 The reserve was creating by law on April 28, 1988 to protect both wild fauna and indigenous peoples.The Yanesha' people live in the reserve.Important indigenous mammals that live within the reserve include red brocket deer ("Mazama americana"), collared peccary ("Tayassu tajacu"), white-lipped peccary ("Tayassu pecari"), nine-banded armadillo ("Dasypus novemcinctus"), and agouti ("Dasyprocta sp.