Note on the seasonal use of lowland and highland habitats by the West African Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes verus (Schwarz, 1934) (Primates: Hominidae): Implications for its conservation

Feeding in fear? How adult male western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) adjust to predation and savanna habitat pressures

“…For example, drinking water and shade cover may be in short supply during the dry periods. Compared to environments with less pronounced seasonality, these pulses of resource abundance and scarcity may be related to differences in foraging tool use (Hernandez‐Aguilar, Moore, & Pickering, ; Pruetz and Bertolani, ), ranging (Baldwin, McGrew, & Tutin, ), social grouping (Pruetz and Bertolani, ), and sleeping behaviors (Ndiaye, Galat, Galat‐Luong, & Nizinski, ), as well as population carrying capacity (Baldwin et al, ), for Pan troglodytes . Although these links between savanna environments and chimpanzee behavior are widely recognized, they are correlative relationships and the mechanisms and processes that elucidate these patterns are poorly understood.…”

Endangered West African Chimpanzees Pan troglodytes verus (Schwarz, 1934) (Primates: Hominidae) in Senegal prefer Pterocarpus erinaceus, a threatened tree species, to build their nests: implications for their conservation

“…obs.). Galat-Luong et al (1999-2000), Pruetz (2002), Pruetz et al (2002), Carter et al (2003) and Ndiaye et al (2013) showed that chimpanzees still roam outside of their main refuge in Senegal, Niokolo Koba National Park. In this study we went outside of protected areas to gather and analyse the first qualitative and quantitative data on the West African Chimpanzee's tree species preferences for nest building in Senegal.…”

Inventaire de la grande faune mammalienne dans la zone non protégée de Diaguiri (Kédougou, Sénégal)

“…Au Sénégal, peu d'études ont porté sur les grands mammifères sauvages (Niang, 2017). La plupart des travaux effectués ont porté sur les Primates, en particulier le Chimpanzé (Pruetz, 2002 ;Stewart et al, 2007;Pruetz et al, 2008;Ndiaye et al, 2013;Ndiaye et al, 2016, McGrew, 2017. Ces travaux présentent un grand intérêt pour la conservation des espèces car permettent de mieux appréhender leurs interactions entre eux et avec leurs environnements.…”