The Critically Endangered western chimpanzee declines by 80%

HS Kühl, T Sop, EA Williamson… - American Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
African large mammals are under extreme pressure from unsustainable hunting and habitat
loss. Certain traits make large mammals particularly vulnerable. These include late age at …

[HTML][HTML] Primate occurrence across a human-impacted landscape in Guinea-Bissau and neighbouring regions in West Africa: using a systematic literature review to …

E Bersacola, J Bessa, A Frazão-Moreira, D Biro… - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
Background West African landscapes are largely characterised by complex agroforest
mosaics. Although the West African forests are considered a nonhuman primate hotspot …

Predicting range shifts of African apes under global change scenarios

JS Carvalho, B Graham, G Bocksberger… - Diversity and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim Modelling African great ape distribution has until now focused on current or
past conditions, while future scenarios remain scarcely explored. Using an ensemble …

[PDF][PDF] Primate Specialist Group.(2020)

SSC IUCN - Regional action plan for the conservation of western …, 2020 - dspace.stir.ac.uk
In 2016, IUCN uplisted the western chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes verus, from “Endangered”
to “Critically Endangered”(Humle et al. 2016a), reflecting the subspecies' increasingly dire …

At the tip** point: Can biodiversity and rural livelihoods endure uncontrolled cashew expansion in West Africa?

P Guedes, AF Palmeirim, F Monteiro, L Catarino… - Biotropica, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Our commentary explores the increase in cashew cultivation across West Africa, drawing
attention to its impacts on biodiversity and livelihoods. We summarize the issue regionally …

Factors influencing wild chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) relative abundance in an agriculture-swamp matrix outside protected areas

RM Garriga, I Marco, E Casas-Díaz, P Acevedo… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Human population growth and anthropogenic activities are exacerbating pressures on
biodiversity globally. Land conversion is aggravating habitat fragmentation and non-human …

Spatio‐temporal changes in chimpanzee density and abundance in the Greater Mahale Ecosystem, Tanzania

JS Carvalho, FA Stewart, TA Marques… - Ecological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Species conservation and management require reliable information about animal
distribution and population size. Better management actions within a species' range can be …

No time to rest: How the effects of climate change on nest decay threaten the conservation of apes in the wild

M Bessone, L Booto, AR Santos, HS Kühl, B Fruth - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Since 1994, IUCN Red List assessments apply globally acknowledged standards to assess
species distribution, abundance and trends. The extinction risk of a species has a major …

Reaffirming the Loma Mountains National Park in Sierra Leone as a critical site for the conservation of West African chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus)

G Molina‐Vacas, R Muñoz‐Mas… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The population of West African chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) is declining
rapidly mostly due to the impact of human activities and habitat loss. Sierra Leone harbors …

Living on the Edge: Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) Density in the Margins of Its Geographical Range

AM Valente, C Fonseca, TA Marques, JP Santos… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Over the last decades roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) populations have increased in
number and distribution throughout Europe. Such increases have profound impacts on …