Simple Summary How to realize the sustainability of economic development and animal
protection is a significant problem faced by Man and the Biosphere reserves. Although there …

The forests of the Congo Basin are an important home to some of the world's most critically
endangered species, including the central chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes troglodytes), the …

Great apes lose suitable habitats required for their reproduction and survival due to human
activities across their distribution range in Africa. Little is known about habitat suitability of …

Sympatric primate species coexist in tropical communities through interactions with the
abiotic environment and other species. Determining the factors that influence primate …

Climate change will be a key influence on primates in the twenty-first century, potentially
exacerbating the effects of habitat loss and anthropogenic activities to drive vulnerable …

Great apes are threatened by many factors including habitat loss, forest degradation and
disease. Despite the improved understanding of the distribution of gorillas in Cameroon …

Human straight-legged bipedalism represents one of the earliest events in the evolutionary
split between humans (Homo spp.) and chimpanzees (Pan spp.), although its selective basis …

Machine learning (ML) models are a powerful tool for land use and land cover (LULC)
mapping. In the African tropics, and particularly in the Congo Basin, there is a need to better …

Land use change and urban sprawl increase the likelihood of encounters between humans
and wildlife. River otters (Lontra canadensis) are a species that coexists, but also conflicts …

Central chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) and western lowland gorilla (Gorilla
gorilla gorilla) are two endangered great ape species that are sympatric over much of their …