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Estimation of Chimpanzee’s (Pan Troglodytes Ellioti) Abundance in the KimbiFungum National Park and Kom-Wum Forest Reserve, Nw, Cameroon

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Mvo Denis Chuo, Tsi Evaristus Angwafo, Fotang Chefor and Billa Samuel Fru

The 2011 Regional Action Plan for the Conservation of the NigerianCameroon Chimpanzee recommends that wherever possible estimates should be made of chimpanzee abundances, because these data will illustrate population declines and the seriousness of the conservation situation facing the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee. The aim of this study was to estimate the encounter rate of the isolated population of P. t. ellioti in the Kimbi-Fungum National Park (K-FNP) and Kom-Wum Forest Reserve (K-WFR), to determine their distribution and human influence within their habitat range. Data collections were obtained through recces walk, whereby direct and indirect (dung, tools and nests) observations of bio-indicators of chimpanzees and human signs (farms, hunter’s camp... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2327-4417.1000185

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