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[https://www.iucnredlist.org/resources/habitat-classification-scheme IUCN habitat categories] [[Site designations]]
[https://www.iucnredlist.org/resources/habitat-classification-scheme IUCN habitat categories] [[Site designations]]
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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 -->
= Ape status = <!-- a text overview of ape status (population sizes, trends etc), followed by a table of specific surveys and results -->
= Threats = <!-- a text overview of threats, followed by a table of key threats -->
= Threats = <!-- a text overview of threats, followed by a table of key threats -->
The key threat to chimpanzees is the destruction and fragmentation of habitat which led to the complete isolation of the Bossou chimpanzee community from other chimpanzee groups. The last male chimpanzee migrated into the research group in 1982 (Hirata et al. 1998). In the 1980s other chimpanzee groups in the surrounding have likely gone extinct (Hirata at el. 1998).
The key threat to chimpanzees is the destruction and fragmentation of habitat which led to the complete isolation of the Bossou chimpanzee community from other chimpanzee groups. The last male chimpanzee migrated into the research group in 1982 (Hirata et al. 1998). In the 1980s other chimpanzee groups in the surrounding area have likely gone extinct (Hirata at el. 1998).
1,500 people live in the village of Bossou. During the civil war in Liberia in the 1990s there was a large influx of migrants from Liberia to Bossou, and the local population almost doubled leading to further deforestation (Matsuzawa et al. 2011a). During the outbreak of a flu-like respiratory disease in 2003 five chimpanzees died (Humle 2011 b). The local population is tolerant towards chimpanzees based on the believe that chimpanzees are reincarnation of their ancestors (Matsuzawa et al. 2011a). Consequently, chimpanzees are not hunted, nor have retaliatory killings as a result of crop raiding by chimpanzees been reported.
1,500 people live in the village of Bossou. During the civil war in Liberia in the 1990s there was a large influx of migrants from Liberia to Bossou, and the local population almost doubled leading to further deforestation (Matsuzawa et al. 2011a). During the outbreak of a flu-like respiratory disease in 2003 five chimpanzees died (Humle 2011 b). The local population is tolerant towards chimpanzees based on the belief that chimpanzees are reincarnation of their ancestors (Matsuzawa et al. 2011a). Consequently, chimpanzees are not hunted, nor have retaliatory killings as a result of crop raiding by chimpanzees been reported.
'''Table 3. Threats to apes in Bossou'''
'''Table 3. Threats to apes in Bossou'''
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|8. Invasive & other problematic species, genes, diseases
|8. Invasive & other problematic species, genes, diseases
|8.1 Invasive non-native/alien species/disease
|8.1 Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases
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|Medium
|5 chimpanzees died (Humle 2011b)
|5 chimpanzees died (Humle 2011b)