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= Summary =

<div style='float: right'>{{#display_map: height=190px | width=300px | scrollzoom=off | zoom=5 | layers=OpenStreetMap,OpenTopoMap|6.858302, -2.641882~[[Mpameso Forest Reserve]]~''Pan troglodytes verus''}}</div>
* Western chimpanzees (''Pan troglodytes verus'') are present in Mpameso Forest Reserve.
* The population size is unknown.
* The chimpanzee population trend is unknown.
* The site has a total size of 329.94 km².
* Key threats to chimpanzees are logging, poaching and bush fires.
* Conservation activities have focused on employment of forest guards to protect the area.

= Site characteristics =

Mpameso is a gazetted Forest Reserve consisting of semi-deciduous forest near Goaso in the Ahafo Region. The forest is in the middle and western part of Ghana. The forest is Adjacent to Bia Shelterbelt Forest Reserve.The reserve is currently under concession (Ofori-Amanfo, R., pers. obs. 2023).

'''Table 1. Basic site information for Mpameso Forest Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Site_characteristics-table"
|Species
|''Pan troglodytes verus''
|-
|Area
|329.94 km²
|-
|Coordinates
|Lat: 6.858302 , Lon: -2.641882
|-
|Type of site
|Protected area (Forest Reserve)
|-
|Habitat types
|Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest
|-
|Type of governance
|
|}

[[Types of sites]] [[Governance types]] [[Habitat types]]
= Ape status =

Local hunters and farmers claim that chimpanzees are present in the forest (Ofori-Amanfo, R., pers. obs. 2023).

'''Table 2. Ape population estimates reported for Mpameso Forest Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Ape_status-table"
!Species
!Year
!Occurrence
!Encounter or vistation rate (nests/km; ind/day)
!Density estimate [ind./ km²] (95% CI)
!Abundance estimate (95% CI)
!Survey area
!Sampling method
!Analytical framework
!Source
!Comments
!A.P.E.S. database ID
|-
|''Pan troglodytes verus''
|
|
|
|
|
|Mpameso Forest Reserve
|
|
|
|
|
|}

[[Sampling methods]] [[Analytical frameworks]]
= Threats =

The threats present in the reserve include poaching, illegal logging and occasional fires (Ofori-Amanfo pers. obs. 2023).

'''Table 3. Threats to apes reported for Mpameso Forest Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Threats-table"
!Category
!Specific threats
!Threat level
!Description
!Year of threat
|-
|5 Biological resource use
|5.1 Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals
|Medium (30-70% of population affected)
|Ofori-Amanfo pers. obs. 2023
|Ongoing (2023)
|-
|5 Biological resource use
|5.3 Logging & wood harvesting
|Low (up to 30% of population affected)
|Illegal logging (Ofori-Amanfo pers. obs. 2023).
|Ongoing (2023)
|-
|7 Natural system modifications
|7.1 Fire & fire suppression
|Medium (30-70% of population affected)
|Intermittent bushfires (Ofori-Amanfo pers. obs. 2023).
|Ongoing (2023)
|}

[[Threats]]
= Conservation activities =

The entire area is under concession and there are concession guards engaged to protect the area. Forest guards and officers monitor the forest. Periodic community consultations are also held (Ofori-Amanfo pers. obs. 2023).

'''Table 4. Conservation activities reported for Mpameso Forest Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Conservation_activities-table"
!Category
!Specific activity
!Description
!Implementing organization(s)
!Year of activity
|-
|2 Counter-wildlife crime
|2.3 Conduct regular anti-poaching patrols
|Forestry Commission staff periodically patrol the forest and the timber contractors have engaged some guards to protect the forest against illegal logging (Ofori-Amanfo pers. obs. 2023).
|
|Ongoing (2023)
|-
|5 Protection & restoration
|5.2 Legally protect ape habitat
|
|
|Ongoing (2023)
|}

[[Conservation activities]]
= Challenges =

'''Table 5. Challenges reported for Mpameso Forest Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Challenges-table"
!Challenges
!Specific challenges
!Source
!Year(s)
|-
|2 Resources and capacity
|2.5 Lack of equipment/transportation
|Ofori-Amanfo pers. obs. 2023
|
|-
|2 Resources and capacity
|2.2 Lack of staff
|Ofori-Amanfo pers. obs. 2023
|
|-
|2 Resources and capacity
|2.3 General lack of funding
|Ofori-Amanfo pers. obs. 2023
|
|}

[[Challenges]]
= Enablers =

'''Table 6. Enablers reported for Mpameso Forest Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="enabler-table"
!Enablers
!Specific enablers
!Source
!Year(s)
|-
|1 Site management
|
|
|
|-
|2 Resources and capacity
|
|
|
|-
|3 Engaged community
|
|
|
|-
|4 Institutional support
|
|
|
|-
|5 Ecological context
|
|
|
|-
|6 Safety and stability
|
|
|
|}

[[Enablers]]
= Research activities =

= Documented behaviours =

'''Table 7. Behaviours documented for Mpameso Forest Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="behaviours-table"
!Category
!Behavior
!Observation type
!Prevalence
!Observation dates
!Source
!Habituation
!Species
!Comment
|-
|
|Not reported
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|}

[[Behaviours]]
= Exposure to climate change impacts =

= External links =

= References =

'''Page created by: '''Richard Ofori-Amanfo''' Date:''' 2023-11-09

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