“…African manatees are difficult to study as they are not only elusive (exacerbated by hunting pressure) but generally prefer murky and remote waterways (Marsh et al, 2012;Reynolds & Odell, 1991) (Figure 1). These challenges are further compounded by the dearth of resources in the least developed countries, with frequent recourse to the traditional ecological knowledge of fishers and short-term studies (Grigione, 1996;Mayaka, Awah, & Ajonina, 2013;Mayaka, Takoukam, & Self-Sullivan, 2015; Moore et al, 2010;Mouyakan, 2015;Nishiwaki, Yamaguchi, Shokita, Uchida, & Kataoka, 1982;Powell, 1996;Rodas-Trejo, Romero-Berny, & Estrada, 2008;Silva & Araújo, 2001).…”