Great Ape Sanctuaries in Cameroon and Nigeria: A Window on the Bushmeat Trade? Export

@mastersthesis{citeulike:562663, abstract = {All great apes are considered endangered species (IUCN 2002) and are facing extinction due to a deadly combination of habitat loss, logging, hunting, disease outbreaks and human population increase (Marshall et al. 2000, Peterson 2003, Walsh et al. 2003). Bushmeat hunting is now a large commercial industry, and is considered by many conservationists to be the biggest threat to great ape survival in Africa (Bowen-Jones 1998, Rose 1998, Amman 2001, Peterson 2003). Infant apes in African sanctuaries are the unwitting survivors of this trade. If captured alive they can be sold as pets or as tourist attractions to be displayed at hotels, amusement parks and bars. This dissertation aims to: (1) examine if and how great apes housed in sanctuaries in Cameroon and Nigeria are indicative of the pressure exerted by the bushmeat trade and (2) investigate whether sanctuary populations can be used to model the impact of bushmeat hunting on a wild chimpanzee population. This dissertation shows that many chimpanzees and gorillas entering sanctuaries in Cameroon and Nigeria have some form of physical or psychological damage and that the number of chimpanzees arriving at these sanctuaries is rapidly rising. Data on the subspecies Pan troglodytes vellerosus are used to model how this hunting pressure affects wild populations. Sustainability indices show that current rates of hunting are unsustainable and VORTEX, a population viability analysis tool, indicates that the extinction of this subspecies will occur in the next 17 to 54 years. This study is the first step in an effort to compile data from all great ape sanctuaries in Africa with the ultimate goal of streamlining their conservation potential.}, author = {Hughes, Nicola}, citeulike-article-id = {562663}, keywords = {bushmeat, cameroon, chimpanzees, nigeria, pan-troglodytes-vellerosus, phva, sanctuaries, vortex}, posted-at = {2006-03-24 16:29:58}, priority = {2}, school = {Department of Anthropology, University College London}, title = {Great Ape Sanctuaries in Cameroon and Nigeria: A Window on the Bushmeat Trade?}, year = {2003} }

TY - THES ID - citeulike:562663 L3 - citeulike-article-id:562663 N2 - All great apes are considered endangered species (IUCN 2002) and are facing extinction due to a deadly combination of habitat loss, logging, hunting, disease outbreaks and human population increase (Marshall et al. 2000, Peterson 2003, Walsh et al. 2003). Bushmeat hunting is now a large commercial industry, and is considered by many conservationists to be the biggest threat to great ape survival in Africa (Bowen-Jones 1998, Rose 1998, Amman 2001, Peterson 2003). Infant apes in African sanctuaries are the unwitting survivors of this trade. If captured alive they can be sold as pets or as tourist attractions to be displayed at hotels, amusement parks and bars. This dissertation aims to: (1) examine if and how great apes housed in sanctuaries in Cameroon and Nigeria are indicative of the pressure exerted by the bushmeat trade and (2) investigate whether sanctuary populations can be used to model the impact of bushmeat hunting on a wild chimpanzee population. This dissertation shows that many chimpanzees and gorillas entering sanctuaries in Cameroon and Nigeria have some form of physical or psychological damage and that the number of chimpanzees arriving at these sanctuaries is rapidly rising. Data on the subspecies Pan troglodytes vellerosus are used to model how this hunting pressure affects wild populations. Sustainability indices show that current rates of hunting are unsustainable and VORTEX, a population viability analysis tool, indicates that the extinction of this subspecies will occur in the next 17 to 54 years. This study is the first step in an effort to compile data from all great ape sanctuaries in Africa with the ultimate goal of streamlining their conservation potential. TI - Great Ape Sanctuaries in Cameroon and Nigeria: A Window on the Bushmeat Trade? PB - Department of Anthropology, University College London KW - bushmeat KW - cameroon KW - chimpanzees KW - nigeria KW - pan-troglodytes-vellerosus KW - phva KW - sanctuaries KW - vortex AU - Hughes, Nicola PY - 2003/// ER -