 Pampa Galeras National Reserve, created in 1967, is a zone famous for its protection of the vicuña. Its 6,500 hectares (16,600 acres) are located in the province of Lucanas, Region of Ayacucho, Peru, but its area of influence covers more than 60,000 ha (148,000 acres) and includes a considerable number of peasant communities. The Reserve itself comprises lands owned by the peasant community of Lucanas.
In 1965, in Peru, a vicuña protection program was launched to combat the constant indiscriminate hunting, and it was set up precisely in Pampa Galeras, with park-wardens and continuous patrols. After 15 years of effective protection, the population of ñas had recovered and reached the number of 52,000 animals in the Reserve and its surrounding area. By 1980 there were about 75,ñas in the whole of Peru. More information: |
