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[[West Africa]] > [[Ghana]] > [[Mamiri Forest Reserve]]
= Summary = <!-- An overview of the site, with one sentence for each section. May include a site map -->
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|5.666274, -2.349749~[[Mamiri Forest Reserve]]~Western Chimpanzee
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* Western chimpanzees (''Pan troglodytes verus'') are present in Mamiri Forest Reserve.
* No chimpanzees were recorded in the last survey.
* The chimpanzee population trend is decreasing.
* The site has a total size of 45 km².
* Key threats to chimpanzees are hunting and presence of farms and plantations.
* Conservation activities are not documented.
= Site characteristics = <!-- A paragraph summary of physical and geographic aspects of the site, and a table of key information -->
Mamiri Forest Reserve is located in western Ghana, near the town of Sureso, and it is connected to Fure Headwaters Forest Reserve in the south. The reserve was established in 1949. It was first logged in 1973, and in 1996, Samartex was granted a 40-year concession. The northern part of the reserve remains mostly intact, but forest in the south is degraded and fragmented. Areas bordering the northern part of the reserve are designated as a Hill Sanctuary. Mamiri's landscape contains a swampy valley and hills in the northern part (Gatti 2009). The site was declared an Important Bird Area in 2001 (BirdLife International 2022).
'''Table 1. Basic site information for Mamiri Forest Reserve'''
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| Area <!-- Please include units: km2/ha e.g 200ha -->
|45 km²
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|Coordinates
|5.666274 N, -2.349749W
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|Designation
|Forest Reserve
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|Habitat types <!-- List IUCN Habitat Classification 3.0 categories present (without number), see link below -->
|Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest
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[https://www.iucnredlist.org/resources/habitat-classification-scheme IUCN habitat categories] [[Site designations]]
= Ape status = <!--An overview of ape population status (population sizes, trends, etc.), followed by a table of specific surveys and results -->
The last survey to confirm chimpanzee presence was in 2005 (Oates 2006). A rapid survey was conducted at the site in 2009 in the context of the Wildlife Wood Project in Ghana, which aims to assist logging companies in improving wildlife management in concession areas (Gatti 2009). No signs of chimpanzees were recorded.
'''Table 2. Ape population estimates in Mamiri Forest Reserve'''
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! 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
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|''Pan troglodytes verus''
|2009
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|0
|Mamiri Forest Reserve
|Index survey (reconnaissance walk) and camera trap survey
|Gatti 2009
|survey effort: 88.67 km
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= Threats = <!-- a text overview of threats, followed by a table of key threats -->
'''Table 3. Threats to apes in Mamiri Forest Reserve'''
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!align="left"|Category <!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE THREAT CATEGORIES -->
!Specific threats <!-- For specific threats, please use list of comma separated keywords from the IUCN list linked below -->
!Threat level <!-- For threat level, please use keywords: low, medium, high, present, absent, unknown-->
!Quantified severity <!-- Enter any available quantification of the threat, e.g., the proportion of the area affected by the threat, hunting sign encounter rates-->
!Description <!-- Add descriptive information -->
!Year of threat <!-- Enter specific year(s), “ongoing”, or “unknown”. If the threat is ongoing, please add the year of reference in parentheses -->
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|1. Residential & commercial development
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|Unknown
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|2. Agriculture & aquaculture
|2.2 Wood & pulp plantations
|Present, but threat severity unknown
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|The site includes c.2.3 ha of plantation and a few farms (BirdLife International 2022).
|Ongoing (2022)
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|3. Energy production & mining
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|Unknown
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|4. Transportation & service corridors
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|Unknown
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|5. Biological resource use
|5.1 Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals
|High
|1.049 hunting signs/km reported during a 2009 survey (Gatti 2009).
|Hunting has severely impacted wildlife in the reserve (Gatti 2009).
|Ongoing (2009)
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|5.3 Logging & wood harvesting
|Unknown whether threat is currently present
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|Mamiri was first logged in 1973. In 1996, Samartex was granted a 40-year concession (Gatti 2009).
|Unknown
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|6. Human intrusion & disturbance
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|Unknown
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|7. Natural system modifications
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|Unknown
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|8. Invasive & other problematic species, genes, diseases
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|Unknown
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|9. Pollution
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|Unknown
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|10. Geological Events
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|Absent
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| 11. Climate change & severe weather
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|Unknown
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|12. Other options
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|Absent
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[https://www.iucnredlist.org/resources/threat-classification-scheme IUCN Threats list]
= Conservation activities = <!-- A summary of the conservation activities, followed by a table of key activities -->
'''Table 4. Conservation activities in Mamiri Forest Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="conservation-actions-table"
!align="left"|Category <!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE CATEGORIES -->
!Specific activity <!-- For specific threats, please use list from the list linked below, OR enter “Not reported” -->
!Description <!-- Add descriptive information -->
!Year of activity <!-- Add descriptive information -->
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|1. Residential & commercial development
|Not reported
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|2. Agriculture & aquaculture
|Not reported
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|3. Energy production & mining
|Not reported
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|4. Transportation & service corridors
|Not reported
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|5. Biological resource use
|Not reported
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|6. Human intrusion & disturbance
|Not reported
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|7. Natural system modifications
|Not reported
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|8. Invasive & other problematic species, genes, diseases
|Not reported
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|9. Pollution
|Not reported
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|10. Education & Awareness
|Not reported
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|11. Habitat Protection
|Not reported
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|12. Species Management
|Not reported
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|13. Livelihood; Economic & Other Incentives
|Not reported
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[[Conservation activities list (Junker et al. 2017)]]
= Challenges = <!-- Overview of challenges in ape conservation -->
'''Table 5. Challenges reported for Mamiri Forest Reserve'''
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!align="left"|Challenge <!-- Do not change categories -->
!Source <!-- Source for challenge mentioned -->
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|Not reported
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= Research activities = <!-- Overview of research activities -->
===Documented behaviours=== <!-- List of any behaviours observed at the site, including citations -->
'''Table 6. Ape behaviors reported for Mamiri Forest Reserve'''
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!align="left"|Behavior
!Source
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|Not reported
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=External links=
= References =
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Mamiri Forest Reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 15/03/2022.<br>
Gatti, S. (2009). Mammal surveys and capacity building for the Wildlife Wood Project - Ghana. Unpublished report to the WWP-Ghana. <br>
Oates, J. (2006) Primate Conservation in the Forests of Western Ghana. Unpublished report to the Wildlife Division, Forestry Commission, Ghana. <br>
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