Summary

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Western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) are present in Cacine.
The population size is unknown.
The chimpanzee population trend is unknown.
The area of the site is unknown.
Key threats to chimpanzees include loss of habitat due to agricultural expansion.
Conservation activities are not documented.

Site characteristics

The site includes the forests surrounding the towns of Cacine and Pampaire in southern Guinea-Bissau.

Table 1. Basic site information for Cacine

Species	Pan troglodytes verus
Area
Coordinates	Lat: 11.082078 , Lon: -15.050567
Type of site	Non-protected area
Habitat types	Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest
Type of governance

Types of sites Governance types Habitat types

Ape status

Chimpanzees are present in the area but the population size is unknown (Quecuta pers. comm. 2023).

Table 2. Ape population estimates reported for Cacine

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	2023	Present				Cacine	Other		Quecuta pers. comm. 2023

Sampling methods Analytical frameworks

Threats

Table 3. Threats to apes reported for Cacine

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)	Cashew and rice plantations (Quecuta pers. comm. 2023).	Ongoing (2023)

Threats

Conservation activities

Within the area of Cacine, the forests of Cunfa and Pampaire were protected during a project of the Global Alliance for Resilience (AGIR) that aimed to support natural resource management. The project was active between 2009 and 2011 (Quecuta pers. comm. 2023).

Challenges

Table 5. Challenges reported for Cacine

Challenges	Specific challenges	Source	Year(s)
	Not reported

Challenges

Enablers

Table 6. Enablers reported for Cacine

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 Cacine

Category	Behavior	Observation type	Prevalence	Observation dates	Source	Habituation	Species	Comment
	Not reported

Behaviours

Exposure to climate change impacts

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References

Page created by: Queba Quecuta Date: 2023-12-06