Empada

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Cite as: Quecuta, Q. (2023) Empada. A.P.E.S. Wiki. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from https://wiki.iucnapesportal.org/index.php/Empada

Summary

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• Western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) are present in Empada.
• The population size is unknown.
• The population trend is unknown.
• The area of the site is 777.4 km².
• Key threats to chimpanzees are human-chimpanzee conflicts due to crop raiding, capture of baby chimpanzees and loss of habitat due to expansion of land for agriculture.
• Conservation activities are not documented; irregular patrols take place.

Site characteristics

The site corresponds to forest near the town of Empada in the peninsula located to the southwest of Lagoas de Cufada Natural Park.

Table 1. Basic site information for Empada

Area	777.4 km²
Coordinates	11.536795, -15.225492
Designation	Non-protected area
Habitat types	Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest

IUCN habitat categories Site designations

Ape status

The population size is unknown.

Table 2. Ape population estimates in Empada

Species	Year	Abundance estimate (95% CI)	Density estimate [ind./ km²] (95% CI)	Encounter rate (nests/km)	Area	Method	Source	Comments	A.P.E.S. database ID
Pan troglodytes verus	2017			Present	Empada	Other	Quecuta pers. comm. 2023

Threats

The main threats documented in the area are human-chimpanzee conflict due to crop-raiding. There have been instances of attacks by chimpanzees that entered the towns of Empada (in 2018), as well as Madina de Baxio (Sousa, Ainslie & Hill 2018). Although hunting of chimpanzees is generally low, the capture of baby chimpanzees for the pet trade does occur (Quecuta pers. comm. 2023).

Table 3. Threats to apes in Empada

Category	Specific threats	Threat level	Quantified severity	Description	Year of threat
1. Residential & commercial development		Unknown
2. Agriculture & aquaculture		Unknown
3. Energy production & mining		Unknown
4. Transportation & service corridors		Unknown
5. Biological resource use	5.1 Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals	Present, but threat severity unknown		Capture of baby chimpanzees for the pet trade; hunting is low (Quecuta pers. comm. 2023).	Ongoing (2023)
6. Human intrusion & disturbance		Unknown
7. Natural system modifications		Unknown
8. Invasive & other problematic species, genes, diseases		Unknown
9. Pollution		Unknown
10. Geological Events		Absent
11. Climate change & severe weather		Unknown
12. Other options		Absent

IUCN Threats list

Conservation activities

Conservation activities are generally absent; there are infrequent patrols in the area.

Table 4. Conservation activities in Empada

Category	Specific activity	Description	Year of activity
1. Residential & commercial development	Not reported
2. Agriculture & aquaculture	Not reported
3. Energy production & mining	Not reported
4. Transportation & service corridors	Not reported
5. Biological resource use	Not reported
6. Human intrusion & disturbance	Not reported
7. Natural system modifications	Not reported
8. Invasive & other problematic species, genes, diseases	Not reported
9. Pollution	Not reported
10. Education & Awareness	Not reported
11. Habitat Protection	Not reported
12. Species Management	Not reported
13. Livelihood; Economic & Other Incentives	Not reported

Conservation activities list (Junker et al. 2017)

Challenges

Table 5. Challenges reported for Empada

Challenge	Source
Not reported

Research activities

Documented behaviours

Table 6. Ape behaviors reported for Empada

Behavior	Source
Not reported

References

Sousa, J., Ainslie, A., & Hill, C. M. (2018). Sorcery and nature conservation. Environmental Conservation, 45(1), 90-95.

Page completed by: Queba Quecuta Date: 06/12/2023