The effects of the Rwandan civil war on poaching of ungulates in the Parc National des Volcans Export

@article{citeulike:265-273, abstract = {One of the greatest threats that the mountain gorilla Gorilla gorilla beringei faces is the repeated setting of snares for ungulates by people living adjacent to the Pare National des Volcans in Rwanda. Two vets (one expatriate and one Rwandan) are permanently employed to monitor the health of habituated groups of mountain gorillas and to remove snares if an animal becomes caught in one. This study examined how snaring has changed as a result of the Rwandan civil war and how ungulates in the park have been affected. In the region around the Karisoke Research Station ungulate numbers have remained stable and in the case of the black-fronted duiker Cephalophus nigrifrons they have increased at higher altitudes. However, a questionnaire survey among local people showed that there has been a perceived decrease in crop raiding by all ungulates in the west of the park, suggesting It decline in numbers. In the east of the park there appears to have been a decrease in the numbers of black-fronted duikers but an increase in the number of buffaloes Syncerus caffer. The price of bushmeat in real terms has decreased since the war, despite the increase in the price of domestic meat, and poachers interviewed were selling bushmeat more frequently than they did before the war. The level of poaching, therefore, appears to have increased since the war.}, author = {Plumptre, A. J. and Bizumuremyi, J. B. and Uwimana, F. and Ndaruhebeye, J. D.}, citeulike-article-id = {360209}, journal = {Oryx}, keywords = {bibtex-import, bushmeat, conflict, forests, gorilla-beringei-beringei, gorillas, great\_apes, hunting, rwanda, volcans, war}, number = {4}, pages = {265--273}, posted-at = {2005-10-21 13:45:29}, priority = {2}, title = {The effects of the Rwandan civil war on poaching of ungulates in the Parc National des Volcans}, volume = {31}, year = {1997} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:265-273 L3 - citeulike-article-id:360209 N2 - One of the greatest threats that the mountain gorilla Gorilla gorilla beringei faces is the repeated setting of snares for ungulates by people living adjacent to the Pare National des Volcans in Rwanda. Two vets (one expatriate and one Rwandan) are permanently employed to monitor the health of habituated groups of mountain gorillas and to remove snares if an animal becomes caught in one. This study examined how snaring has changed as a result of the Rwandan civil war and how ungulates in the park have been affected. In the region around the Karisoke Research Station ungulate numbers have remained stable and in the case of the black-fronted duiker Cephalophus nigrifrons they have increased at higher altitudes. However, a questionnaire survey among local people showed that there has been a perceived decrease in crop raiding by all ungulates in the west of the park, suggesting It decline in numbers. In the east of the park there appears to have been a decrease in the numbers of black-fronted duikers but an increase in the number of buffaloes Syncerus caffer. The price of bushmeat in real terms has decreased since the war, despite the increase in the price of domestic meat, and poachers interviewed were selling bushmeat more frequently than they did before the war. The level of poaching, therefore, appears to have increased since the war. IS - 4 JF - Oryx EP - 273 TI - The effects of the Rwandan civil war on poaching of ungulates in the Parc National des Volcans VL - 31 SP - 265 KW - bibtex-import KW - bushmeat KW - conflict KW - forests KW - gorilla-beringei-beringei KW - gorillas KW - great_apes KW - hunting KW - rwanda KW - volcans KW - war AU - Plumptre, AJ AU - Bizumuremyi, JB AU - Uwimana, F AU - Ndaruhebeye, JD PY - 1997/// ER -