Gashaka-Gumti National Park

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Summary

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• Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes ellioti) are present in Gashaka-Gumti National Park.
• The population size is unknown.
• The population trend is unknown.
• The site has a total size of 6,731 km².
• Key threats to chimpanzees are not reported.
• Conservation activities at the site have not been documented.

Site characteristics

The site is located in eastern Nigeria, bordering Cameroon. It is Nigeria's largest national park and was established in 1991. Rich in bird biodiversity, the site is an Important Bird Area, with 366 species so far recorded (BirdLife International 2020). In addition, 300-500 butterfly species are believed to occur at the site, and 103 mammal species have been recorded (BirdLife International 2020).

Table 1. Basic site information for Gashaka-Gumti National Park

Area	6,731km²
Coordinates	7.538, 11.611
Designation	National Park
Habitat types	Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical/tropical moist montane forest,subtropical/tropical high altitude grassland

IUCN habitat categories Site designations

Ape status

Table 2. Ape population estimates in Gashaka-Gumti National Park

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 ellioti		Unknown

Threats

Table 3. Threats to apes in Gashaka-Gumti National Park

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		Unknown
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		Unknown

IUCN Threats list

Conservation activities

Table 4. Conservation activities in Gashaka-Gumti National Park

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	Not reported
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 Gashaka-Gumti National Park

Challenge	Source
Not reported

Research activities

Documented behaviours

Table 6. Ape behaviors reported for Gashaka-Gumti National Park

Behavior	Source
Not reported

External links

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09670870701288124?casa_token=WnV75MlGNQIAAAAA%3A_ua33L42lozpDB_6ffo50vlp3aVSfSo9H7bDxIfTlssqyUZYsfL0EiFP5ezyTk48tVurkjbDLk0yQ74
https://www.odi.org/sites/odi.org.uk/files/odi-assets/publications-opinion-files/1110.pdf
https://www.journalajee.com/index.php/AJEE/article/view/9391
https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jrfwe/article/view/82364
https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10091810/

Relevant datasets

A.P.E.S Portal

References

BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Gashaka-Gumti National Park. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/10/2020.

Page completed by: A.P.E.S. Wiki Team Date: 02/12/2020