Biotic homogenisation in the Niger Delta (Nigeria): Evidence from small carnivores in bushmeat markets

Onuegbu, G. C.; Akani, Godfrey C.; Luiselli, Luca; Petrozzi, Fabio; Dendi, Daniele; Fa, John E.; Ugbomeh, A.P.; Georgewill, I.

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“…La surveillance à long terme des populations et les programmes d'éducation sont essentiels. seized ivory and pangolin scales globally (Akani et al, 2015;Eniang et al, 2016;Georgewill et al, 2022;Luiselli et al, 2015;Onuegbu et al, 2019;Petrozzi et al, 2015;TRAFFIC Bulletin, 2019).…”

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“…Moreover, global illicit wildlife traffic has grown rapidly in the last decade (Sas‐Rolfes et al., 2019), mainly because illegal wildlife transnational trade is the fourth most lucrative business after narcotics, human trafficking and weapons (Duffy et al., 2016). Nigeria is the hub for illicit wildlife trade in ivory and pangolin scales as it is linked to most of seized ivory and pangolin scales globally (Akani et al., 2015; Eniang et al., 2016; Georgewill et al., 2022; Luiselli et al., 2015; Onuegbu et al., 2019; Petrozzi et al., 2015; TRAFFIC Bulletin, 2019).…”

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Population size and conservation status of large terrestrial mammals in a West African protected area

Mohammed,

Mohd Sah

2023

Afr J Ecol

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Terrestrial large mammals are threatened in West and Central Africa due to trade and consumption. The species population size was estimated using diurnal distance sampling in Old Oyo National Park, Nigeria. Mean species abundance and density ranged from 631 ± 281 to 3320 ± 1163 individuals and 2.0661 ± 1.356 to 6.7525 ± 3.0376 individuals km−2 between sub‐habitat types, and from 258 ± 125 to 2671 ± 867 individuals and 0.9526 ± 0.6801 to 5.1377 ± 1.8988 individual km−2 between the ranges. Based on IUCN guidelines for local assessment, we classified 1 species as Vulnerable, 10 Near Threatened and 1 Least Concern. Long‐term population monitoring and education programmes are crucial.

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Population size and conservation status of large terrestrial mammals in a West African protected area

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Mohd Sah

2023

Afr J Ecol

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“…By repeating surveys at regular intervals, and before‐after conservation projects (or disturbances), researchers can track changes in species diversity and abundance (e.g. Akani et al, 2018), detect eventual large‐scale biotic homogenisation processes (Onuegbu et al, 2020) and evaluate the effectiveness of conservation interventions (Atsri et al, 2020). Without this information, it would be difficult to develop effective conservation strategies to protect the unique and important ecosystems found in tropical forests.…”

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Community forests as beacons of conservation: Enabling local populations monitor their biodiversity

Luiselli

2023

Afr J Ecol

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Habitat fragmentation is one of the main threats to biodiversity in Africa. In this article, we highlight the importance of conserving the Guinean forests of West Africa, which are rich in biodiversity and endemism but threatened by habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation. The size of forest patches is critical, with larger fragments containing more species than smaller ones. The protection of intact, dense forest patches is vital for any conservation strategy in West Africa, but improving the management of forests that are already used for logging and hunting is also essential. Community forests (CFs) can play a crucial role in conservation, especially if there is a substantial network that can promote ecological connectivity. However, biomonitoring in CFs remains a challenge due to inadequate resources. By developing standardised, easy‐to‐apply and inexpensive methods for biomonitoring, communities can be involved in biomonitoring instead of relying solely on scientists and expensive equipment. We present a monitoring framework here where we suggest local communities should become the main agents for biomonitoring in their own forests; we highlight a five‐step scheme. The importance of the various CFs in terms of conservation should be made through a combination of accurate, standardised face‐to‐face interviews with selected persons in the target communities and biomonitoring be based on the RAPELD scheme. The latter will be implemented after specifically training local ‘wise’ persons. We are proposing a kind of ‘citizen science’ scheme, applied to enhance the ability of local communities to monitor their own biodiversity.

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Determining the composition and structure of antelope communities in three study sites within the Niger Delta (Nigeria) based on bushmeat market data

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Biotic homogenisation in the Niger Delta (Nigeria): Evidence from small carnivores in bushmeat markets

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Population size and conservation status of large terrestrial mammals in a West African protected area

Population size and conservation status of large terrestrial mammals in a West African protected area

Community forests as beacons of conservation: Enabling local populations monitor their biodiversity

Determining the composition and structure of antelope communities in three study sites within the Niger Delta (Nigeria) based on bushmeat market data

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