Kasyoha-Kitomi Forest Reserve

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East Africa > Uganda > Kasyoha-Kitomi Forest Reserve

Summary

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  • Eastern chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) are present in Kasyoha-Kitomi Forest Reserve.
  • The population size is unknown.
  • The population trend is unknown.
  • The site has a total size of 343 km².
  • Key threats to chimpanzees are hunting, charcoal production and mining.
  • Conservation activities are not documented.

Site characteristics

The forest is located in the Ugandan Albertine Rift. The site is an important source of timber and an important watershed for Lake George, one of the most productive fisheries in the world (Plumptre 2002). During surveys conducted by the Forestry Department, 14 species were found here and nowhere else (11 butterflies and three trees). In addition, five Albertine Rift Endemics occur here (2 trees, 1 bird, 1 small mammal and 1 moth) (Plumptre 2002).

Table 1. Basic site information for Kasyoha-Kitomi Forest Reserve

Area 343 km²
Coordinates -0.251216, 30.259919
Designation Forest Reserve
Habitat types Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest, grassland

IUCN habitat categories Site designations

Ape status

Table 2. Ape population estimates in Kasyoha-Kitomi 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 schweinfurthii present Kasyoha-Kitomi Forest Reserve

Threats

Human activity is high primarily due to logging activities but it can include other activities people engage in whilst in the forest. Charcoal production, hunting for bushmeat and mining (coltan and in the past gold) are the main threats to chimpanzees in the forest (Plumptre 2002).

Table 3. Threats to apes in Kasyoha-Kitomi Forest Reserve

Category Specific threats Threat level Quantified severity Description Year of threat
1. Residential & commercial development Unknown
2. Agriculture & aquaculture 2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops Low Agricultural encroachment (Plumptre 2002). Ongoing (2002)
3. Energy production & mining 3.2 Mining & quarrying High The forest has been mined in the past for gold according to local residents but recently it has also been mined fairly heavily for Columbo-tantalite or Coltan (Plumptre 2002). Ongoing (2002)
4. Transportation & service corridors Unknown
5. Biological resource use 5.1 Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals High Bushmeat hunting (Plumptre 2002). Ongoing (2002)
5.3 Logging & wood harvesting High Wood harvesting for charcoal burning; legal timber extraction (Plumptre 2002). Ongoing (2002)
6. Human intrusion & disturbance Unknown
7. Natural system modifications Unknown
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

Table 4. Conservation activities in Kasyoha-Kitomi Forest 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 Not reported
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 11.2. Legally protect primate habitat The protected area was first established in 1932 with some realignments in 1963 (Plumptre 2002). Ongoing (2023)
12. Species Management Not reported
13. Livelihood; Economic & Other Incentives Not reported

Conservation activities list (Junker et al. 2017)

Challenges

Table 5. Challenges reported for Kasyoha-Kitomi Forest Reserve

Challenge Source
Not reported

Research activities

Documented behaviours

Table 6. Ape behaviors reported for Kasyoha-Kitomi Forest Reserve

Behavior Source
Not reported

External links

Uganda Parks

References

Plumptre, A. J. (2002). Extent and status of the forests in the Ugandan Albertine Rift, Report to GEF PDF-b Albertine Rift Project. Wildlife Conservation Society, Kampala, Uganda.


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