Savanna chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) crop feeding at Dindefelo, Senegal: challenges and implications for conservation
Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) are categorized as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and habitat loss due to conversion of land for agriculture is one of the major threats to wild populations of this species. This challenging scenario can lead to negative human-chimpanz...
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| Keyword: | Senegal Animals en perill d'extinció Relacions ésser humà-animal Farratge Ximpanzés Rare animals Human-animal relationships Forage Chimpanzees |
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| author | Dotras, Laia |
| author2 | Barciela, Amanda Llana, Manuel Galbany i Casals, Jordi Hernandez-Aguilar, R. Adriana |
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| author_browse | Barciela, Amanda Dotras, Laia Galbany i Casals, Jordi Hernandez-Aguilar, R. Adriana Llana, Manuel |
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| description | Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) are categorized as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and habitat loss due to conversion of land for agriculture is one of the major threats to wild populations of this species. This challenging scenario can lead to negative human-chimpanzee interactions, including crop feeding. Chimpanzees consume crops across their geographical range, although little is known about this behavior in savanna habitats. Here we provide new evidence of crop feeding by savanna chimpanzees. We conducted our observations at Dindefelo, a community nature reserve in southeastern Senegal. The chimpanzees were observed to feed on mango (Mangifera indica) and also on baobab (Adansonia digitata), a wild species considered a crop by local people when found in and around villages. Although local people use the fruits of these species for food and income, they tolerated crop-feeding events until recently. In 2023, a case of harassment of a crop-feeding chimpanzee in a mango orchard was witnessed, and four days later a chimpanzee corpse was found at the same place. We conclude that habitat conversion into agricultural felds, uncontrolled bush fres and extraction of wild fruits are the important factors infuencing crop-feeding events at Dindefelo. Our fndings highlight the need to better understand human-chimpanzee interactions in the anthropogenic landscape of Dindefelo to help mitigate negative attitudes and behaviors towards chimpanzees. |
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| spelling | Savanna chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) crop feeding at Dindefelo, Senegal: challenges and implications for conservation Dotras, Laia Barciela, Amanda Llana, Manuel Galbany i Casals, Jordi Hernandez-Aguilar, R. Adriana Senegal Animals en perill d'extinció Relacions ésser humà-animal Farratge Ximpanzés Rare animals Human-animal relationships Forage Chimpanzees Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) are categorized as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and habitat loss due to conversion of land for agriculture is one of the major threats to wild populations of this species. This challenging scenario can lead to negative human-chimpanzee interactions, including crop feeding. Chimpanzees consume crops across their geographical range, although little is known about this behavior in savanna habitats. Here we provide new evidence of crop feeding by savanna chimpanzees. We conducted our observations at Dindefelo, a community nature reserve in southeastern Senegal. The chimpanzees were observed to feed on mango (Mangifera indica) and also on baobab (Adansonia digitata), a wild species considered a crop by local people when found in and around villages. Although local people use the fruits of these species for food and income, they tolerated crop-feeding events until recently. In 2023, a case of harassment of a crop-feeding chimpanzee in a mango orchard was witnessed, and four days later a chimpanzee corpse was found at the same place. We conclude that habitat conversion into agricultural felds, uncontrolled bush fres and extraction of wild fruits are the important factors infuencing crop-feeding events at Dindefelo. Our fndings highlight the need to better understand human-chimpanzee interactions in the anthropogenic landscape of Dindefelo to help mitigate negative attitudes and behaviors towards chimpanzees. Springer https://hdl.handle.net/2445/222622 http://hdl.handle.net/2445/222622 |
| spellingShingle | Savanna chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) crop feeding at Dindefelo, Senegal: challenges and implications for conservation Dotras, Laia Senegal Animals en perill d'extinció Relacions ésser humà-animal Farratge Ximpanzés Rare animals Human-animal relationships Forage Chimpanzees |
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| title | Savanna chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) crop feeding at Dindefelo, Senegal: challenges and implications for conservation |
| title_full | Savanna chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) crop feeding at Dindefelo, Senegal: challenges and implications for conservation |
| title_fullStr | Savanna chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) crop feeding at Dindefelo, Senegal: challenges and implications for conservation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Savanna chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) crop feeding at Dindefelo, Senegal: challenges and implications for conservation |
| title_short | Savanna chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) crop feeding at Dindefelo, Senegal: challenges and implications for conservation |
| title_sort | Savanna chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) crop feeding at Dindefelo, Senegal: challenges and implications for conservation |
| topic | Senegal Animals en perill d'extinció Relacions ésser humà-animal Farratge Ximpanzés Rare animals Human-animal relationships Forage Chimpanzees |
| topic_facet | Senegal Animals en perill d'extinció Relacions ésser humà-animal Farratge Ximpanzés Rare animals Human-animal relationships Forage Chimpanzees |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/222622 http://hdl.handle.net/2445/222622 |