Wildlife Trends in Liberia and Sierra Leone

Robinson, Phillip T.

doi:10.1017/s0030605300009704

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“…The hunting pressure on Kounounkan appears to be relatively low compared with that reported elsewhere in African forests (for example Robinson, 1971;Jeffrey, 1977;Starin, 1989;Ausden and Wood, 1990;Falconer, 1992;Sodeinde and Adedipe, 1994). The reasons for believing this include the high apparent density of primates in Kounounkan [a group that is often preferentially hunted for bushmeat (Martin, 1991)], the monkeys' lack of fear of humans and the often-observed presence of monkeys near villages.…”

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A preliminary survey of Kounounkan Forest, Guinea, West Africa

Barnett¹,

Prangley²,

Hayman

et al. 1994

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Biological studies in Guinea have been very patchy, leaving much of the country almost unsurveyed. In 1992 the Fauna and Flora Preservation Society funded a 10-day field visit to Kounounkan, a relict forest at the northern edge of the Upper Guinea Forest Block. The survey found a variety of habitats and high biodiversity, including two vulnerable and one endangered species. Hunting pressure appears to be low and the site is very well suited for the development of further conservation initiatives.

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A preliminary survey of Kounounkan Forest, Guinea, West Africa

Barnett¹,

Prangley²,

Hayman

et al. 1994

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“…The potential, therefore, exists for studying the West African manatee's biology, ecology and behaviour, and for conserving this species in Sierra Leone. Considering that much of Sierra Leone's diverse fauna has tragically declined in recent years (Robinson, 1971;Phillipson, 1978;Teleki, 1980;Teleki and Baldwin, 1981), progress in conserving manatees would be a welcome exception. We hope the government of Sierra Leone and the international scientific and 83 conservation communities will be quick to take advantage of this opportunity, bearing in mind the manatee's significance in the culture and ecology of the farming and fishing people who share its habitat.…”

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“…He also claimed that manatee numbers had 76 been 'considerably reduced by farmers and fishermen who caught them in wire fences in the fishing grounds, one fisherman alone catching over 50 in the 1960 "season"'. Morton (in Allsopp, 1969), Lowes (1970), Robinson (1971), Phillipson (1978) and Husar (1978) made passing reference to the manatee's occurrence and exploitation in Sierra Leone. Cole and Okera (1976) reported the capture of a manatee in 1973 in the upper Sierra Leone River estuary ( Figure 2) and summarized three additional unconfirmed records.…”

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Distribution and exploitation of manatees in Sierra Leone

Reeves¹,

Tuboku-Metzger

Kapindi³

1988

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West African manatees are believed to be declining over much of their range, including in Sierra Leone. They are nominally protected there, but they are traditionally caught and eaten because of their delicious meat and also because they are considered as pests by rice growers and fishermen. The authors' surveys in 1986-1987 showed that manatees are still widely distributed in coastal districts of the country, but that they are being regularly caught in some places, at levels that may not be sustainable. Much more needs to be known to guide appropriate action to ensure that the manatee remains a part of Sierra Leone's wildlife. It is encouraging that one of the authors has begun, under the government Fisheries Division, to implement a manatee research programme.

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“…Ceci s'applique notamment au lamantin (Trichechus senegalensis), un mammifere aquatique que Fon trouve par endroits, en bordure du littoral de FAfrique occidentale, dans les lagunes des estuaires et dans les fleuves tels que le Senegal (Cadenat 1957), la Gambie (Hatt 1934), la Sierra Leone (Beal 1939), le Saint Paul (Robinson 1971), la Volta (Cansdale 1964), le Niger (Poche 1973 ;Sikes 1973) et le Congo (Hatt 1934 ;Allen 1942). La Cote-d'Ivoire, qui a plus de l 200 kilometres carres de lagunes s'etendant sur environ 300 km de Fresco (5°40'W) jusqu'ä la frontiere du Ghana (2°50'W) ( fig.…”

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