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Title
How do human activities influence the status and distribution of terrestrial mammals in forest reserves?
Author(s)
Mugume, S.;Isabirye-Basuta, G.;Otali, E.;Reyna-Hurtado, R.;Chapman, C.A.
Published
2015
Publisher
Journal of Mammalogy
Published Version DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyv104
Abstract
Tropical forests support a rich biodiversity of terrestrial mammals, yet our knowledge of the conservation of forest reserves is lacking. We investigate the relationship between human activities and the abundance of medium-sized terrestrial mammals within 4 forest reserves in Uganda. These reserves allow firewood collection, timber cutting, gardening, and pole cutting. Illegal hunting also takes place. We found a general decline in terrestrial mammal signs in the reserves compared to the better protected adjacent Kibale National Park. Signs of aardvarks, bushbucks, bush pigs, duikers (blue and red), giant pangolin, giant forest hogs, porcupines, and jackals are still present in some of our reserves.
Keywords
bush;buckbush;pig;duiker;forest reserves;giant forest hog;pangolin;terrestrial mammals
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