Summary
- Western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) are present in Dodo Hills Forest Reserve.
- The population size is unknown.
- The chimpanzee population trend is unknown.
- The site has a total size of 39.4 km².
- Key threats to chimpanzees are expansion of land for agriculture and roads.
- Conservation activities are not documented.
Site characteristics
Dodo Hills Forest Reserve is located in the north-western part of the Kenema District in the Dodo Chiefdom. It is a dense tropical rain forest with a rich diversity of fauna and flora species, including pangolins, primates, butterflies, duikers, birds, woody trees, etc.
Table 1. Basic site information for Dodo Hills Forest Reserve
IUCN habitat categories Site designations
Ape status
Table 2. Ape population estimates in Dodo Hills Forest Reserve
| Species
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Year
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Abundance estimate (95% CI)
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Density estimate [ind./ km²] (95% CI)
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Encounter rate (nests/km)
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Area
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Method
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Source
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Comments
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A.P.E.S. database ID
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| Dodo Hills Forest Reserve
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Threats
Table 3. Threats to apes in Dodo Hills Forest Reserve
| Category
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Specific threats
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Threat level
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Quantified severity
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Description
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Year of threat
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| 1. Residential & commercial development
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Unknown
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| 2. Agriculture & aquaculture
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2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops
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High
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Presence of abandoned farm lands, farm bushes, cacao farms, hamlets and farm roads traversing the forest (Turay & Kanneh 2022).
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Ongoing (2022)
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| 3. Energy production & mining
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Unknown
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| 4. Transportation & service corridors
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4.1 Roads & railroads
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Low
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Logging roads caused by forestry in the past (Turay & Kanneh 2022).
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Ongoing (2022)
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| 5. Biological resource use
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Unknown
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| 6. Human intrusion & disturbance
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Unknown
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| 7. Natural system modifications
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7.2 Dams & water management/use
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Low
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The presence of the main hydroelectricity dam supplying electricity to Kenema and Bo on the river poses low level threat to the habitat (Turay & Kanneh 2022).
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Ongoing (2022)
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| 8. Invasive & other problematic species, genes, diseases
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Unknown
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| 9. Pollution
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Unknown
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| 10. Geological Events
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Absent
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| 11. Climate change & severe weather
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Unknown
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| 12. Other options
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Absent
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IUCN Threats list
Conservation activities
Table 4. Conservation activities in Dodo Hills Forest Reserve
| Category
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Specific activity
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Description
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Year of activity
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| 1. Residential & commercial development
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Not reported
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| 2. Agriculture & aquaculture
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Not reported
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| 3. Energy production & mining
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Not reported
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| 4. Transportation & service corridors
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Not reported
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| 5. Biological resource use
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Not reported
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| 6. Human intrusion & disturbance
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Not reported
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| 7. Natural system modifications
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Not reported
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| 8. Invasive & other problematic species, genes, diseases
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Not reported
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| 9. Pollution
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Not reported
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| 10. Education & Awareness
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Not reported
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| 11. Habitat Protection
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Not reported
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| 12. Species Management
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Not reported
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| 13. Livelihood; Economic & Other Incentives
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Not reported
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Conservation activities list (Junker et al. 2017)
Challenges
Table 5. Challenges reported for Dodo Hills Forest Reserve
| Challenge
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Source
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| Not reported
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Research activities
Documented behaviours
Table 6. Ape behaviors reported for Dodo Hills Forest Reserve
| Behavior
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Source
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| Not reported
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External linksReferences
Page completed by: Ansumana Babar Turay Date: 18/12/2022