Boundialé-Odienne
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Summary










- Western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) are present in Boundialé-Odienne.
- The population size is unknown.
- The chimpanzee population trend is decreasing.
- The size of the site is unknown.
- Key threats to chimpanzees are habitat loss due to fires and agricultural expansion, and hunting.
- Conservation activities are not documented.
Site characteristics
Boundialé-Odienne is an area that was surveyed as part of the Pan African Programme (PanAf). The site is characterised by subtropical dry forest and savanna, punctuated by inselbergs and wet gallery forests (Cohen, H. pers. comm. 2022). The area encompasses numerous classified forests.
Table 1. Basic site information for Boundialé-Odienne
Species | 'Pan troglodytes verus |
Area | |
Coordinates | Lat: 9.499024 , Lon: -7.107348 |
Type of site | Non-protected area |
Habitat types | Shrubland, Subtropical/tropical dry forest, Savanna, Rocky areas (inland cliffs, mountain peaks) |
Type of governance |
IUCN habitat categories Site designations
Ape status
A minimum of two nests and two faecal samples were recorded during a 2015 survey; local villagers reported the presence of chimpanzees (Cohen, H. pers. comm. 2022). Community members were questioned in 30 villages associated with 20 classified forests.
Table 2. Ape population estimates reported for Boundialé-Odienne
Species | Year | Occurrence | Encounter or vistation rate (nests/km; ind/day) | Density estimate [ind./ km²] (95% CI) | Abundance estimate (95% CI) | Survey area | Sampling method | Analytical framework | Source | Comments | A.P.E.S. database ID |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pan troglodytes verus | 2015 | Present | Boundialé-Odienne | Line transects & recces | Cohen, H. pers. comm. 2022 | Recce (covering less than 20 km) and interview survey. |
Threats
The classified forests in the area have not been managed, and most of them are simply demarcations on a map, so the forests have been severely degraded (Cohen, H. pers. comm. 2022).
Table 3. Threats to apes reported for Boundialé-Odienne
Category | Specific threats | Threat level | Description | Year of threat |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 Geological events | Absent | |||
12 Other threat | Absent | |||
5 Biological resource use | 5.1 Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals | High (more than 70% of population affected) | Many people previously hunted and ate chimpanzees; now they have become too rare (Cohen, H., pers. comm. 2022). | Ongoing (2022) |
2 Agriculture & aquaculture | 2.3 Livestock farming & ranching | Present (unknown severity) | Herding (Cohen, H., pers. comm. 2022). | Ongoing (2022) |
7 Natural system modifications | 7.1 Fire & fire suppression | Present (unknown severity) | Grass burning (Cohen, H. pers. comm. 2022). | Ongoing (2022) |
1 Residential & commercial development | Unknown | |||
3 Energy production & mining | Unknown | |||
4 Transportation & service corridors | Unknown | |||
6 Human intrusions & disturbance | Unknown | |||
8 Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseases | Unknown | |||
9 Pollution | Unknown | |||
11 Climate change & severe weather | Unknown |
Conservation activities
Challenges
Table 5. Challenges reported for Boundialé-Odienne
Challenges | Specific challenges | Source | Year(s) |
---|---|---|---|
Not reported |
Enablers
Table 6. Enablers reported for Boundialé-Odienne
Enablers | Specific enablers | Source | Year(s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 Site management | |||
2 Resources and capacity | |||
3 Engaged community | |||
4 Institutional support | |||
5 Ecological context | |||
6 Safety and stability |
Research activities
The site was surveyed as part of the Pan African Programme (PanAf).
Documented behaviours
Table 7. Behaviours documented for Boundialé-Odienne
Behavior | Source |
---|---|
Not reported |
Exposure to climate change impacts
External links
Relevant datasets
References
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