Stress Response And Intestinal Parasites In Taihangshan Macaques(Macaca Mulatta Tcheliensis) Within Tourism Area,Jiyuan

In recent years, non-human primates which are severed as viewing objects of eco-tourism are affected by the development of eco-tourism. Rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatto) is the most widely distributed non-human primates, inhabiting from sub-tropical zone to temperate zone. Taihangshan macaque which is peculiar in China is part of M. m. tcheliensis, is also unique non-human primate in Henan Province. Taihangshan Macaque National Nature Reserve was established to protect this species in Mt. Taihangshan area in1998effectively. Taihangshan macaque (M. m. tcheliensis) is currently only distributed in southern region of Mt. Taihangshan and Mt. Zhongtiaoshan area (N34°54’-35°16’, E112°02’-112°52’), situating at the boundary of Henan and Shanxi provinces, and is the most northerly-dwelling population of wild rhesus macaques. Because of the number of visitors increased largely and contact between visitors and monkeys frequently in Wulongkou scenic spot of Jiyuan in Henan Province, the monkeys were affected inevitably in many ways. During March2012to January2013,1followed one wild troop of Taihangshan macaque and researched the effects of temperature, the Number of visitors on stress response intestinal parasite of Taihangshan macaque in the scenic spot. I collected the fecal of adult male, used alcohol-carbinol method to extract the cortisol, ELISA to determine the cortisol content and McCormick’s counting method to determine the EPG of parasites. The results showed: 1. The correlation between the number of visitors and the cortisol concentration was significant positive (r=0.710, P<0.001). During March2012to January2013, the cortisol concentration was substantially elevated and reduced with increase and decrease of the number of visitors, during the holiday, the cortisol concentration was risen perpendicularly with sharply increase the number of visitors.although affected by the number of visitors chronically, the macaques in the scenic spot very likely did not form the mechanism of predicting increase the number of visitors. The cortisol concentration was not affected directly and indirectly by the temperature.2. The macaques were infected by7kinds of intestinal parasite and the rate of infection was97.95%. EPG (eggs per gram) of Amoeba egg, Trichuris egg and Physalopteraegg were not affected by the temperature and the number of visitors.