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[[West Africa]] > [[Ghana]] > [[Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve]]
 
  
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= Summary = <!-- An overview of the site, with a one sentence overview of each of the following sections. can include a site map -->
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|6.54, -2.86~[[Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve]]~Western Chimpanzee
 
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* Western chimpanzees (''Pan troglodytes verus'') are present in Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve.  
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* The population size is unknown.  
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* Western chimpanzees (''Pan troglodytes verus'') are present in Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve.
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* The chimpanzee population trend is unknown.  
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* The population size is unknown.
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* This site has a total size of 481.7 km².  
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* The chimpanzee population trend is unknown.
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* Key threats to chimpanzees are logging, farming, and hunting.  
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* This site has a total size of 481.7 km².
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* Key threats to chimpanzees are logging, farming, and hunting.
 
* Information on conservation activities implemented at the site is lacking.
 
* Information on conservation activities implemented at the site is lacking.
  
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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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= Site characteristics =
  
 
Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve is located in southwestern Ghana, to the east of Bia National Park. The reserve was established in 1935 (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN 2019), and it consists of two forest blocks, one above and one below the Asempaneye-Kumasi road (Ernst et al. 2008). The highest peak at the site is 594 m (Ernst et al. 2008). In addition to the western chimpanzee (''Pan troglodytes verus''), other fauna found at the site include the western tree hyrax (''Dendrohyrax dorsalis''), royal antelope (''Neotragus pygmaeus'') (Oates 2006), olive colobus (''Procolobus verus''), black and white colobus (''Colobus vellerosus'') (Danquah et al. 2012), and a frog species discovered in the reserve, ''Arthroleptis krokosua'' (Ernst et al. 2008).
 
Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve is located in southwestern Ghana, to the east of Bia National Park. The reserve was established in 1935 (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN 2019), and it consists of two forest blocks, one above and one below the Asempaneye-Kumasi road (Ernst et al. 2008). The highest peak at the site is 594 m (Ernst et al. 2008). In addition to the western chimpanzee (''Pan troglodytes verus''), other fauna found at the site include the western tree hyrax (''Dendrohyrax dorsalis''), royal antelope (''Neotragus pygmaeus'') (Oates 2006), olive colobus (''Procolobus verus''), black and white colobus (''Colobus vellerosus'') (Danquah et al. 2012), and a frog species discovered in the reserve, ''Arthroleptis krokosua'' (Ernst et al. 2008).
  
 
'''Table 1. Basic site information for Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve'''
 
'''Table 1. Basic site information for Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve'''
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| Area             <!-- Please include units: km2/ha e.g 200ha    -->
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|Species
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|Pan troglodytes verus
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|Area
 
|481.7 km²
 
|481.7 km²
 
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| Coordinates
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|Coordinates
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|6.54, -2.86
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|Lat: 6.54 , Lon:  -2.86
 
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| Designation      <!-- National Park, Nature Reserve, etc.  -->
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|Forest Reserve (IUCN Management Category III)
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|Protected area (Forest Reserve)
 
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|Habitat types   <!-- List IUCN Habitat Classification 3.0 categories present (Without number), see link below -->
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|Subtropical/Tropical Dry Forest,Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland Forest
 
|Subtropical/Tropical Dry Forest,Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland Forest
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|Type of governance
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= Ape status = <!-- a text overview of ape status (population sizes, trends etc), followed by a table of specific surveys and results -->
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= Ape status =
  
 
Traces of chimpanzees have been encountered during surveys, in 2005 (Oates 2006), 2006-2008 (Gatti 2010),  and more recently in 2009 (Danquah et al. 2012), but population estimates are not available. The site has also been identified as the most likely to support a fairly large population of chimpanzees in Ghana (Caldecott & Miles 2005).
 
Traces of chimpanzees have been encountered during surveys, in 2005 (Oates 2006), 2006-2008 (Gatti 2010),  and more recently in 2009 (Danquah et al. 2012), but population estimates are not available. The site has also been identified as the most likely to support a fairly large population of chimpanzees in Ghana (Caldecott & Miles 2005).
  
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'''Table 2. Ape population estimates in Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve'''
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'''Table 2. Ape population estimates reported for Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve'''
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|''Pan troglodytes verus''
 
|''Pan troglodytes verus''
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|Interview and index survey
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|Interviews, Reconnaissance walk
 
|Oates 2006
 
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|Reconnaissance walk  
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|Reconnaissance walk
 
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|Gatti 2010
 
|Gatti 2010
 
|Reconnaissance walks were also conducted, and the total survey effort was 448.24 km
 
|Reconnaissance walks were also conducted, and the total survey effort was 448.24 km
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|Danquah et al. 2012
 
|Danquah et al. 2012
 
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= Threats =     <!-- a text overview of threats, followed by a table of key threats -->
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= Threats =
  
 
The lowlands in Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve have been heavily logged in the past, but the forest in steeper areas has been less affected (Oates 2006). Illegal farming activities have also been found inside the reserve (Oates 2006). Another major threat to chimpanzees at the site is hunting, which appears to be very high (Oates 2006, Danquah et al. 2012).
 
The lowlands in Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve have been heavily logged in the past, but the forest in steeper areas has been less affected (Oates 2006). Illegal farming activities have also been found inside the reserve (Oates 2006). Another major threat to chimpanzees at the site is hunting, which appears to be very high (Oates 2006, Danquah et al. 2012).
  
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'''Table 3. Threats to great apes in Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve'''
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'''Table 3. Threats to apes reported for Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve'''
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!Threat level       <!-- For threat level, please use keywords: unknown, low, high -->
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!Quantified severity <!-- e.g., encounter rate, number of miners etc. (with reference)-->
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|1.1 Housing & urban areas
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|1.1 Residential areas
 
|Present
 
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|Villages are present in the reserve (Ernst et al. 2008)
 
|Villages are present in the reserve (Ernst et al. 2008)
 
|Ongoing (2008)
 
|Ongoing (2008)
 
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|2. Agriculture & aquaculture
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|2 Agriculture & aquaculture
 
|2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops
 
|2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops
 
|Present
 
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|Illegal cultivations patches of plantain, cocoyam, pepper, and marijuana found in the site (Oates 2006)
 
|Illegal cultivations patches of plantain, cocoyam, pepper, and marijuana found in the site (Oates 2006)
 
|Ongoing (2006)
 
|Ongoing (2006)
 
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|3. Energy production & mining
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|3 Energy production & mining
 
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|Not reported
 
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|5.1 Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals
 
|5.1 Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals
 
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|Encounter rate of hunting signs: 1 km-1 (Danquah et al. 2012). A survey in 2006-2008 reported 0.857 hunting signs per km (Gatti 2010).
 
 
|Hunting signs at the site have been frequently found, especially wire-snare traps (Oates 2006, Danquah et al. 2012
 
|Hunting signs at the site have been frequently found, especially wire-snare traps (Oates 2006, Danquah et al. 2012
 
|Ongoing (2006, 2012)
 
|Ongoing (2006, 2012)
 
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|5 Biological resource use
 
|5.3 Logging & wood harvesting
 
|5.3 Logging & wood harvesting
 
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|The area has been heavily logged (Oates 2006)
 
|The area has been heavily logged (Oates 2006)
 
|Ongoing (2006)
 
|Ongoing (2006)
 
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|6 Human intrusions & disturbance
 
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|Not reported
 
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|Absent
 
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|8 Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseases
 
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|Absent
 
|Absent
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|Absent
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|11 Climate change & severe weather
 
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|Unknown
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|Absent
 
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[https://www.iucnredlist.org/resources/threat-classification-scheme IUCN Threats list]
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Information on conservation activities implemented at the site is lacking.
 
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'''Table 4. Conservation activities in Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve'''
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'''Table 4. Conservation activities reported for Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve'''
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|5.2 Legally protect ape habitat
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|The site is designated as forest reserve since 1935 (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN 2019)
 
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[[Conservation activities list (Junker et al. 2017)]]
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'''Table 5. Challenges reported for Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve'''
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'''Table 6. Enablers reported for Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve'''
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|Not reported
 
 
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|Not reported
 
 
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|Not reported
 
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|Not reported
 
 
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|Not reported
 
 
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|Not reported
 
 
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|Not reported
 
 
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|The site is designated as forest reserve since 1935 (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN 2019)
 
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|Ongoing (2019)
 
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|12. Species Management
 
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|Not reported
 
 
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'''Table 5. Challenges reported for Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve'''
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'''Table 6. Great ape behaviors reported for Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve'''
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'''Table 7. Behaviours documented for Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve'''
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!Source
 
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|Not reported
 
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= References =
 
= References =
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Caldecott, J. O., & Miles, L. (Eds.). (2005). World atlas of great apes and their conservation. Berkeley, Calif: University of California Press.<br>
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Caldecott, J. O., & Miles, L. (Eds.). (2005). World atlas of great apes and their conservation. Berkeley, Calif: University of California Press.
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Danquah, E., Oppong, S.K., Akom, E., and Sam, M. (2012) Preliminary Survey of Chimpanzees and Threatened Monkeys in the Bia-Goaso Forest Block in Southwestern Ghana. African Primates 7 (2): 163-174.
 
Danquah, E., Oppong, S.K., Akom, E., and Sam, M. (2012) Preliminary Survey of Chimpanzees and Threatened Monkeys in the Bia-Goaso Forest Block in Southwestern Ghana. African Primates 7 (2): 163-174.
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Ernst, R., Agyei, A.C. & Rödel, M.-O. (2008) A new giant species of Arthroleptis (Amphibia: Anura: Arthroleptidae) from the Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve, south-western Ghana. Zootaxa, 1697, 58–68.<br>
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Gatti, S. (2010) Community Forest Biodiversity Project: Status of primate populations in  Protected Areas targeted under CFBP.W APCA and WD/FC, Accra. p. 42.<br>
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Ernst, R., Agyei, A.C. & Rödel, M.-O. (2008) A new giant species of Arthroleptis (Amphibia: Anura: Arthroleptidae) from the Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve, south-western Ghana. Zootaxa, 1697, 58–68.
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Oates, J. (2006) Primate Conservation in the Forests of Western Ghana. Unpublished report to the Wildlife Division, Forestry Commission, Ghana. <br>
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UNEP-WCMC and IUCN (2019), Protected Planet: [Krokosua Hills FoR*; The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)/The Global Database on Protected Areas Management Effectiveness (GD-PAME)] [On-line], [11/2019], Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net.<br>
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Gatti, S. (2010) Community Forest Biodiversity Project: Status of primate populations in  Protected Areas targeted under CFBP.W APCA and WD/FC, Accra. p. 42.
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Oates, J. (2006) Primate Conservation in the Forests of Western Ghana. Unpublished report to the Wildlife Division, Forestry Commission, Ghana.
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UNEP-WCMC and IUCN (2019), Protected Planet: [Krokosua Hills FoR*; The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)/The Global Database on Protected Areas Management Effectiveness (GD-PAME)] [On-line], [11/2019], Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net.
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Summary

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  • Western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) are present in Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve.
  • The population size is unknown.
  • The chimpanzee population trend is unknown.
  • This site has a total size of 481.7 km².
  • Key threats to chimpanzees are logging, farming, and hunting.
  • Information on conservation activities implemented at the site is lacking.


Site characteristics

Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve is located in southwestern Ghana, to the east of Bia National Park. The reserve was established in 1935 (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN 2019), and it consists of two forest blocks, one above and one below the Asempaneye-Kumasi road (Ernst et al. 2008). The highest peak at the site is 594 m (Ernst et al. 2008). In addition to the western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus), other fauna found at the site include the western tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax dorsalis), royal antelope (Neotragus pygmaeus) (Oates 2006), olive colobus (Procolobus verus), black and white colobus (Colobus vellerosus) (Danquah et al. 2012), and a frog species discovered in the reserve, Arthroleptis krokosua (Ernst et al. 2008).

Table 1. Basic site information for Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve

Species Pan troglodytes verus
Area 481.7 km²
Coordinates Lat: 6.54 , Lon: -2.86
Type of site Protected area (Forest Reserve)
Habitat types Subtropical/Tropical Dry Forest,Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland Forest
Type of governance

IUCN habitat categories Site designations

Ape status

Traces of chimpanzees have been encountered during surveys, in 2005 (Oates 2006), 2006-2008 (Gatti 2010), and more recently in 2009 (Danquah et al. 2012), but population estimates are not available. The site has also been identified as the most likely to support a fairly large population of chimpanzees in Ghana (Caldecott & Miles 2005).

Table 2. Ape population estimates reported for Krokosua Hills Forest 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
Pan troglodytes verus 2005 Present Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve Interviews, Reconnaissance walk Oates 2006 Reconnaissance walk
Pan troglodytes verus 2006-2008 0.0045 Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve Line transects & recces Gatti 2010 Reconnaissance walks were also conducted, and the total survey effort was 448.24 km
Pan troglodytes verus 2009 Present Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve Line transects Danquah et al. 2012

Threats

The lowlands in Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve have been heavily logged in the past, but the forest in steeper areas has been less affected (Oates 2006). Illegal farming activities have also been found inside the reserve (Oates 2006). Another major threat to chimpanzees at the site is hunting, which appears to be very high (Oates 2006, Danquah et al. 2012).

Table 3. Threats to apes reported for Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve

Category Specific threats Threat level Description Year of threat
1 Residential & commercial development 1.1 Residential areas Present Villages are present in the reserve (Ernst et al. 2008) Ongoing (2008)
2 Agriculture & aquaculture 2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops Present Illegal cultivations patches of plantain, cocoyam, pepper, and marijuana found in the site (Oates 2006) Ongoing (2006)
3 Energy production & mining Not reported
4 Transportation & service corridors Not reported
5 Biological resource use 5.1 Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals High Hunting signs at the site have been frequently found, especially wire-snare traps (Oates 2006, Danquah et al. 2012 Ongoing (2006, 2012)
5 Biological resource use 5.3 Logging & wood harvesting High The area has been heavily logged (Oates 2006) Ongoing (2006)
6 Human intrusions & disturbance Not reported
7 Natural system modifications Absent
8 Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseases Unknown
9 Pollution Absent
10 Geological events Absent
11 Climate change & severe weather Unknown
12 Other threat Absent

IUCN Threats list

Conservation activities

Information on conservation activities implemented at the site is lacking.

Table 4. Conservation activities reported for Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve

Category Specific activity Description Implementing organization(s) Year of activity
5 Protection & restoration 5.2 Legally protect ape habitat The site is designated as forest reserve since 1935 (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN 2019) Ongoing (2019)

Conservation activities list (Junker et al. 2017)

Challenges

Table 5. Challenges reported for Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve

Challenges Specific challenges Source Year(s)
1 Site management 1.3 Corruption Oates 2006

Enablers

Table 6. Enablers reported for Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve

Enablers Specific enablers Source Year(s)
1 Site management
2 Resources and capacity
3 Engaged community
4 Institutional support
5 Ecological context
6 Safety and stability

Research activities

No information on research activities has been documented.

Documented behaviours

Table 7. Behaviours documented for Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve

Behavior Source
Not reported

Exposure to climate change impacts

External links

Relevant datasets

References

Caldecott, J. O., & Miles, L. (Eds.). (2005). World atlas of great apes and their conservation. Berkeley, Calif: University of California Press.

Danquah, E., Oppong, S.K., Akom, E., and Sam, M. (2012) Preliminary Survey of Chimpanzees and Threatened Monkeys in the Bia-Goaso Forest Block in Southwestern Ghana. African Primates 7 (2): 163-174.

Ernst, R., Agyei, A.C. & Rödel, M.-O. (2008) A new giant species of Arthroleptis (Amphibia: Anura: Arthroleptidae) from the Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve, south-western Ghana. Zootaxa, 1697, 58–68.

Gatti, S. (2010) Community Forest Biodiversity Project: Status of primate populations in Protected Areas targeted under CFBP.W APCA and WD/FC, Accra. p. 42.

Oates, J. (2006) Primate Conservation in the Forests of Western Ghana. Unpublished report to the Wildlife Division, Forestry Commission, Ghana.

UNEP-WCMC and IUCN (2019), Protected Planet: [Krokosua Hills FoR*; The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)/The Global Database on Protected Areas Management Effectiveness (GD-PAME)] [On-line], [11/2019], Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net.


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