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[[West Africa]] > [[Ghana]] > [[Boin River Forest Reserve]]
= Summary = <!-- An overview of the site, with one sentence for each section. May include a site map -->
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|5.728422, -2.919808~[[Boin River Forest Reserve]]~Western Chimpanzee
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* Western chimpanzees (''Pan troglodytes verus'') are present in Boin River Forest Reserve.
* No chimpanzees were recorded in the last survey.
* The chimpanzee population trend is decreasing.
* The site has a total size of 278 km².
* Key threats to chimpanzees are hunting and farmland expansion.
* Conservation activities are not documented.
= Site characteristics = <!-- A paragraph summary of physical and geographic aspects of the site, and a table of key information -->
Boin River Forest Reserve is located in western Ghana, bordering Côte d’Ivoire.The site was declared a Forest Reserve in 1932. The terrain is hilly, with swamps in the valleys, and the vegetation is transitional between moist evergreen and wet evergreen forest that is mostly undisturbed- about two-thirds of the reserve have not been logged (BirdLife International 2022).
'''Table 1. Basic site information for Boin River Forest Reserve'''
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| Area <!-- Please include units: km2/ha e.g 200ha -->
|278 km²
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|Coordinates
|5.728422 N, -2.919808 W
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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 -->
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 chimpanzee signs were detected during the survey.
'''Table 2. Ape population estimates in Boin River 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
|Boin River Forest Reserve
|Index survey (reconnaissance walk) and camera trap survey
|Gatti 2009
|survey effort: 12.99 km
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|}
= Threats = <!-- a text overview of threats, followed by a table of key threats -->
'''Table 3. Threats to apes in Boin River 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
|2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops
|Unknown whether the threat category is present
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|A few farms in the reserve were reported in the early 1990s; current extent of farms is unknown (Gatti 2009).
|Unknown
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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
|3.232 hunting signs/km in a 2009 survey (Gatti 2009).
|Widespread poaching (BirdLife International 2022).
|Ongoing (2022)
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|5.3 Logging & wood harvesting
|Unknown whether the threat category is present
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|The north-eastern portion of the reserve was logged between 1964 and 1973 (BirdLife International 2022).
|1964-1973
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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 Boin River 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 Boin River Forest Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="challenges-table"
!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 Boin River 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: Boin River 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>
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