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[[Central Africa]] > [[Republic of the Congo]] > [[Lac Télé Community Reserve]]
  
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= Summary = <!-- An overview of the site, with one sentence for each section. May include a site map -->
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* Central chimpanzees (''Pan troglodytes troglodytes'') & Western lowland gorillas (''Gorilla gorilla gorilla'') are present in Lac Télé Community Reserve.
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* It has been estimated that 7,647 (4,044–12,183) gorillas and chimpanzees occur in the site.
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* The population trends are unknown.
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* Ape taxa present  
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* The site has a total size of 4,400 km².
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* Key threats to great apes are hunting and logging.
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* Conservation activities have focused on monitoring with SMART, anti-poaching patrols, and providing alternative forms of income to reduce the bushmeat trade.
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= Site characteristics = <!-- A paragraph summary of physical and geographic aspects of the site, and a table of key information -->
  
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Lac Télé Community Reserve is located in the northeastern Republic of the Congo. Consisting of 70% wetland, Lac Télé Community Reserve is one of the world's largest swamp-forest ([https://congo.wcs.org/Wild-Places/Lac-T%C3%A9l%C3%A9-Community-Reserve.aspx WCS]). The site is located between the Sangha and Oubangui rivers, which seasonally flood the forest, grassland, and floating prairies, and pump water into the lakes, ponds and rivers found at the site. In the centre of the reserve lies an area of firm land, which is an important habitat for gorillas ([https://congo.wcs.org/Wild-Places/Lac-T%C3%A9l%C3%A9-Community-Reserve.aspx WCS]). The reserve supports one of the densest populations of western lowland gorillas, and it is also home to chimpanzees, elephants, buffaloes, duikers, and hippopotamuses ([https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/950 Ramsar]). The reserve was designated a Ramsar site in 1998. In 2017, the Lac Tumba Transboundary Ramsar Site was established, which includes Lac Télé and Grands Affluents in Congo, as well as Ngiri-Tumba-Maindombe in the Democratic Republic of Congo ([https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/950 Ramsar]). The reserve is owned by the local communities; approximately 20,000 people in the reserve ([https://congo.wcs.org/Wild-Places/Lac-T%C3%A9l%C3%A9-Community-Reserve.aspx WCS]; [https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/950 Ramsar]). These communities heavily depend on the reserve's natural resources for fish, agriculture, construction materials canoes, and medicines ([https://congo.wcs.org/Wild-Places/Lac-T%C3%A9l%C3%A9-Community-Reserve.aspx WCS]; [https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/950 Ramsar]).
  
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'''Table 1. Basic site information for Lac Télé Community Reserve'''
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|Community Reserve
 
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|Subtropical/tropical swamp forest, Wetlands (inland) – Bogs, marshes, swamps, fens, peatlands
 
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'''Table 2. Ape population estimates in Lac Télé Community Reserve'''
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[https://congo.wcs.org/Wild-Places/Lac-T%C3%A9l%C3%A9-Community-Reserve.aspx WCS Lac Télé Community Reserve] <br>
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[https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/950 Ramsar Lac Télé/Likouala-aux-herbes] <br>
  
 
===Relevant datasets===
 
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Rainey, H. J., Iyenguet, F. C., Malanda, G.-A. F., Madzoké, B., Santos, D. D., Stokes, E. J., Maisels, F., & Strindberg, S. (2010). Survey of Raphia swamp forest, Republic of Congo, indicates high densities of Critically Endangered western lowland gorillas Gorilla gorilla gorilla. Oryx, 44(01), 124. https://doi.org/10.1017/S003060530999010X <br>
  
 
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Central Africa > Republic of the Congo > Lac Télé Community Reserve

Summary

  • Central chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) & Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) are present in Lac Télé Community Reserve.
  • It has been estimated that 7,647 (4,044–12,183) gorillas and chimpanzees occur in the site.
  • The population trends are unknown.
  • The site has a total size of 4,400 km².
  • Key threats to great apes are hunting and logging.
  • Conservation activities have focused on monitoring with SMART, anti-poaching patrols, and providing alternative forms of income to reduce the bushmeat trade.

Site characteristics

Lac Télé Community Reserve is located in the northeastern Republic of the Congo. Consisting of 70% wetland, Lac Télé Community Reserve is one of the world's largest swamp-forest (WCS). The site is located between the Sangha and Oubangui rivers, which seasonally flood the forest, grassland, and floating prairies, and pump water into the lakes, ponds and rivers found at the site. In the centre of the reserve lies an area of firm land, which is an important habitat for gorillas (WCS). The reserve supports one of the densest populations of western lowland gorillas, and it is also home to chimpanzees, elephants, buffaloes, duikers, and hippopotamuses (Ramsar). The reserve was designated a Ramsar site in 1998. In 2017, the Lac Tumba Transboundary Ramsar Site was established, which includes Lac Télé and Grands Affluents in Congo, as well as Ngiri-Tumba-Maindombe in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Ramsar). The reserve is owned by the local communities; approximately 20,000 people in the reserve (WCS; Ramsar). These communities heavily depend on the reserve's natural resources for fish, agriculture, construction materials canoes, and medicines (WCS; Ramsar).

Table 1. Basic site information for Lac Télé Community Reserve

Area 4,400 km²
Coordinates 1.316971 N, 17.223215 E
Designation Community Reserve
Habitat types Subtropical/tropical swamp forest, Wetlands (inland) – Bogs, marshes, swamps, fens, peatlands

IUCN habitat categories Site designations

Ape status

Table 2. Ape population estimates in Lac Télé Community Reserve

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
Gorilla gorilla gorilla 2007 5,402 (2,778–10,486) 1,029 km2 of the south-eastern Reserve periphery including Raphia swamp forests Line transects (Distance) Rainey et al. 2010
Pan troglodytes troglodytes & Gorilla gorilla gorilla 2007 7,647 (4,044–12,183) 1,029 km2 of the south-eastern Reserve periphery including Raphia swamp forests Line transects (Distance) Rainey et al. 2010

Threats

Table 3. Threats to apes in Lac Télé Community Reserve

Category Specific threats Threat level Quantified severity Description Year of threat
1. Residential & commercial development Unknown
2. Agriculture & aquaculture Unknown
3. Energy production & mining Unknown
4. Transportation & service corridors Unknown
5. Biological resource use 5.1 Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals Present, but threat severity is unknown Mammal species hunted for commercial bushmeat markets, not only locally, but also in urban areas further away, e.g., in Kinshasa (WCS). Ongoing
5. Biological resource use 5.3 Logging & wood harvesting Low Deforestation concentrated along the rivers and in terra firma forests. Trees are logged mainly for firewood collection and slash-and-burn agriculture. Although at the moment is it small-scale, the threat is expected to increase as road networks expand in the area (WCS). Ongoing
6. Human intrusion & disturbance Absent
7. Natural system modifications Absent
8. Invasive & other problematic species, genes, diseases Unknown
9. Pollution Unknown
10. Geological Events Absent
11. Climate change & severe weather Unknown
12. Other options Absent

IUCN Threats list

Conservation activities

The reserve is managed by the Ministry of Forest Economy (MEF) in partnership with WCS Congo.

Table 4. Conservation activities in Lac Télé Community Reserve

Category Specific activity Description Year of activity
1. Residential & commercial development Not reported
2. Agriculture & aquaculture Not reported
3. Energy production & mining Not reported
4. Transportation & service corridors Not reported
5. Biological resource use 5.11. Provide training to anti-poaching ranger patrols WCS Congo, together with the Government of Congo, are recruiting and training rangers to patrol and protect the landscape and its wildlife (WCS). Ongoing
5.15. Implement monitoring surveillance strategies (e.g. SMART) or use monitoring data to improve effectiveness of wildlife law enforcement patrols Provide rangers with training on the Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART)(WCS). Ongoing
6. Human intrusion & disturbance Not reported
7. Natural system modifications Not reported
8. Invasive & other problematic species, genes, diseases Not reported
9. Pollution Not reported
10. Education & Awareness Not reported
11. Habitat Protection Not reported
12. Species Management Not reported
13. Livelihood; Economic & Other Incentives 13.2. Provide non-monetary benefits to local communities for sustainably managing their forest and its wildlife (e.g. better education, infrastructure development) Providing alternative forms of income (to reduce bushmeat trade) by developing and implementing a cocoa conservation management program; sustainable fisheries and commerce of dried fish; and a micro-credit program (WCS). Ongoing

Conservation activities list (Junker et al. 2017)

Challenges

Table 5. Challenges reported for Lac Télé Community Reserve

Challenge Source
Not reported

Research activities

Documented behaviours

Table 6. Ape behaviors reported for Lac Télé Community Reserve

Behavior Source
Not reported

External links

WCS Lac Télé Community Reserve
Ramsar Lac Télé/Likouala-aux-herbes

Relevant datasets

A.P.E.S Portal

References

Rainey, H. J., Iyenguet, F. C., Malanda, G.-A. F., Madzoké, B., Santos, D. D., Stokes, E. J., Maisels, F., & Strindberg, S. (2010). Survey of Raphia swamp forest, Republic of Congo, indicates high densities of Critically Endangered western lowland gorillas Gorilla gorilla gorilla. Oryx, 44(01), 124. https://doi.org/10.1017/S003060530999010X


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