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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 -->
The Jaibui Island is located in Pujehun District – Southern Sierra Leone (UTM 29, X: 238199; Y: 823787); its closest seven human communities, Boma, Sahun, Kambama, Gbengama, Baoma Ngeya, Sembenhun and Taninahun, use the island‘s resources. Over the time, the island has been owned and managed by the community members for the harvesting of local resources to meet their livelihood demands, until 2017 when Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary (TCS) entered into an agreement for co-management of the Island. Jaibui Island has a total area of 12.5 sq.km, surrounded by the Moa River, and shares its land borders with the [[Gola Rainforest National Park]] in the east and Tiwai Island in the north. The two adjacent forest blocks are extensions of the Upper Guinea Forest considered one of the 35 global most important biodiversity hotspots (Klop et al., 2009). The most recent camera trap study carried out in Jaibui Island recorded 35 mammals, 11 birds and one reptile (Tortoise) species (Garriga 2019).
The Jaibui Island is located in Pujehun District – Southern Sierra Leone (UTM 29, X: 238199; Y: 823787); its closest seven human communities, Boma, Sahun, Kambama, Gbengama, Baoma Ngeya, Sembenhun and Taninahun, use the island‘s resources. Over the time, the island has been owned and managed by the community members for the harvesting of local resources to meet their livelihood demands, until 2017 when Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary (TCS) entered into an agreement for co-management of the Island. Jaibui Island has a total area of 12.5 sq.km, surrounded by the Moa River, and shares its land borders with the [[Gola Rainforest National Park]] in the east and Tiwai Island in the north. The two adjacent forest blocks are extensions of the Upper Guinea Forest considered one of the 35 global most important biodiversity hotspots (Klop et al., 2009). The most recent camera trap study carried out in Jaibui Island recorded 35 mammals, 11 birds and one reptile (Tortoise) species (Garriga 2019).
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<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top;"> [[File: Jabui_island_tree.JPG | 200px | thumb| right |© TCP]] </li>
<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top;"> [[File: Jabui_island_chimps.JPG | 200px | thumb| right |Jaibui Island chimpanzees © TCP]] </li>
<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top;"> [[File: Jabui_island_swamp.JPG | 200px | thumb| right |© TCP]] </li>
<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top;"> [[File: Jabui_island_pygmy_hippo.JPG | 200px | thumb| right |Pygmy hippo © TCP]] </li>
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'''Table 1. Basic site information for Jaibui Island'''
'''Table 1. Basic site information for Jaibui Island'''
= Conservation activities = <!-- A summary of the conservation activities, followed by a table of key activities -->
= Conservation activities = <!-- A summary of the conservation activities, followed by a table of key activities -->
[[File: Jabui_island_crossing_point.jpg | 300px | thumb| right | Crossing point © TCP]]
Conservation activities in the site include chimpanzee surveys using systematically placed line transects throughout the Island, biomonitoring using the SMART and CyberTracker applications, environmental education and sensitization in schools on the island communities, and presence of a research station (two bedroom structure with a general meeting space furnished with tables and chairs) (Garriga & Kanneh 2022).
Conservation activities in the site include chimpanzee surveys using systematically placed line transects throughout the Island, biomonitoring using the SMART and CyberTracker applications, environmental education and sensitization in schools on the island communities, and presence of a research station (two bedroom structure with a general meeting space furnished with tables and chairs) (Garriga & Kanneh 2022).
= Research activities = <!-- Overview of research activities -->
= Research activities = <!-- Overview of research activities -->
[[File: Jabui_island_forest.jpg | 300px | thumb| right | © TCP]]
There is urgent research needed on certain areas of species conservation that can sustain and complement ongoing conservation initiatives and activities for the successful conservation of chimpanzees within Jaibui Island and neighbouring forest blocks. Strengthening collaboration with neighbouring protected area management (Tiwai Island and Gola Forest) of the Jaibui Island conservation area and assessing the seasonal movement patterns of chimpanzees among the three forest blocks (Tiwai, Jaibui and Gola) is also important, as well as culture and behavioural studies of chimpanzee within the Island, and interspecific association between chimpanzee and other primate groups occupying the Island considering food availability on the Island and habitat suitability as determinant parameters (Garriga & Kanneh 2022).
There is urgent research needed on certain areas of species conservation that can sustain and complement ongoing conservation initiatives and activities for the successful conservation of chimpanzees within Jaibui Island and neighbouring forest blocks. Strengthening collaboration with neighbouring protected area management (Tiwai Island and Gola Forest) of the Jaibui Island conservation area and assessing the seasonal movement patterns of chimpanzees among the three forest blocks (Tiwai, Jaibui and Gola) is also important, as well as culture and behavioural studies of chimpanzee within the Island, and interspecific association between chimpanzee and other primate groups occupying the Island considering food availability on the Island and habitat suitability as determinant parameters (Garriga & Kanneh 2022).