Ngoyla Wildlife Reserve
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Summary
- Central chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) & western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) are present in Ngoyla Wildlife Reserve.
- It has been estimated that 11,345 individuals occur in the site.
- The great ape population trend is decreasing.
- The site has a total size of 1,566.72 km².
- Key threats to great apes are logging, hunting, mining, and clearing forest for agriculture.
- Conservation activities are not documented.
Site characteristics
The Ngoyla Wildlife Reserve is situated in southeastern Cameroon. Located between Nki National Park and Dja Biosphere Reserve, the site is also part of the TRIDOM conservation landscape (WWF). In 2014, the government of Cameroon, in collaboration with WWF and the World Bank, created the reserve. Along with the reserve, five new forestry concessions were created, covering nearly 500,000 ha in the same forest block (Ngoyla Mintom forest block), on the lands belonging to the indigenous Baka and Bantu peoples (FPP 2019). Mammal species inhabiting the site include forest elephants, gorillas, chimpanzees, mandrills, buffalos, bongos, sitatungas, panthers, duikers, water chevrotains; more than 280 bird species and 230 fish species are also found at the site (WWF).
Table 1. Basic site information for Ngoyla Wildlife Reserve
| Species | 'Pan troglodytes troglodytes, Gorilla gorilla gorilla |
| Area | 1,566.72 km² |
| Coordinates | Lat: 2.657628 , Lon: 13.788269 |
| Type of site | Protected area (Wildlife Reserve) |
| Habitat types | Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest, Subtropical/tropical swamp forest |
| Type of governance |
IUCN habitat categories Site designations
Ape status
Great ape abundance declined between 2011 and 2015 (N'Goran 2017).
Table 2. Ape population estimates reported for Ngoyla Wildlife Reserve
| 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 troglodytes & Gorilla gorilla gorilla | 2011 | 20,076 | Ngoyla Mintom forests | Line transects | N'Goran 2017 | ||||||
| 'Pan troglodytes troglodytes & Gorilla gorilla gorilla | 2015 | 11,345 | Ngoyla Mintom forests | Line transects | N'Goran 2017 |
Threats
Table 3. Threats to apes reported for Ngoyla Wildlife Reserve
| Category | Specific threats | Threat level | Description | Year of threat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Residential & commercial development | Absent | |||
| 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) | Bushmeat poaching (N'Goran 2017, WWF n.d.). | Ongoing (2017) |
| 2 Agriculture & aquaculture | 2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops | Present (unknown severity) | Expansion of slash and burn agriculture (WWF n.d.). | Ongoing |
| 3 Energy production & mining | 3.2 Mining & quarrying | Present (unknown severity) | Industrial and artisanal mining (WWF n.d.). | Ongoing |
| 4 Transportation & service corridors | 4.1 Roads & railroads | Present (unknown severity) | Logging roads facilitate access to the forest and illegal hunting and bushmeat trade (Mbom & Akana 2017). | Ongoing (2017) |
| 5 Biological resource use | 5.3 Logging & wood harvesting | Present (unknown severity) | Industrial timber exploitation and illegal small scale logging (WWF n.d.). | Ongoing (2017) |
| 6 Human intrusions & disturbance | Unknown | |||
| 7 Natural system modifications | Unknown | |||
| 8 Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseases | Unknown | |||
| 9 Pollution | Unknown | |||
| 11 Climate change & severe weather | Unknown |
Conservation activities
Table 4. Conservation activities reported for Ngoyla Wildlife Reserve
| Category | Specific activity | Description | Implementing organization(s) | Year of activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Economic & other incentives | 7.1 Provide monetary benefits to local communities for sustainably managing their forest and its wildlife (e.g., REDD, alternative income, employment) | Promotion of Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) and REDD + initiatives (WWF n.d.). | Unknown |
Conservation activities list (Junker et al. 2017)
Challenges
Table 5. Challenges reported for Ngoyla Wildlife Reserve
| Challenges | Specific challenges | Source | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not reported |
Enablers
Table 6. Enablers reported for Ngoyla Wildlife Reserve
| 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
Documented behaviours
Table 7. Behaviours documented for Ngoyla Wildlife Reserve
| Behavior | Source |
|---|---|
| Not reported |
Exposure to climate change impacts
External links
Relevant datasets
References
N'Goran, K.P. (2017). Summary Report on WWF BIOMONITORING activities from 2014 to 2016 Status of Forest Elephant and Great Apes in Central Africa Priority Sites.
WWF (n.d.).Ngoyla-Mintom Project. Online: https://www.wwf-congobasin.org/where_we_work/cameroon/ngoyla_mintom_/
Mbom, S. & Akana, D. (2017). The Road to Destruction? Online:https://infocongo.org/en/the-road-to-destruction/
FPP (2019). There’s a long, long way to go: the story of FPIC in Cameroon’s Ngoyla Wildlife Reserve
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