Monito Del Monte

I going to speak of Monito Del Monte or Chumaihuen, it is a Chilean animal on extinction danger. This animal is one of the few marsupials of the world and is more important because is the unique survivor of the order, Microbiotheria, one of the oldes lineages of the marsupials, for this reason, it is considered a living fossil. Monito del Monte is an endemic specie, of the southern forest of Chile, that`s mean, that it existes only in this zone, in no case someone could find this animal on other part of world. 
 Its colony has been reduced principally a cause human activities. The constructions, roads, hunting, industries and its wastes, have caused the destructiion of Monito Del Monte`habitats. A cause of that is than a important part of poblation of this specie, lives on national parks, like Parque Nacional Los Alerces and Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi.

 On 2010, there is propose an iniciative to create a law that entrust of the careful and protection of this beauty animal. The ENDESA project threatens of the biodiversity of south zone, specifically in Rio Puero. 

 This project of law propose preservation, also education about the biodiversity and careful of environment, on educational institutions of the locality.

 Some articles of the project of law are: declare to Monito Del Monte like natural monument, motivate to the national parks to take actions about careful of the specie and reinforce the conservation and protection of habitats and ecosystems.

 I hope the noxius people become aware of the ecosystems and biodiversity.