 The government tried to control the situation by modifying the original law, declaring under protection only the forests in the upper part of the valley; the rest of the former national forest was declared land for free agricultural use.The rediscovery of the yellow-tailed woolly monkey in 1974 in nearby areas attracted efforts of research and conservation to the national forest.In 1977, the local office of the Ministry of Agriculture attempts to establish boundaries and a protection category for the forest, but the initiative was forgotten.