The Diversity, Distribution and Relative Abundance of Medium and Large-sized Mammals in Baroye Controlled Hunting Area, Illubabor Zone, Southwest Ethiopia

Negeri, Dereje; Gadisa, Tsegaye; Habtamu, Tadese

doi:10.5376/ijmeb.2015.05.0004

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“…The mammalian diversity of the current study is very low compared to areas of different protection level across the country and elsewhere. 5,[23][24][25][26] But it is comparable to the report of Geleta & Bekele 3 from Wacha protected forest in the western Ethiopia. It is also similar to the work of Atnafu & Yihune 6 from communal forest of northern Ethiopia.…”

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“…5 Like most mammalian studies, the current study showed tendency of mammals to favor one habitat over the other following the change in the abundance and quality of resources. 3,5,6,26,31 In the current study, scrublands have high species diversity of mammals. This finding is against most studies that reported high species diversity of mammals either in woodlands or forest habitats.…”

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confidence: 63%

“…It is in contrast with the findings of several reports from different parts of the country. 3,5,26 This finding is a characteristic of ecosystem that is under high level of severe threats. Large mammals are globally experiencing high population decline following anthropogenic disturbance due to their naturally low population densities, habitat fragmentation, over-exploitation and requirement of large area.…”

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A Survey of large and medium-sized mammals in Wabe forest fragments, Gurage zone, Ethiopia

Legese¹,

Bekele²,

Kiros³

2019

IJAWB

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Mammal inventories are essential tools to effectively direct conservation strategies and management practices. A survey of large and medium-sized mammals was conducted in Wabe Forest fragments near to Wolkite town of Ethiopia to assess their diversity and abundance in the area and to determine their major threats. Transect method and anecdotal interviews were used to collect data for the study. A total of 12 mammal species belonging to seven orders and seven families were recorded by direct and indirect evidences. Porcupine (Hystrix cristata), honey badger (Mellivera capensis), vervet monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops), olive baboon (Papio anubis), and colobus guereza (Colobus guereza) were among the medium-sized mammals, and spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), aardvark (Oryctropus afer), bohor reedbuck (Redunca redunca), Oribi (Ourebia ourebi) and common duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia) were the large mammals of the study area. Vervet monkey (C. aethiops) was the dominant species followed by guereza (Colobus guereza), whereas common duiker (S. grimmia), spotted hyena (C. crocuta) and bush pig (Pontamochoreus larvatus) were less common. Mammals were recorded in low population number in the study area. Simpson's Similarity Index (SI) showed a considerable overlap of species between the natural forest and scrubland habitats (0.58%) with reference to species composition. Field observation and interviews indicated illegal logging of trees for fuel wood and charcoal production, domestic dogs, road construction and extraction of construction materials, and agricultural land expansion were the main anthropogenic threats in the area. The study area harbors considerable mammals that are threatened by interacting anthropogenic factors. Urgent conservation program is needed to safeguard these animals.

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A Survey of large and medium-sized mammals in Wabe forest fragments, Gurage zone, Ethiopia

Legese¹,

Bekele²,

Kiros³

2019

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“…the Dati Wolel National Park (Gonfa et al, 2015); 23 species from Borena Saint National Park (Chane & Yirga, 2014); and 23 species from Baroye Controlled Hunting area (Negeri et al, 2015). Findings of the present study therefore highlight that LANP has a valuable importance for the conservation of Ethiopia's mammal species.…”

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Diversity of medium and large mammals in the Loka Abaya National Park, southern Ethiopia

Diriba¹,

Tamene²,

Mengesha³

et al. 2020

Ecology and Evolution

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We evaluated the richness, diversity, and composition of the medium and large mammal community in the Loka Abaya National Park (LANP), southern Ethiopia, and how these parameters differ among four habitat types: wooded grassland, riverine forest, hilly scrubland and wetland, and between seasons. We recorded a total of 2,573 individual animals of 28 medium and large mammal species in the park. This included three globally threatened species: the endangered African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), the vulnerable Leopard (Panthera pardus), and Hippopotamus (Hippopothamus amphibius). Season had little effect on species richness, diversity, and composition both across and within habitat types. However, species richness across seasons was significantly different among the four habitat types, in the declining order of the following: wooded grassland > riverine forest > hilly scrubland > wetland. The strongest similarity in species composition, both across and within seasons, was found between wooded grassland and riverine forest. In terms of relative abundance, mammal assemblage of the wooded grassland and wetland habitats had more evenly distributed number of species with different relative abundance categories. Overall, Anubis Baboon (Papio anubis), Grivet Monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops), and Greater Kudu (Tragelephus strepsiceros) were the three most abundant species across habitat types. In conclusion, findings of our study reveal that LANP plays an important role in Ethiopia's mammal conservation. Our findings will serve as baseline information for managers of the park to make effective conservation decisions and as a baseline for researchers wishing to conduct related ecological studies.

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“…There are fifteen species of civets' native to the tropical and the subtropical old world. Though rarely sighted (Djagoun and Gaubert 2009;Negeri et al 2015;Kiros et al 2016), the African civet occupies a wide home range (Dannenfeldt 1985;Abebe 2003;Ray 2013;Do Linh San et al 2015). African civet Civettictis civetta is the only species found in Africa (Ray 1995).…”

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Short communication: Enhanced enrichment is inevitable to carry on the legacy of African civet (Civettictis civetta) captive farming

Desta

2019

Biodiversitas

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Abstract. Desta TT. 2019. Enhanced enrichment is inevitable to carry on the legacy of African civet (Civettictis civetta) captive farming. Biodiversitas 20: 1575-1579. African civet secrets an aromatic compound called civet musk. Ethiopia has a long-lasting production and trading history of civet musk. Ethiopia holds about 90% of the international market share. Irrespective of economic importance and histocultural significance; inadequate enrichment and suboptimal management have been increasingly threatened the welfare of captive civets. To carry on with the legacy of captive civet farming, current management practice should have to be improved and additional civet and civet musk derived use values should have to be sought after.

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The Diversity, Distribution and Relative Abundance of Medium and Large-sized Mammals in Baroye Controlled Hunting Area, Illubabor Zone, Southwest Ethiopia

Cited by 12 publications

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A Survey of large and medium-sized mammals in Wabe forest fragments, Gurage zone, Ethiopia

A Survey of large and medium-sized mammals in Wabe forest fragments, Gurage zone, Ethiopia

Diversity of medium and large mammals in the Loka Abaya National Park, southern Ethiopia

Short communication: Enhanced enrichment is inevitable to carry on the legacy of African civet (Civettictis civetta) captive farming

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