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Gossé KJ, Gonedelé-Bi S, Justy F, Chaber AL, Kramoko B, Gaubert P. DNA-typing surveillance of the bushmeat in Côte d'Ivoire: a multi-faceted tool for wildlife trade management in West Africa. CONSERV GENET 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10592-022-01474-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Gonedelé Bi S, Kramoko B, Bené J, Koné I, Luiselli L, Gaubert P. Year-round longitudinal monitoring of a bushmeat market in central-western Côte d’Ivoire: implication for wildlife conservation. J Nat Conserv 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2022.126297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Hongo S, Dzefack ZCB, Vernyuy LN, Minami S, Mizuno K, Otsuka R, Hiroshima Y, Djiéto‐Lordon C, Nakashima Y, Yasuoka H. Predicting bushmeat biomass from species composition captured by camera traps: Implications for locally based wildlife monitoring. J Appl Ecol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.14257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Shun Hongo
- The Center for African Area Studies Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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- Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Tokyo Japan
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- The Center for African Area Studies Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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- The Center for African Area Studies Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
- Wildlife Research Center Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
- Graduate School of Information Science and Technology Osaka University Suita Japan
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- The Center for African Area Studies Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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- The Center for African Area Studies Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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Sosibo MT, Ehlers Smith YC, Ehlers Smith DA, Downs CT. Some Perspectives on the Use and Value of Southern Mistbelt Forests to Surrounding Rural Communities in Northern Eastern Cape, and Southern Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.3957/056.052.0103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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- Mbalenhle T. Sosibo
- Centre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, 3209 South Africa
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- Centre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, 3209 South Africa
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- Centre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, 3209 South Africa
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- Centre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, 3209 South Africa
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Amin R, Wacher T, Fankem O, Gilbert ON, Ndimbe MS, Fowler A. Status and ecology of forest ungulates in the Dja Faunal Reserve, Cameroon. MAMMALIA 2022. [DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2021-0175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Ungulates have undergone major declines in Central and West African forests as a result of bushmeat trade and habitat loss. Monitoring forest ungulate status is a critical conservation need. We undertook a systematic camera-trap survey of the 5260 km2 Dja Faunal Reserve, Cameroon’s largest protected area. We deployed cameras at 305 sites in eight grids across the reserve over 28,277 camera-trap days. We recorded 30,601 independent detections of 12 species of forest ungulate. The blue and Peters’ duikers were the most abundant, accounting for 82% of all ungulate detections, both with occupancy >85% in all survey grids. The black-fronted duiker was relatively widespread but rare. The white-bellied duiker and water chevrotain were found mostly in the southern part of the reserve. There were very few detections of sitatunga, forest buffalo and bongo. Our results suggest ecological partitioning among the more abundant duikers based on activity pattern and body size. The reserve faces many pressures including illegal subsistence and commercial hunting. Community surveillance and partnerships, with improved law enforcement are among measures being implemented by the Cameroon government to enhance security and ensure retention of the reserve’s World Heritage status.
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- Rajan Amin
- Zoological Society of London , Regents Park , London , UK
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- Zoological Society of London , Regents Park , London , UK
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- Zoological Society of London – Cameroon , Yaoundé , Cameroon
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- Zoological Society of London – Cameroon , Yaoundé , Cameroon
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Torrents-Ticó M, Fernández-Llamazares Á, Burgas D, Cabeza M. Convergences and divergences between scientific and Indigenous and Local Knowledge contribute to inform carnivore conservation. AMBIO 2021; 50:990-1002. [PMID: 33438166 PMCID: PMC8035381 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-020-01443-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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There is increasing recognition that diverse knowledge systems can work in mutually enriching ways and that Indigenous and Local Knowledge (ILK) can enhance biodiversity conservation. However, studies using scientific knowledge and ILK in a complementary manner, and acknowledging convergent and especially divergent insights have remained limited. In this study, we contrasted proxies of abundances and trends of threatened and conflict-prone carnivores (caracal, cheetah, jackal, lion, leopard, spotted hyaena, striped hyaena) derived separately from scientific knowledge and ILK. We conducted camera trapping, track surveys and semi-structured interviews with local pastoralists from northern Kenya. We found convergences highlighting the need for conservation action and divergences suggesting scientific ecological sampling limitations or underlying socio-psychological phenomena. Overall, our study shows that complementing scientific knowledge and ILK as separate sources of information and opening up space for discrepancies can enrich our understanding of the status and trends of carnivores, as well as recognizing human-carnivore relationships.
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- Miquel Torrents-Ticó
- Global Change and Conservation (GCC), Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 65, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 4, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Global Change and Conservation (GCC), Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 65, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 4, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Global Change and Conservation (GCC), Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 65, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Global Change and Conservation (GCC), Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 65, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 4, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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Breuer T, Breuer‐Ndoundou Hockemba M, Opepa CK, Yoga S, Mavinga FB. High abundance and large proportion of medium and large duikers in an intact and unhunted afrotropical protected area: Insights into monitoring methods. Afr J Ecol 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/aje.12853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Thomas Breuer
- Wildlife Conservation Society Global Conservation Program Bronx NY USA
- Mbeli Bai Study Wildlife Conservation Society – Congo Program Brazzaville Congo
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- Mbeli Bai Study Wildlife Conservation Society – Congo Program Brazzaville Congo
- Wildlife Conservation Society ‐ Congo Program Brazzaville Congo
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- Wildlife Conservation Society ‐ Congo Program Brazzaville Congo
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Jones SCZ, Papworth SK, St. John FAV, Vickery JA, Keane AM. Consequences of survey method for estimating hunters' harvest rates. CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/csp2.315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Sorrel C. Z. Jones
- Department of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London Surrey UK
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The Lodge, Sandy Bedfordshire UK
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London Surrey UK
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- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The Lodge, Sandy Bedfordshire UK
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- School of GeoSciences University of Edinburgh Edinburgh UK
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