National Forest São Francisco National Forest Santa Rosa do Purus National Forest Humaita National Forest Jamari National Forest Bom Futuro National Forest Purus National Forest Mapiá-Inauini National Forest Pau Rosa National Forest Tefe National Forest The entire known population of these monkeys in Bolivia are found in the Apolobamba Natural Area of Integrated Management and the Madidi National Park and Natural Area of Integrated Management. References gray woolly monkey Subspecies Mammals of Brazil Mammals of Peru Mammals of Bolivia gray woolly monkey Taxa named by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire