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[[West Africa]] > [[Liberia]] > [[Foya Proposed Protected Area]]

[[West Africa]] > [[Liberia]] > [[Foya Proposed Protected Area]]

= 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 Foya.  

* Western chimpanzees (''Pan troglodytes verus'') are present in Foya.  

* The population size is unknown.  

* The population size is unknown.  

* The chimpanzee population trend is unknown.  

* The chimpanzee population trend is unknown.  

Foya Proposed Protected Area spans the northwestern highlands, including the southwest extension of the Wonegizi Mountains, the headwaters of the Mano River, and approximately 40 kilometers of Lofa River frontage. Foya is the largest of the proposed protected areas. It consists of moist evergreen forest and moist semi-deciduous forests. The site includes about 44,000 ha of community forest. Efforts to secure a status of national park are ongoing (NICFI 2016). Foya is an important area for the vulnerable zebra duiker ''Cephalophus zebra'' (Johnson 2015). Apart from chimpanzees (''Pan troglodytes verus''), survey teams of the nationwide chimpanzee and large mammal survey (Tweh et al. 2014) found numerous signs of black duiker (''Cephalophus niger''), Maxwell duiker (''Philantomba maxwellii''), Ogilby’s duiker (''Cephalophus ogilbyi''), bay duiker (''Cephalophus dorsalis''), bushbuck (''Tragelaphus scriptus''), sooty mangabey (''Cercocebus atys''), Campbell’s monkey (''Cercopithecus campbelli''), spot-nosed monkey ''Cercopithecus petaurista''), lowland bongo (''Tragelaphus eurycerus)'', red river hog (''Potamochoerus porcus''), and the vulnerable African elephant (''Loxodonta africana'') in the forests around Foya Proposed Protected Area.

Foya Proposed Protected Area spans the northwestern highlands, including the southwest extension of the Wonegizi Mountains, the headwaters of the Mano River, and approximately 40 kilometers of Lofa River frontage. Foya is the largest of the proposed protected areas. It consists of moist evergreen forest and moist semi-deciduous forests. The site includes about 44,000 ha of community forest. Efforts to secure a status of national park are ongoing (NICFI 2016). Foya is an important area for the vulnerable zebra duiker ''Cephalophus zebra'' (Johnson 2015). Apart from chimpanzees (''Pan troglodytes verus''), survey teams of the nationwide chimpanzee and large mammal survey (Tweh et al. 2014) found numerous signs of black duiker (''Cephalophus niger''), Maxwell duiker (''Philantomba maxwellii''), Ogilby’s duiker (''Cephalophus ogilbyi''), bay duiker (''Cephalophus dorsalis''), bushbuck (''Tragelaphus scriptus''), sooty mangabey (''Cercocebus atys''), Campbell’s monkey (''Cercopithecus campbelli''), spot-nosed monkey ''Cercopithecus petaurista''), lowland bongo (''Tragelaphus eurycerus)'', red river hog (''Potamochoerus porcus''), and the vulnerable African elephant (''Loxodonta africana'') in the forests around Foya Proposed Protected Area.

A Gola Malimbe (Malimbus ballmani) identification and nest survey training was conducted with the Site Support Group (linked to the Important Bird Area) in 2017.

A Gola Malimbe (''Malimbus ballmani'') identification and nest survey training was conducted with the Site Support Group (linked to the Important Bird Area) in 2017.

 

'''Table 1: Basic site information for Foya'''

'''Table 1. Basic site information for Foya Proposed Protected Area'''

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{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="basic-information"

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

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

|-

|-

|Coordinates

|Coordinates

|7.79 N, 10.34 W

|7.79, -10.34

|-

|-

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

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

'''Table 2: Great ape population estimates in Foya'''

'''Table 2. Great ape population estimates in Foya Proposed Protected Area'''

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{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="population-estimate-table"

! 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

'''Table 3: Threats to great apes in Foya'''

'''Table 3. Threats to great apes in Foya Proposed Protected Area'''

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

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

'''Table 4: Conservation activities in Foya'''

'''Table 4. Conservation activities in Foya Proposed Protected Area'''

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

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

[[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: Impediments reported for Foya'''

'''Table 5. Challenges reported for Foya Proposed Protected Area'''

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{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="impediments-table"

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

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

'''Table 6: Great ape behaviors reported for Foya'''

'''Table 6. Great ape behaviors reported for Foya Proposed Protected Area'''

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

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

= References =

= References =

Wilson STK, Wang H, Kabenge M, Qi X. 2017.  The mining sector of Liberia: current practices and environmental challenges. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 24: 18711–18720.<br>

Wilson STK, Wang H, Kabenge M, Qi X. 2017.  The mining sector of Liberia: current practices and environmental challenges. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 24: 18711–18720.<br>

 

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