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Simo, Franklin, Difouo Fopa, Ghislain, Kekeunou, Sévilor, Ichu, Ichu G., Esong Ebong, Lionel, Olson, David, Ingram, Daniel J. |
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African Journal of Ecology; Dec2020, Vol. 58 Issue 4, p879-884, 6p |
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Using local ecological knowledge to improve the effectiveness of detecting white-bellied pangolins (Phataginus tricuspis) using camera traps: A case study from Deng-Deng National Park, Cameroon Here, we evaluate the utility of local ecological knowledge (LEK) in tailoring camera-trap surveys, a detection method increasingly used for pangolins, to improve detection efficiency for occurrence and ecological studies for the white-bellied pangolin. For example, across 18 camera-trap surveys in the predicted range of white-bellied pangolins, 2,287 camera traps produced 275 five-day trap occasions with detections of this species (Khwaja et al., 2019). The results we present here are preliminary, and we recommend a more rigorous systematic study to compare the detection rates of white-bellied pangolins using different survey designs (e.g. random, standard-grid and arboreal placement) with a LEK-informed survey design at the same place, as well as investigating pangolin preference for particular tree species. [Extracted from the article] |
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Complementary Index |
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