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• Eastern chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) are present in Bulindi.
• One chimpanzee community is present in Bulindi; community size varied between 20 and 22 individuals in 2020-2024.
• The chimpanzee population trend was decreasing but is currently stable due to conservation efforts.
• The site has a total size of 25 km².
• Key threats to chimpanzees are habitat loss, human-chimpanzee conflict, lethal crop protection measures, roads, and diseases.
• Conservations activities implemented by the Bulindi Chimpanzee and Community Project focus on supporting local residents through livelihood alternatives to deforestation, extensive tree planting, investing in children’s education, local community outreach, and provision of boreholes and energy stoves.

Male chimpanzees crossing the road in Bulindi (Photo by Jacqueline Rohen)

Site characteristics

Bulindi (1°29′N, 31°28′E) is situated midway between the Budongo and Bugoma Central Forest Reserves in western Uganda, within the so-called Budongo-Bugoma corridor. Bulindi is unique in that it is a long-term chimpanzee research site located entirely on land belonging to local villagers (McLennan et al. 2020). The site is predominantly agricultural and village land, with remnant patches of unprotected and highly degraded riparian and swamp forest (McLennan & Plumptre 2012). The field site corresponds to the home range of one community of eastern chimpanzees. Black and white colobus monkeys (Colobus guereza) also occur at the site; tantalus monkeys (Chlorocebus tantalus) and olive baboons (Papio anubis) are transitory visitors.

Table 1. Basic site information for Bulindi Area

Species	Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii
Area	25 km²
Coordinates	Lat: 1.483333 , Lon: 31.466667
Type of site	Non-protected area
Habitat types	Subtropical/tropical swamp forest, Agricultural land, Urban areas, Subtropical/tropical heavily degraded former forest
Type of governance

Types of sites Governance types Habitat types

Landscape view of Bulindi showing main road and riparian forest at center (Photo by Ronan Donovan)

Ape status

Community size declined since the first period of research in 2006-2008, when an estimated 30 individuals or more were present (McLennan & Hill 2010): between 2012 (when all individuals were identified) and 2024 community size has numbered 18-22 individuals. The marked decline in community size between 2008 and 2012 is at least partially attributable to trappings (McLennan et al. 2012). The chimpanzee population trend is currently stable due to conservation efforts.

Table 2. Ape population estimates reported for Bulindi Area

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 schweinfurthii	2024			1	22.0	Bulindi	Full count		BCCP 2024	Community size has varied between 18-22 individuals (2012-2024). Density estimate is an approximate for the home range.
Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii	2020			1	22.0	Bulindi	Full count		BCCP 2020	Community size has varied between 18-22 individuals (2012-2020). Density estimate is an approximate for the home range.

Sampling methods Analytical frameworks

Threats

More than 80% of the natural forest at Bulindi was converted to farmland in less than 10 years (McLennan et al. 2020; van Dijk et al. 2021). Rapid habitat loss and human encroachment has led to increased conflict between villagers and the resident chimpanzees; loss of wild foods has caused chimpanzees to forage daily for agricultural foods in croplands and around homes (McLennan 2013; McLennan et al. 2020). The chimpanzees are highly threatened by anthropogenic factors including ongoing habitat conversion, lethal crop protection measures (e.g. steel 'mantraps'; McLennan et al. 2012; Cibot et al. 2019a), a busy main road that divides their home range (McLennan & Asiimwe 2016; Tellier et al. 2025), exposure to novel pathogens (McLennan et al. 2017, 2018) and anthropogenic stressors (McLennan et al. 2019a), and habitat loss reducing opportunities for female dispersal (McCarthy et al. 2020).

Table 3. Threats to apes reported for Bulindi Area

Category	Specific threats	Threat level	Description	Year of threat
2 Agriculture & aquaculture	2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops	High (more than 70% of population affected)	Agricultural expansion for both subsistence crops and cash crops such as sugarcane, tobacco, maize and rice (McLennan & Plumptre 2012; McLennan & Hill 2015). Between 2006 and 2014, 80% of forest in the chimpanzees' home range was cleared entirely for farming (McLennan et al. 2020; van Dijk et al. 2021).	2006-Ongoing (2024)
4 Transportation & service corridors	4.1 Roads & railroads	High (more than 70% of population affected)	A busy main road connecting Hoima and Masindi towns crosses the chimpanzee range. In 2017-28 the road was widened and tarmacked. The chimpanzees cross this road at times on a daily basis, putting them at risk of collision with vehicles (Tellier et al. 2025). 1 adult female chimpanzee, and her infant, were killed crossing the road during 2015-2020 (McLennan & Asiimwe 2016).	2015-Ongoing (2024)
5 Biological resource use	5.1.5 Persecution/human wildlife conflict	High (more than 70% of population affected)	The chimpanzees are at high risk of potentially lethal crop protection measures, particularly large steel leg-hold traps (known as 'mantraps'). Mantraps are placed by agricultural fields by a minority of farmers to deter crop-foraging wildlife including wild pigs, monkeys and the chimpanzees (McLennan et al. 2012; Cibot et al. 2019a). At least 5 chimpanzees caught in steel traps, 2007-2011 (McLennan et al. 2012).	2007-Ongoing (2024)
5 Biological resource use	5.3 Logging & wood harvesting	High (more than 70% of population affected)	Unregulated commercial logging, i.e. local landowners sell trees to timber dealers, and then clear the land for farming (McLennan & Plumptre 2012). Most large trees were logged for timber between c. 2000-2015 (McLennan, unpubl. data). Residents also cut small trees for firewood.	2000-Ongoing (2024)
6 Human intrusions & disturbance	6.3 Other human disturbances	High (more than 70% of population affected)	Chimpanzees in Bulindi share their landscape with a high-density human population. The chimpanzees encounter people working in gardens and agricultural fields, or engaged in other work activities (e.g. house building, carpentry, cattle herding), on a daily basis.	2020-Ongoing (2024)
6 Human intrusions & disturbance	6.3 Other human disturbances	High (more than 70% of population affected)	High exposure to anthropogenic stressors including hostile interactions with local humans, roads, dogs, anthropogenic noise (McLennan et al. 2019a; Tellier et al. 2025). Chimpanzee fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations were substantially higher in chimpanzees in Bulindi compared to conspecifics in minimally-disturbed habitat in nearby Budongo Forest (McLennan et al. 2019a).	2019-Ongoing (2024)
7 Natural system modifications	7.1 Fire & fire suppression	Medium (30-70% of population affected)	Fires used for clearing agricultural gardens threaten remaining forest areas during dry seasons.	2020-Ongoing (2024)
7 Natural system modifications	7.3 Other ecosystem modifications	High (more than 70% of population affected)	Reduced options for female dispersal caused by clearance of riparian forest corridors (McCarthy et al. 2020). Only 2 females have migrated into the Bulindi community during 2012-2024.	2012-Ongoing (2024)
8 Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseases	8.4 Pathogens	High (more than 70% of population affected)	Chimpanzees in Bulindi have contact with waste of domestic animals and people. A number of potentially pathogenic intestinal parasites that may result from cross-species transmission have been detected in chimpanzees at Bulindi including enterobacteria such as Salmonella spp., enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Shigella spp./enteroinvasive E. coli (McLennan et al. 2018), among various nematode and protozoan parasites (Ota et al. 2015; McLennan et al. 2017). Respiratory diseases circulating in the local human population, including SARS-CoV-2, are also a threat to these chimpanzees (Tusiime et al. 2024). The chimpanzees exhibit an unusually high frequency of self-medication (whole leaf swallowing; McLennan & Huffman 2012; McLennan et al. 2017).	2012-Ongoing (2024)
9 Pollution	9.3 Agricultural & forestry effluents	High (more than 70% of population affected)	Local farmers commonly use inorganic herbicides and pesticides; potential impacts on the chimpanzees are not yet known.	2020-Ongoing (2024)

Threats

Conservation activities

The Bulindi Chimpanzee and Community Project (BCCP) was initiated in 2015 to help conserve the chimpanzees in Bulindi and their habitat, and provide livelihood support to local households. The project has since expanded to other regions within the Budongo-Bugoma corridor where chimpanzees survive in unprotected habitat around villages. Main project activities include supporting local residents through livelihood alternatives to deforestation, extensive tree planting, investing in children’s education, local community outreach, and provision of boreholes and energy stoves. These activities help reduce reliance on remaining natural forest and increase tolerance towards chimpanzees. In parallel, BCCP conducts long-term research and monitoring of multiple groups of 'village chimpanzees' (including the Bulindi community) to understand behavioral adaptations to human-driven environmental change, to aid targeted conservation efforts, and mitigate threats to the chimpanzees' welfare and survival (BCCP 2024).

Table 4. Conservation activities reported for Bulindi Area

Category	Specific activity	Description	Implementing organization(s)	Year of activity
1 Development impact mitigation	1.4 Farm more intensively and effectively in selected areas and spare more natural land	BCCP has a coffee growing alternative livelihood project. The project provides coffee seedlings to farmers and guidance on 'best practice' coffee farming. In contrast to other cash crops (e.g. tobacco and rice), coffee is considered more 'chimpanzee friendly' because farmers establish coffee in existing gardens rather than cutting new gardens in forest or wetlands, and chimpanzees and other primates rarely eat any part of the coffee plant. Coffee matures after 2-3 years and the harvest can contribute significantly to household incomes (BCCP 2024).	Bulindi Chimpanzee and Community Project	2020-Ongoing (2024)
3 Species health	3.1 Wear face-masks to avoid transmission of viral and bacterial diseases to primates	Strict use of face masks and hand sanitisers by researchers and local 'Chimpanzee Monitors' entering forest areas, and when in proximity to chimpanzees; bespoke health and hygiene training provided to all staff (BCCP, unpublished data).	Bulindi Chimpanzee and Community Project	2020-Ongoing (2024)
4 Education & awareness	4.1 Educate local communities about apes and sustainable use	BCCP provides conservation outreach for primary schoolchildren. The program aims to foster interest, empathy, and understanding of chimpanzees, interest in tree planting and awareness of importance of natural forest, and promotes 'safe' behavior for children encountering chimpanzees (BCCP 2020).	Bulindi Chimpanzee and Community Project	2020-Ongoing (2024)
5 Protection & restoration	5.6 Habitat restoration	BCCP has an extensive tree planting program in Bulindi since 2015, including raising indigenous tree species for habitat restoration and enrichment, coffee as an alternative livelihood, and fast-growing timber species for sustainable household woodlots. The woodlots provide local households with an alternative source of wood and alternative income from timber sales, reducing reliance on remaining natural forest (BCCP 2024).	Bulindi Chimpanzee and Community Project	2015-Ongoing (2024)
7 Economic & other incentives	7.1 Provide monetary benefits to local communities for sustainably managing their forest and its wildlife (e.g., REDD, alternative income, employment)	BCCP supports local households that own areas of natural forest used by the chimpanzees by sponsoring their children's education. Since inception in 2015, this school child sponsorship scheme has been instrumental in conserving remaining patches of riparian forest, following 2 decades of forest clearance in Bulindi (BCCP 2020).	Bulindi Chimpanzee and Community Project	2015-Ongoing (2024)
7 Economic & other incentives	7.2 Provide non-monetary benefits to local communities for sustainably managing their forest and its wildlife (e.g., better education, infrastructure development)	BCCP project activities include supporting local residents through livelihood alternatives to deforestation, extensive tree planting, investing in children’s education, and provision of boreholes and energy stoves, helping reduce reliance on remaining natural forest and increase tolerance of chimpanzees. In parallel, BCCP conducts long-term research and monitoring of many of the chimpanzee communities in the Budongo-Bugoma corridor to understand adaptations to human-driven environmental change and mitigate threats to their welfare and survival (BCCP 2024).	Bulindi Chimpanzee and Community Project	2015-Ongoing (2024)
7 Economic & other incentives	7.2 Provide non-monetary benefits to local communities for sustainably managing their forest and its wildlife (e.g., better education, infrastructure development)	In partnership with water charities (BridgIT, Drop4Drop and Suubi Community Projects–Uganda), BCCP constructs village boreholes (water wells) for local communities to improve health and quality of life by providing residents in chimpanzee areas with access to clean, safe water away from the forest. The wells reduce negative encounters between chimpanzees and people (often children) collecting water at forest streams. BCCP also constructs energy-saving stoves for residents, helping reduce household fuel consumption, alleviating pressure on chimpanzee habitat, while providing households with safer, more efficient cook stoves.	Bulindi Chimpanzee and Community Project, BridgIT, Drop4Drop and Suubi Community Projects–Uganda	2020-Ongoing (2024)

Conservation activities

Challenges

Ongoing habitat conversion (clearance of riparian forest for agriculture) (McLennan & Plumptre 2012; McLennan & Hill 2015; McLennan et al. 2020). High levels of human-chimpanzee interactions including habitual feeding on agricultural crops by chimpanzees, frequent harassment of chimpanzees by local residents, occasional chimpanzee aggression towards humans, especially children (McLennan 2008; McLennan & Hill 2012, 2013). Human-human conflicts, i.e. differences between groups or individuals (e.g. local residents, local councillors, and conservation practitioners) about the management and conservation of chimpanzees; politicization of chimpanzees by local politicians (McLennan & Hill 2013).

Table 5. Challenges reported for Bulindi Area

Challenges	Specific challenges	Source	Year(s)
2 Resources and capacity	2.3 General lack of funding	McLennan pers. comm.
4 Institutional support	4.1 Lack of law enforcement	McLennan 2008
4 Institutional support	4.2 Lack of government support	McLennan 2008

Challenges

Two adult males sharing a cultivated jackfruit at Bulindi (Photo by Jacqueline Rohen)

Enablers

Table 6. Enablers reported for Bulindi Area

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

Chimpanzees in Bulindi were first studied in 2006-2008. Research resumed in 2012 and continues to the present; since 2015 the chimpanzees are habituated. Research topics include: (1) chimpanzee dietary, behavioral and socioecological responses to habitat loss, agricultural expansion and increased contact with humans, including crop feeding and human-chimpanzee interactions (e.g. McLennan & Hill 2010; McLennan 2013; McLennan & Hockings 2014; McLennan et al. 2019a, 2020; van Dijk et al. 2021; Satsias et al. 2022); (2) attitudes towards chimpanzees among local residents and constraints to coexistence (e.g. McLennan & Hill 2012, 2013); (3) threats to chimpanzee survival (e.g. McLennan et al. 2012; McLennan & Asiimwe 2016; Cibot et al. 2019a) including road crossing behavior (Tellier et al. 2025); (4) health and disease (e.g. McLennan et al. 2017, 2018); (5) tool use (McLennan 2011a; McLennan et al. 2019b); and (6) paternity and reproductive success (Cibot et al. 2019b; McCarthy et al. 2020).

Members of the Bulindi chimp community resting in gardens (Photo by Matthew McLennan)

Documented behaviours

Table 7. Behaviours documented for Bulindi Area

Category	Behavior	Observation type	Prevalence	Observation dates	Source	Habituation	Species	Comment
	Crop feeding				McLennan 2013; McLennan et al. 2020
	Road crossing				McLennan & Asiimwe 2016; Tellier et al. 2025
	Food sharing (agricultural crops)				McLennan et al. 2020
	Hunting animals without consumption				Cibot et al. 2017
	Self medication (leaf swallowing)				McLennan & Huffman 2012; McLennan et al. 2017
	Infant carrying by male chimpanzees				Cibot et al. 2019b
	Honey digging with stick tools				McLennan 2011a; McLennan et al. 2019b
	Hand-clasp grooming				McLennan 2011b
	High male reproductive skew				McCarthy et al. 2020
	Chimpanzee-villager interactions (including human directed aggression)				McLennan & Hill 2010; McLennan 2010
	Tool-assisted extractive foraging				McLennan et al. 2019b
	Foraging adaptations to forest loss				McLennan et al. 2020
	Nest tying				McLennan 2018
	Nesting adaptations to forest loss				van Dijk et al. 2021
	Socio-ecological adaptations to forest loss				Satsias et al. 2022

Behaviours

Exposure to climate change impacts

As part of a study on the exposure of African great ape sites to climate change impacts, Kiribou et al. (2024) extracted climate data and data on projected extreme climate impact events for the site. Climatological characteristics were derived from observation-based climate data provided by the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP, www.isimip.org). Parameters were calculated as the average across each 30-year period. For 1981-2010, the EWEMBI dataset from ISIMIP2a was used. For the two future periods (2021-2050 and 2071-2099) ISIMIP2b climate data based on four CMIP5 global climate models were used. For future projections, two Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP) were used. RCP 2.6 is a scenario with strong mitigation measures in which global temperatures would likely rise below 2C. RCP 6.0 is a scenario with medium emissions in which global temperatures would likely rise up to 3C by 2100. For the number of days with heavy precipitation events, the 98th percentile of all precipitation days (>1mm/d) was calculated for the 1979-2013 reference period as a threshold for a heavy precipitation event. Then, for each year, the number of days above that threshold was derived. The figures on temperature and precipitation anomaly show the deviation from the mean temperature and mean precipitation for the 1979-2013 reference period.

The estimated exposure to future extreme climate impact events (crop failure, drought, river flood, wildfire, tropical cyclone, and heatwave) is based on a published dataset by Lange et al. 2020 derived from ISIMIP2b data. The same global climate models and RCPs as described above were used. Within each 30-year period, the number of years with an extreme event and the average proportion of the site affected were calculated (Kiribou et al. 2024).

Table 8. Estimated past and projected climatological characteristics in Bulindi Area

Value	1981-2010	2021-2050, RCP 2.6	2021-2050, RCP 6.0	2071-2099, RCP 2.6	2071-2099, RCP 6.0
Mean temperature [C]	23.1	24.2	24.2	24.5	25.6
Annual precipitation [mm]	1245	1265	1332	1187	1451
Max no. consecutive dry days (per year)	25.2	25.5	30.4	27.6	28.5
No. days with heavy precipitation (per year)	5.9	5.1	4.7	5.8	8.4

Table 9. Projected exposure of apes to extreme climate impact events in Bulindi Area

Type	No. of years with event (2021-2050, RCP 2.6)	% of site exposed (2021-2050, RCP 2.6)	No. of years with event (2021-2050, RCP 6.0)	% of site exposed (2021-2050, RCP 6.0)	No. of years with event (2070-2099, RCP 2.6)	% of site exposed (2070-2099, RCP 2.6)	No. of years with event (2070-2099, RCP 6.0)	% of site exposed (2070-2099, RCP 6.0)
Crop failure	4	0.82	2	0.61	3	1.13	10	0.49
Drought	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Heatwave	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	50
River flood	1.25	0.59	4	2.46	1	0.66	5.25	3.51
Tropical cyclone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wildfire	30	2.26	30	1.91	29	1.57	29	1.37

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  Precipitation anomaly in Bulindi Area

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  Temperature anomaly in Bulindi Area

External links

Bulindi Chimpanzees Facebook

Bulindi National Geographic

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