Difouo, Ghislain F., Simo, Franklin T., Kekeunou, Sevilor, Olson, David, Ingram, Daniel J. (2023) Black-bellied pangolin Phataginus tetradactyla documented in Deng Deng National Park, Cameroon, using camera traps. Oryx, 57 (6). pp. 701-703. ISSN 0030-6053. (doi:10.1017/S0030605323000352) (KAR id:102209)
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Abstract
Information on pangolin life history and ecology is becoming increasingly available in African countries through community based surveys and camera-trapping. However, there is a paucity of information on the largely arboreal black-bellied pangolin Phataginus tetradactyla, which is categorized as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. By targeting fallen trees or logs with camera traps we recorded the black-bellied pangolin opportunistically in Deng Deng National Park (East Region, Cameroon), a locality within the presumed distribution of the species within Cameroon. We obtained a low trapping rate of 0.063 events per 100 trap days and the capture probability was one event recorded over 1571 trap-days (0.0006 captures per day). Deploying camera traps that focus on fallen trees or logs could be explored as a method for detecting black-bellied pangolins.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1017/S0030605323000352 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | Black-bellied pangolin, camera trap, Cameroon, fallen tree, monitoring, Phataginus, Pholidota |
Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation > DICE (Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology) |
Funders: |
Rufford Foundation (https://ror.org/02bxrrf91)
UK Research and Innovation (https://ror.org/001aqnf71) |
Depositing User: | Daniel Ingram |
Date Deposited: | 25 Jul 2023 14:01 UTC |
Last Modified: | 10 Jan 2024 09:08 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/102209 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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