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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Priority setting for conservation in south-west Cameroon based on large mammal surveys
ORYX, Volume 41, No. 2, Year 2007
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Description
The forests of the Cameroon-Nigeria transboundary region have been highlighted as a high conservation priority, yet many of the extant forest remnants remain relatively unknown, particularly with regard to the occurrence of large mammals. Between 2002 and 2004 we surveyed the large mammal fauna of the Mone and Ejagham Forest Reserves and the Upper Banyang, Nkwende Hills and Etinde forests of southwest Cameroon. Our objective was to document the extant large mammal species as an important step in the review of government priorities to identify key sites within the region for conservation and management. We reviewed the available literature on mammal distribution and then surveyed the forests for mammal and human signs. Despite a growing illegal commercial trade in wildlife, particularly for bushmeat, many sites retain populations of one or more threatened and locally rare large mammal species of significant conservation importance. Moreover, the sites collectively complement each other in terms of their representation of the threatened large mammal fauna. An emphasis on the enforcement of wildlife legislation and minimizing logging impact are of primary importance for the conservation of large mammals in these and other forest remnants in south-west Cameroon. In addition, at some sites, there already exists community interest in active wildlife management. © 2007 FFI.
Authors & Co-Authors
Forboseh, Philip Forbah
Cameroon, Yaounde
Wildlife Conservation Society
Cameroon, Yaounde
Plan Cameroon
Eno-Nku, Manasseh
Cameroon
Wcs - Cameroon-nigeria Transboundary Project
Cameroon
Wwf-coastal Forest Program
Sunderland, Terry Ch
Cameroon, Yaounde
Wildlife Conservation Society
Indonesia, Bogor
Center for International Forestry Research, West Java
Statistics
Citations: 26
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/S0030605307001743
ISSN:
00306053
e-ISSN:
13653008
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Cameroon
Nigeria