Mont Fouari

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• Central chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) are present in Mont Fouari.
• The population size is unknown.
• The chimpanzee population trend is unknown.
• The site has a total size of 156 km².
• Key threats to chimpanzees are hunting, logging, and agricultural expansion.
• Conservation activities have focused on raising awareness in local communities.

Landscape at Mont Fouari © Clement Inkamba Nkulu

Site characteristics

The site is located in southwestern Republic of Congo, bordering Gabon, in the Department of Niari, Nyanga district. Wildlife species inhabiting the area include forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis), buffalos (Syncerus caffer nanus), sitatungas (Tragelaphus spekei), Defassa waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa), Harnessed bushbucks (Tragelaphus scriptus), red river hogs (Potamochoerus porcus), six duiker species (Cephalophus sp.), wild cats and diurnal monkeys (e.g., Cercopithecus nictitans, C. cephus and Miopithecus ogouensis) (Inkamba Nkulu pers. comm. 2022).

Table 1. Basic site information for Mont Fouari

Area	156 km²
Coordinates	-2.765613, 11.686915
Designation	Reserve
Habitat types	Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest, savanna

IUCN habitat categories Site designations

Ape status

Table 2. Ape population estimates in Mont Fouari

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 troglodytes	2005			0.07	Mont Fouari	Index survey (reconnaissance walk)	WCS 2007 as cited by Inkamba Nkulu pers. comm. 2022

Threats

The main threats at the site include poaching for consumption and bushmeat trade, and destruction of habitat due to logging and agricultural expansion (Inkamba Nkulu pers. comm. 2022).

Table 3. Threats to apes in Mont Fouari

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	Present, but threat severity unknown		Presence of agricultural fields (Inkamba Nkulu pers. comm. 2022).	Ongoing (2022)
3. Energy production & mining		Unknown
4. Transportation & service corridors	4.1 Roads & railroads	Unknown		Presence of roads from Madanda to the west of the Mont Fouari reserve and from Dolisie to Ngongo village, which is the border of Gabon (Inkamba Nkulu pers. comm. 2022).	Ongoing (2022)
5. Biological resource use	5.1 Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals	Present, but threat severity unknown		Poachers are hunting chimps in the area for bushmeat consumption and trade (Inkamba Nkulu pers. comm. 2022).	Ongoing (2022)
	5.3 Logging & wood harvesting	Present, but threat severity unknown		Presence of a bulldozer destined for logging, from a Gabonese operator (Inkamba Nkulu pers. comm. 2022).	2005
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

WCS and CNIAF organised an ecological survey in 2005 in several protected areas and protection zones in order to assess the conservation status of these sites (Inkamba Nkulu pers. comm. 2022).

Table 4. Conservation activities in Mont Fouari

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	5.14. Inform hunters of the dangers (e.g., disease transmission) of wild primate meat	Community members are asked not to hunt and consume chimpanzees because primates in general may transmit Ebola (Inkamba Nkulu pers. comm. 2022).	Ongoing (2022)
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	10.1. Educate local communities about primates and sustainable use	Communications to the public for the protection of primate habitats (Inkamba Nkulu pers. comm. 2022).	Ongoing (2022)
11. Habitat Protection	11.2. Legally protect primate habitat	The site is a protected area (Inkamba Nkulu pers. comm. 2022).	Ongoing (2022)
12. Species Management	Not reported
13. Livelihood; Economic & Other Incentives	Not reported

Conservation activities list (Junker et al. 2017)

Map of Mont Fouari © Clement Inkamba Nkulu

Challenges

Table 5. Challenges reported for Mont Fouari

Challenge	Source
Lack of law enforcement	Inkamba Nkulu pers. comm. 2022
Lack of human resources	Inkamba Nkulu pers. comm. 2022
Lack of financial means	Inkamba Nkulu pers. comm. 2022

Research activities

The only known study at the site is the 2005 inventory conducted by WCS and CNIAF with the objective to investigate wildlife conservation status and human impact on the protected area in this region (Inkamba et al. 2007).

Documented behaviours

Table 6. Ape behaviors reported for Mont Fouari

Behavior	Source
Not reported

References

Inkamba, N. C., Nganga, I., Diahouakou, R. et Moussoukou Mpemba, E. (2007). Sondage écologique des mammifères dans quelques aires protégées dans le district de Nyanga. Rapport WCS-CNIAF, 37p.

Page completed by: Clement Inkamba Nkulu, Principal investigator for WCS Bateke plateau Date: 04/04/2022