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= Site characteristics = <!-- A paragraph summary of physical and geographic aspects of the site, and a table of key information -->
= Site characteristics = <!-- A paragraph summary of physical and geographic aspects of the site, and a table of key information -->
[[File: ANaive Adult Male Gangu - Screenshot Cleve Hicks.jpg | 500px | thumb| right | Naive adult male chimpanzee in the Gangu Forest, Bili © Cleve Hicks/The Wasmoeth Wildlife Foundation]]
[[File: ANaive Adult Male Gangu - Screenshot Cleve Hicks.jpg | 500px | thumb| right | Naive adult male chimpanzee in the Gangu Forest, Bili © Cleve Hicks/The Wasmoeth Wildlife Foundation]]
[[File: Figure2 Hicks et al..jpg | 500px | thumb| right | Map of survey sites and nest sites (Hicks et al. 2014) © Cleve Hicks]]
The Bili-Uéré Domaine de Chasse is the largest protected area in DRC. Created in 1974 (République Démocratique du Congo Ministere des Travaux Publics et Infrastructures, 2007), it follows the border of the Central African Republic and covers a total area of 60,000 km² (Doumenge, 1990, cited from pers. comm. with Direction Générale IZCN, Kinshasa 1988). The domaine de chasse is made up of seven blocks, including the Mbomu Reserve. The region to the north of the Uele River is characterized by extensive areas of savanna and savanna woodland, mixed with islands of old-growth tropical moist forest. The savanna is interlaced with hundreds of small streams and rivers, many of which dry up in the dry season, and which harbor lush gallery forests. The savanna eco-type becomes progressively more predominant to the north towards the Mbomu River. The fauna is a mix of savanna species such as aardvark, warthogs, lions and bushbuck, together with forest species: forest buffalo, forest elephant, giant forest hog, land leopard. Nine species of non-human primate occur (Hicks 2010a).
The Bili-Uéré Domaine de Chasse is the largest protected area in DRC. Created in 1974 (République Démocratique du Congo Ministere des Travaux Publics et Infrastructures, 2007), it follows the border of the Central African Republic and covers a total area of 60,000 km² (Doumenge, 1990, cited from pers. comm. with Direction Générale IZCN, Kinshasa 1988). The domaine de chasse is made up of seven blocks, including the Mbomu Reserve. The region to the north of the Uele River is characterized by extensive areas of savanna and savanna woodland, mixed with islands of old-growth tropical moist forest. The savanna is interlaced with hundreds of small streams and rivers, many of which dry up in the dry season, and which harbor lush gallery forests. The savanna eco-type becomes progressively more predominant to the north towards the Mbomu River. The fauna is a mix of savanna species such as aardvark, warthogs, lions and bushbuck, together with forest species: forest buffalo, forest elephant, giant forest hog, land leopard. Nine species of non-human primate occur (Hicks 2010a).
In the Domaine de Chasse, no significant difference in the encounter rates of chimpanzee nests was found between 2005 and 2012 (Hicks et al. 2014).
In the Domaine de Chasse, no significant difference in the encounter rates of chimpanzee nests was found between 2005 and 2012 (Hicks et al. 2014).
'''Table 2. Ape population estimates in Bili-Uéré'''
'''Table 2. Ape population estimates in Bili-Uéré'''
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