Boundialé-Odienne

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Summary

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  • 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

IUCN Threats list

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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