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* A range of conservation activities are implemented, including permanent presence of researchers and tourists, anti-poaching patrols, environmental education and measures to prevent disease transmission to chimpanzees.

* A range of conservation activities are implemented, including permanent presence of researchers and tourists, anti-poaching patrols, environmental education and measures to prevent disease transmission to chimpanzees.

* Taï National Park is the largest remaining forest block in the Upper Guinea Region and is home to one of the longest-running chimpanzee research sites.  

* Taï National Park is the largest remaining forest block in the Upper Guinea Region and is home to one of the longest-running chimpanzee research sites.  

 

= 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 -->

= 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 -->

 

Since 2005 annual surveys on western chimpanzees have been implemented by OIPR and the [https://www.wildchimps.org/index.html  Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF)].  Estimated chimpanzee abundance ranges between 300-800 individuals and the population seems to be stable (Campbell et al. 2008). Since 2016, the WCF uses camera traps to systematically monitor biodiversity in 200 km² in the Taï National Park (Cappelle et al. 2019).  

Since 2005 annual surveys on western chimpanzees have been implemented by OIPR and the [https://www.wildchimps.org/index.html  Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF)].  Estimated chimpanzee abundance ranges between 300-800 individuals and the population seems to be stable (Campbell et al. 2008). Since 2016, the WCF has used camera traps to systematically monitor biodiversity in 200 km² in the Taï National Park (Cappelle et al. 2019).  

'''Table 2. Ape population estimates in Taï National Park'''

'''Table 2. Ape population estimates in Taï National Park'''

|Medium

|Medium

|3 abandoned and 1 active mining sites (Tiédoué et al. 2016)

|3 abandoned and 1 active mining sites (Tiédoué et al. 2016)

|Artisinal gold mining (Tiédoué et al. 2016, UNESCO 2019b)

|Artisanal gold mining (Tiédoué et al. 2016, UNESCO 2019b)

|Ongoing (2019)

|Ongoing (2019)

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|High

|High

|29 gunshots heard, 38 snares and 81 cartridges found (Tiédoué et al. 2016)

|29 gunshots heard, 38 snares and 81 cartridges found (Tiédoué et al. 2016)

|Poaching is widespread throught the park (Tiédoué et al. 2016, UNESCO 2019b)

|Poaching is widespread throughout the park (Tiédoué et al. 2016, UNESCO 2019b)

|Ongoing (2019)

|Ongoing (2019)

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|8. Invasive & other problematic species, genes, diseases

|8. Invasive & other problematic species, genes, diseases

|8.1 Invasive non-native/alien species/disease

|8.1 Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases

|High

|High

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|8.2 Problematic native species/disease

|8.2 Problematic native species/diseases

|High

|High

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