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"Snare aware" mountain gorillas [PDF]

, 2005
First paragraph: People often ask whether mountain gorillas are still hunted, and if poaching remains a problem in the Volcanoes National Park. Until the ghastly resurgence of attempts to capture gorilla infants in 2002, there had been no known ...
Williamson, Elizabeth A
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Comparative genomic analyses provide new insights into evolutionary history and conservation genomics of gorillas

BMC Ecology and Evolution
Genome sequencing is a powerful tool to understand species evolutionary history, uncover genes under selection, which could be informative of local adaptation, and infer measures of genetic diversity, inbreeding and mutational load that could be used to ...
Tom van der Valk, Axel Jensen, Damien Caillaud, Katerina Guschanski   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ecological drivers of helminth infection patterns in the Virunga Massif mountain gorilla population

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2022
The Virunga Massif mountain gorilla population has been periodically monitored since the early 1970s, with gradually increasing effort. The population declined drastically in the 1970s, but the numbers stabilized in the 1980s.
K.J. Petrželková, P. Samaš, D. Romportl, C. Uwamahoro, B. Červená, B. Pafčo, T. Prokopová, R. Cameira, A.C. Granjon, A. Shapiro, M. Bahizi, J. Nziza, J.B. Noheri, E.K. Syaluha, W. Eckardt, F. Ndagijimana, J. Šlapeta, D. Modrý, K. Gilardi, R. Muvunyi, P. Uwingeli, A. Mudakikwa, J. Mapilanga, A. Kalonji, J.R. Hickey, M. Cranfield   +25 more
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And then there was us Et puis nous sommes apparus

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
In 1987, the academic conference ‘Origins and Dispersals of Modern Humans: Behavioural and Biological Perspectives’ was held in Cambridge, UK. Subsequently referred to as the ‘Human Revolution’ conference, this meeting brought together the most prominent academics working in the field of human origins, including archaeologists and palaeoanthropologists,
Emma E. Bird, Julia Galway‐Witham, Chris Stringer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Laterality in the gestural communication of wild chimpanzees [PDF]

, 2013
e examined hand preference in the intentional gestural communication of wild chimpanzees in the Budongo forest, Uganda. Individuals showed some tendency to be lateralized, although less than has been reported for begging and pointing gestures in ...
Hobaiter, Cat, Richard W. Byrne, Byrne, Richard William, Catherine Hobaiter   +3 more
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Environmental and demographic risk factors for respiratory illness in endangered wild mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) in Rwanda

Frontiers in Conservation Science
Morbidity and mortality from infectious diseases are an important health consideration for free ranging great apes, and respiratory illness (RI) is of particular concern in mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei), accounting for 25% all of ...
Kirsten V. K. Gilardi, Kirsten V. K. Gilardi, Brooke N. Genovese, Laurie A. Harris, Michael Cranfield, Michael Cranfield, Jean Bosco Noheri, Antoine Mudakikwa, Dawn Zimmerman, Jean Felix Kinani, Methode Bahizi, Tierra Smiley Evans, Tierra Smiley Evans, Tracey Goldstein, Tracey Goldstein, Jonna A. K. Mazet   +15 more
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Exploring the potential effect of COVID-19 on an endangered great ape

Scientific Reports, 2021
The current COVID-19 pandemic has created unmeasurable damages to society at a global level, from the irreplaceable loss of life, to the massive economic losses. In addition, the disease threatens further biodiversity loss. Due to their shared physiology
Fernando Colchero, Winnie Eckardt, Tara Stoinski   +2 more
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Genotyping Contemporary Captive and Historical Wild Western Lowland Gorillas Indicates Captive Breeding Is Maintaining Genetic Diversity in a Critically Endangered Primate

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Captive populations of threatened species risk losing genetic diversity over time. We evaluated the genetic status of contemporary captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at Howletts and Port Lympne and compared this with specimens from a historical wild population.
Jaimie Morris, Tony King, John Hills, Simon C. Harvey, Jane Hopper, Rodrigo Vega   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Protected areas on international borders show uneven conservation outcomes

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Border protected areas (BPAs) are national protected areas that are immediately adjacent to a country's border or span two or more countries; they are characterized by distinctive opportunities and pressures. They play a critical role in protecting carbon‐rich ecosystems, conserving endangered biodiversity, reducing cross‐border environmental ...
Rachakonda Sreekar, Hoong Chen Teo, Tiantian Zhang, Jiajia Liu, Aakash Lamba, Jun Ying Lim, Lian Pin Koh, Sean Jing Wen Ng, Janice Ser Huay Lee, James E. M. Watson, Yiwen Zeng   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Livelihood Security and Perceived Prevalence of Illegal Activities Threatening Mountain Gorilla Conservation in East Africa’s Virunga Landscape

Land, 2022
Illegal activities pose challenges to the conservation of mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) across the Virunga Landscape (VL). This paper investigates the relationship between household livelihood security (HLS) and the perceived prevalence ...
Edwin Sabuhoro, Brett A. Wright, Ian E. Munanura, Peter Mkumbo, Katie P. Bernhard, John T. Mgonja   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source