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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Large- and medium-sized ungulates in the Haut Niger National Park, Republic of Guinea: Population changes 1997-2002
ORYX, Volume 39, No. 1, Year 2005
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Description
A census of ungulates was carried out in May 2002 in the Haut Niger National Park, Republic of Guinea. The study site was subdivided into three census blocks in which a total 111 transects (total length = 838.24 km) were censused once by one observer. Densities were estimated using DISTANCE analysis. We observed a total of 10 species of ungulates (nine Bovidae and one Suidae). Maxwell's duiker Cephalophus maxwelli had the highest density (3.69 individuals km-2) followed by the red-flanked duiker Cephalophus rufilatus (2.61 individuals km-2), whereas the buffalo Syncerus caffer had the lowest density (0.34 individuals km-2). Compared to a census in 1997, the abundance of red-flanked and Maxwell's duikers significantly decreased (by c. 50%) whereas that of other species remained stable or increased. This variation may possibly be explained by a change in the hunting pattern in the area, which shifted from large-scale hunting by large groups of hunters from outside the area before the Park's creation, to small-scale poaching by local hunters. The Park includes a diversity of ungulate species and harbours populations of ungulates that are important at both national and regional levels. We recommend therefore that the Park should be considered a key area for the conservation of ungulates in West Africa. © 2005 FFI.
Authors & Co-Authors
Brugière, David
Guinea
Parc National du Haut Niger
United States, Apple Valley
Iucn Species Survival Commission
Dia, Mamadou
Unknown
Water and Forest National Direction
Diakité, Souleymane
Guinea
Parc National du Haut Niger
Gbansara, Marthe
Unknown
Water and Forest National Direction
Mamy, Maurice
Unknown
Water and Forest National Direction
Saliou, Barry
Unknown
Water and Forest National Direction
Magassouba, Bakary
Guinea
Parc National du Haut Niger
Statistics
Citations: 20
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/S0030605305000098
ISSN:
00306053
e-ISSN:
13653008
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Multi-countries
Guinea
Niger