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[[West Africa]] > [[Republic of Guinea]] > [[Gadha Woundou Classified Forest]]

[[West Africa]] > [[Republic of Guinea]] > [[Gadha Woundou Classified Forest]]

= Summary =  <!-- An overview of the site, with a one sentence overview of each of the following sections. can include a site map -->

= Summary =  <!-- An overview of the site, with a one sentence overview of each of the following sections. can include a site map -->

 

* Western chimpanzees ([https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15935/17989872 ''Pan troglodytes verus'']) are present in Gadha Woundou Classified Forest.  

* Western chimpanzees (''Pan troglodytes verus'') are present in Gadha Woundou Classified Forest.  

* Estimates for the chimpanzee population range between 50 and 500 individuals.  

* Estimates for the chimpanzee population range between 50 and 500 individuals.  

* The chimpanzee population trend is unknown.  

* The chimpanzee population trend is unknown.  

Two classified forests, located right next to each other separated by the river Gambie, were established in 1952, Woundou North and Woundou South ([http://www.wildchimps.org  WCF 2012]). Gadha Woundou does not have a designated IUCN category nor is it listed in the World Database on Protected Areas ([https://www.protectedplanet.net/country/GN  UNEP-WCMC and IUCN 2018]). The habitat is characterized by a mosaic of wooded savanna, savanna grassland, gallery forests and bamboo forests (WCF 2012). The presence of jackals (''Canis sp.''), leopards (''Panthera pardus''), green monkeys (''Chlorocebus sabaeus''), Guinea baboons (''Papio papio''), and patas monkeys (''Erythrocebus patas'') has also been confirmed (WCF 2012).

Two classified forests, located right next to each other separated by the river Gambie, were established in 1952, Woundou North and Woundou South ([http://www.wildchimps.org  WCF 2012]). Gadha Woundou does not have a designated IUCN category nor is it listed in the World Database on Protected Areas ([https://www.protectedplanet.net/country/GN  UNEP-WCMC and IUCN 2018]). The habitat is characterized by a mosaic of wooded savanna, savanna grassland, gallery forests and bamboo forests (WCF 2012). The presence of jackals (''Canis sp.''), leopards (''Panthera pardus''), green monkeys (''Chlorocebus sabaeus''), Guinea baboons (''Papio papio''), and patas monkeys (''Erythrocebus patas'') has also been confirmed (WCF 2012).

 

'''Table 1. Basic site information for Gadha Woundou Classified Forest'''

'''Table 1: Basic site information for Gadha Woundou Classified Forest'''

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|Area            <!-- Please include units: km2/ha e.g 200ha    -->

|Area            <!-- Please include units: km2/ha e.g 200ha    -->

|-

|-

| Coordinates

| Coordinates

|11.97 N, 11.64 W

|11.97, -11.64

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|Designation      <!-- National Park, Nature Reserve, etc.  -->

|Designation      <!-- National Park, Nature Reserve, etc.  -->

|Dry savanna, subtropical/tropical dry shrubland, subtropical/tropical dry forest, arable land

|Dry savanna, subtropical/tropical dry shrubland, subtropical/tropical dry forest, arable land

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[http://www.unitar.org/hiroshima/sites/unitar.org.hiroshima/files/Annex%201%20-%20IUCN%20Classification%20Schemes.pdf IUCN habitat categories]  [[Site designations]]

[https://www.iucnredlist.org/resources/habitat-classification-scheme IUCN habitat categories]  [[Site designations]]

= Ape status =  <!-- a text overview of ape status (population sizes, trends etc), followed by a table of specific surveys and results -->

= Ape status =  <!-- a text overview of ape status (population sizes, trends etc), followed by a table of specific surveys and results -->

In 1997, Rebecca Kormos conducted reconnaissance surveys in Gadha Woundou and confirmed the presence of western chimpanzees (Ham 1998). I.S. Camara surveyed Woundou North Classified Forest and estimated the chimpanzee population at more than 500 individuals (Camara 2007, report not in the public domain, details cited here were taken from WCF 2012). In 2011, the [http://www.wildchimps.org  Wild Chimpanzee Foundation] also surveyed Woundou North in collaboration with the Office for Biodiversity and Protected Areas Guinea (OGuiBDPA) (WCF 2012). They estimated that around 50 chimpanzees occur in the area, but noted that this was an underestimate because they encountered a group of 50 individuals while other survey teams noticed two additional chimpanzee groups (WCF 2012). In savanna mosaics chimpanzee nests are mainly found in gallery forests and a systematic survey design can lead to underestimations in such fragmented habitat (WCF 2012).  

In 1997, Rebecca Kormos conducted reconnaissance surveys in Gadha Woundou and confirmed the presence of western chimpanzees (Ham 1998). I.S. Camara surveyed Woundou North Classified Forest and estimated the chimpanzee population at more than 500 individuals (Camara 2007, report not in the public domain, details cited here were taken from WCF 2012). In 2011, the [http://www.wildchimps.org  Wild Chimpanzee Foundation] also surveyed Woundou North in collaboration with the Office for Biodiversity and Protected Areas Guinea (OGuiBDPA) (WCF 2012). They estimated that around 50 chimpanzees occur in the area, but noted that this was an underestimate because they encountered a group of 50 individuals while other survey teams noticed two additional chimpanzee groups (WCF 2012). In savanna mosaics chimpanzee nests are mainly found in gallery forests and a systematic survey design can lead to underestimations in such fragmented habitat (WCF 2012).  

 

'''Table 2. Ape population estimates in Gadha Woundou Classified Forest'''

'''Table 2: Great ape population estimates in Gadha Woundou Classified Forest'''

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! Species

! Species

! Year

! Year

! Abundance estimate (95% confidence interval)

! Abundance estimate (95% CI)

! Density estimate (per km²)

! Density estimate [ind./ km²] (95% CI)

! Encounter rate (nests/km)

! Encounter rate (nests/km)

! Area

! Area

Around 5.600 people are living in proximity to Gadha Woundou (Camara 2007). Human density in Woundou North Classified Forest is low with seven villages around the site (WCF 2012). Roads to these villages are, however, not passable year round. A survey of anthropogenic signs found paths to be most prevalent, followed by slash and burn agriculture, traditional hunting and wood extraction (WCF 2012). Chimpanzees are not hunted and there were no signs of commercial hunting (WCF 2012).  

Around 5.600 people are living in proximity to Gadha Woundou (Camara 2007). Human density in Woundou North Classified Forest is low with seven villages around the site (WCF 2012). Roads to these villages are, however, not passable year round. A survey of anthropogenic signs found paths to be most prevalent, followed by slash and burn agriculture, traditional hunting and wood extraction (WCF 2012). Chimpanzees are not hunted and there were no signs of commercial hunting (WCF 2012).  

 

'''Table 3. Threats to great apes in Gadha Woundou Classified Forest'''

'''Table 3: Threats to great apes in Gadha Woundou Classified Forest'''

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|1. Residential & commercial development

|1. Residential & commercial development

|1.1. Housing & urban areas

|1.1 Housing & urban areas

|Low

|Low

|0.02 villages/km (2 villages, survey effort: 83.559 km, WCF 2012)

|0.02 villages/km (2 villages, survey effort: 83.559 km, WCF 2012)

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|-

|2. Agriculture & aquaculture

|2. Agriculture & aquaculture

|2.1. Annual & Perennial Non-Timber Crops

|2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops

|Medium

|Medium

|0.35 signs of agriculture /km (29 signs of agriculture, survey effort: 83.559 km, WCF 2012)

|0.35 signs of agriculture /km (29 signs of agriculture, survey effort: 83.559 km, WCF 2012)

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|-

|3. Energy production & mining

|3. Energy production & mining

|3.2. Mining & Quarrying

|3.2 Mining & quarrying

|Low

|Low

|0.08 signs of mining/km (7 signs of hunting, survey effort: 83.559 km, WCF 2012)

|0.08 signs of mining/km (7 signs of hunting, survey effort: 83.559 km, WCF 2012)

|No further details mentioned in WCF 2012

|No further details mentioned in WCF 2012

|Unknown (2012)

|Unknown

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|4. Transportation & service corridors

|4. Transportation & service corridors

|4.1. Roads & railroads

|4.1 Roads & railroads

|Medium

|Medium

|0.81 roads/km (68 roads, survey effort: 83.559 km, WCF 2012)

|0.81 roads/km (68 roads, survey effort: 83.559 km, WCF 2012)

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|-

|5. Biological resource use

|5. Biological resource use

|5.1. Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals

|5.1 Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals

|Low

|Low

|0.30 signs of hunting/km (25 signs of hunting, survey effort: 83.559 km, WCF 2012)

|0.30 signs of hunting/km (25 signs of hunting, survey effort: 83.559 km, WCF 2012)

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|5.3. Logging & wood harvesting

|5.3 Logging & wood harvesting

|Low

|Low

|0.20 signs of wood extraction/km (17 signs of wood extraction, survey effort: 83.559 km, WCF 2012)

|0.20 signs of wood extraction/km (17 signs of wood extraction, survey effort: 83.559 km, WCF 2012)

According to local authorities monitoring committees have been established by local residents and are responsible for forest monitoring to deter poachers (WCF 2012).

According to local authorities monitoring committees have been established by local residents and are responsible for forest monitoring to deter poachers (WCF 2012).

 

'''Table 4. Conservation activities in Gadha Woundou Classified Forest'''

'''Table 4: Conservation activities in Gadha Woundou Classified Forest'''

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!align="left"|Category  <!-- Do not change threat categories -->

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[[Conservation activities list (Junker et al. 2017)]]

[[Conservation activities list (Junker et al. 2017)]]

= Impediments = <!-- Overview of impediments to ape conservation -->

= Challenges = <!-- Overview of impediments to ape conservation -->

 

'''Table 5. Challenges reported for Gadha Woundou Classified Forest'''

'''Table 5: Impediments reported for Gadha Woundou Classified Forest'''

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!align="left"|Impediment <!-- Do not change categories -->

!align="left"|Challenge <!-- Do not change categories -->

!Source  <!-- source for impediment mentioned -->

!Source  <!-- source for impediment mentioned -->

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From 1996 to 1997 Rebecca Kormos (née Ham) did a nationwide surveys on chimpanzees across Guinea and also surveyed Gadha Woundou (Ham 1998). Woundou North was surveyed by I.S. Camara (Camara 2007) and the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF 2012).

From 1996 to 1997 Rebecca Kormos (née Ham) did a nationwide surveys on chimpanzees across Guinea and also surveyed Gadha Woundou (Ham 1998). Woundou North was surveyed by I.S. Camara (Camara 2007) and the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF 2012).

===Documented behaviours===  <!-- List of any behaviours observed at the site, including citations -->

===Documented behaviours===  <!-- List of any behaviours observed at the site, including citations -->

'''Table 6: Great ape behaviors reported for Gadha Woundou Classified Forest'''

'''Table 6. Great ape behaviors reported for Gadha Woundou Classified Forest'''

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!align="left"|Behavior  <!-- Do not change categories -->

!align="left"|Behavior  <!-- Do not change categories -->

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= References =

= References =

UNEP-WCMC, IUCN. 2018. Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA), Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN Online: [https://www.protectedplanet.net/country/GN  www.protectedplanet.net]<br>

UNEP-WCMC, IUCN. 2018. Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA), Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN Online: [https://www.protectedplanet.net/country/GN  www.protectedplanet.net]<br>

WCF. 2012. Etat de la faune et des menaces dans les aires protégées terrestres et principales zones de forte biodiversité de Rep. de Guinée. Report. Wild Chimpanzee Foundation, Sangaredi, Republic of Guinea. Online: [http://www.wildchimps.org Wild Chimpanzee Foundation]<br>

WCF. 2012. Etat de la faune et des menaces dans les aires protégées terrestres et principales zones de forte biodiversité de Rep. de Guinée. Report. Wild Chimpanzee Foundation, Sangaredi, Republic of Guinea. Online: [http://www.wildchimps.org Wild Chimpanzee Foundation]<br>

 

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