An assessment of mammals in Naimina Enkiyio Forest, Kenya

Convergences and divergences between scientific and Indigenous and Local Knowledge contribute to inform carnivore conservation

“…1 c for an example). We considered consecutive photographs as an ‘independent event’ when photographs were at least 60 min apart from the previous images of the same species at the same camera trap (Broekhuis et al 2018 ).…”

“…1a) at a height of approximately 90-100 cm. (Broekhuis et al 2018). We programmed the camera traps to take three photos when triggered.…”

A snapshot camera trap assessment of mammals in Congo’s Massif du Chaillu with a noteworthy record of grey‐necked rockfowl Picathartes oreas

“…Cameras were fastened to tree trunks at 600–800 mm above‐ground (as done by Broekhuis et al, 2018 or Hedwig et al, 2018), which is higher than usual (Apps & McNutt, 2018), but ensures good field of vision above the mean height for low shrubs, herbs, grass and fern layer of the undergrowth (Van Rooyen et al, 2019) for the study area. A lower positioning would have been detrimental to the aim of the study, although it is acknowledged that smaller animals may have been underrepresented through this approach.…”

“…The photograph of the grey-necked rockfowl is further evidence that rare and elusive species may be detected during limited deployment periods and a good example of useful bycatch (Edwards et al, 2018 While long-term studies deploying many cameras are undoubtedly best at uncovering diversity and rare or elusive species (Hedwig et al, 2018;Broekhuis et al, 2018), the present study confirms the potential of minimal configuration, rapid, camera trap-based investigations over a large area to provide a coarse overview of common mammal assemblages, and it further highlights the ability to also capture rare species in an opportunistic manner and the importance of deploying such equipment during ESIA-related surveys.…”

Ticks, Hair Loss, and Non-Clinging Babies: A Novel Tick-Based Hypothesis for the Evolutionary Divergence of Humans and Chimpanzees

“…Ticks are abundant along large animal pathways, where they wait to attach to passing hosts [ 92 ]. Therefore, arboreal ancestors crossing gaps between patches would likely encounter ticks at the forest edge, especially if they travelled along animal paths [ 93 ].…”