Human-chimpanzee sympatry and interactions in Cantanhez National Park, Guinea-Bissau: current research and future directions

KJ Hockings, C Sousa - Primate Conservation, 2013 - BioOne
Increasing human populations and the rapid conversion of forest to agricultural land
increase the likelihood of interactions and conflict between humans and nonhuman …

The aggressive apes? Causes and contexts of great ape attacks on local persons

MR McLennan, KJ Hockings - Problematic wildlife: A cross-disciplinary …, 2016 - Springer
Attacks on humans by wildlife are a leading cause of 'human–wildlife conflict'and are on the
rise due to increasing human populations and competition over space and resources. Thus …

Why is a landscape perspective important in studies of primates?

V Arroyo‐Rodríguez, L Fahrig - American Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
With accelerated deforestation and fragmentation through the tropics, assessing the impact
that landscape spatial changes may have on biodiversity is paramount, as this information is …

Activity and Habitat Use of Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in the Anthropogenic Landscape of Bossou, Guinea, West Africa

N Bryson-Morrison, J Tzanopoulos… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Many primate populations inhabit anthropogenic landscapes. Understanding their long-term
ability to persist in such environments and associated real and perceived risks for both …

Chimpanzees balance resources and risk in an anthropogenic landscape of fear

E Bersacola, CM Hill, KJ Hockings - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Human-wildlife coexistence is possible when animals can meet their ecological
requirements while managing human-induced risks. Understanding how wildlife balance …

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SSC IUCN - Regional action plan for the conservation of western …, 2020 - dspace.stir.ac.uk
In 2016, IUCN uplisted the western chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes verus, from “Endangered”
to “Critically Endangered”(Humle et al. 2016a), reflecting the subspecies' increasingly dire …

Factors influencing wild chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) relative abundance in an agriculture-swamp matrix outside protected areas

RM Garriga, I Marco, E Casas-Díaz, P Acevedo… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Human population growth and anthropogenic activities are exacerbating pressures on
biodiversity globally. Land conversion is aggravating habitat fragmentation and non-human …

Conservation status of chimpanzees Pan troglodytes verus and other large mammals in Liberia: a nationwide survey

CG Tweh, MM Lormie, CY Kouakou, A Hillers, HS Kühl… - Oryx, 2015 - cambridge.org
Liberia has the largest blocks of continuous forest in West Africa, providing habitat for
numerous wildlife species. However, there is a lack of empirical data about the status of …

Local knowledge and perceptions of chimpanzees in Cantanhez National Park, Guinea‐Bissau

J Sousa, L Vicente, S Gippoliti… - American Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Our study concerns local knowledge and perceptions of chimpanzees among farming
communities within Cantanhez National Park, Guinea‐Bissau. We submitted a survey …

Chimpanzees in an anthropogenic landscape: Examining food resources across habitat types at Bossou, Guinea, West Africa

N Bryson‐Morrison, T Matsuzawa… - American Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Many primate populations occur outside protected areas in fragmented anthropogenic
landscapes. Empirical data on the ecological characteristics that define an anthropogenic …