[ Etat de conservation des moyens et grands mammifères du Parc national du Mont Péko en période post crises socio-politiques dans l’ouest de la Côte d’Ivoire ]
Volume 61, Issue 1, June 2022, Pages 50–63
Assui Wa Kassi N’Guessan Dawy1, Kouakou Yao Célestin2, Bamba Kramoko3, N’Guessan Kouamé Antoine4, Koffi Djaha André5, Kouakou Claude-Victorien6, and Bene Jean-Claude Koffi7
1 Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Tropicale, Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
2 Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Tropicale, Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
3 Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Tropicale, Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
4 Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Tropicale, Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
5 Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Tropicale, Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
6 Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Tropicale, Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
7 Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Tropicale, Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
Original language: French
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In Ivory Coast, the decade of politico-military crisis has led to the degradation of national parks, After this crisis, knowledge of the wildlife diversity of these forests is needed to propose appropriate conservation measures. For this purpose, this study was conducted in the Mount Péko National Park (MPNP), located in western Ivory Coast. It aims to inventory the means and large mammals, to establish their spatial distributions and to determine their conservation status as well as the threats of human activities that weigh on them. The methodology used consisted first of all in surveys with the managers of the park and the local populations in order to have data on the fauna of the region. Pedestrian surveys inside the park were organized. At the end of this study, ten (10) species belonging to four (4) orders and six (6) species from (2) orders respectively of large and medium mammals were confirmed from direct and indirect observations. Most of these species occur in the surveyed areas except Cercopithecus campbelli, Civettictis civetta, Procavia capensis found only in the north and Syncerus caffer nanus observed only south of the park. Among the large mammal species, in addition to Loxodonta africana (VU), Pan troglodytes verus (EN) and Cephalophus sylvicultor (NT), all other species are listed in the category of Least Concerned (LC), according to IUCN. Similarly, apart from Phataginus tricuspis classified as Vulnerable (VU), all species of mammalian means are included in the LC category. However, the sustainable conservation of these mammals is threatened by various anthropogenic activities within the MPNP. In order to safeguard the biodiversity of the park, it is necessary to implement the management and management plan of the park, to involve all the stakeholders in the actions of monitoring, communication for a change of behavior and in real management MPNP. Scientific studies and ecological monitoring activities will need to be carried out to collect more comprehensive data as a tool to guide the sustainable management of MPNP.
Author Keywords: Mount Peko, large mammals, mammalian means, conservation, human’s activities.
Volume 61, Issue 1, June 2022, Pages 50–63
Assui Wa Kassi N’Guessan Dawy1, Kouakou Yao Célestin2, Bamba Kramoko3, N’Guessan Kouamé Antoine4, Koffi Djaha André5, Kouakou Claude-Victorien6, and Bene Jean-Claude Koffi7
1 Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Tropicale, Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
2 Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Tropicale, Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
3 Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Tropicale, Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
4 Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Tropicale, Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
5 Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Tropicale, Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
6 Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Tropicale, Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
7 Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Tropicale, Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
Original language: French
Copyright © 2022 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
In Ivory Coast, the decade of politico-military crisis has led to the degradation of national parks, After this crisis, knowledge of the wildlife diversity of these forests is needed to propose appropriate conservation measures. For this purpose, this study was conducted in the Mount Péko National Park (MPNP), located in western Ivory Coast. It aims to inventory the means and large mammals, to establish their spatial distributions and to determine their conservation status as well as the threats of human activities that weigh on them. The methodology used consisted first of all in surveys with the managers of the park and the local populations in order to have data on the fauna of the region. Pedestrian surveys inside the park were organized. At the end of this study, ten (10) species belonging to four (4) orders and six (6) species from (2) orders respectively of large and medium mammals were confirmed from direct and indirect observations. Most of these species occur in the surveyed areas except Cercopithecus campbelli, Civettictis civetta, Procavia capensis found only in the north and Syncerus caffer nanus observed only south of the park. Among the large mammal species, in addition to Loxodonta africana (VU), Pan troglodytes verus (EN) and Cephalophus sylvicultor (NT), all other species are listed in the category of Least Concerned (LC), according to IUCN. Similarly, apart from Phataginus tricuspis classified as Vulnerable (VU), all species of mammalian means are included in the LC category. However, the sustainable conservation of these mammals is threatened by various anthropogenic activities within the MPNP. In order to safeguard the biodiversity of the park, it is necessary to implement the management and management plan of the park, to involve all the stakeholders in the actions of monitoring, communication for a change of behavior and in real management MPNP. Scientific studies and ecological monitoring activities will need to be carried out to collect more comprehensive data as a tool to guide the sustainable management of MPNP.
Author Keywords: Mount Peko, large mammals, mammalian means, conservation, human’s activities.
Abstract: (french)
En Côte d’Ivoire, la décennie de crise politico-militaire a fortement impacté les activités de gestion et de conservation des parcs nationaux. La connaissance de la diversité faunique post-crise dans ces aires protégées avère nécessaire pour proposer des mesures de conservation adéquates. Cette étude qui a été menée dans le Parc national du Mont Péko (PNMP), à l’ouest de la Côte d’Ivoire vise à inventorier les moyens et grands mammifères, à établir leurs distributions spatiales et à identifier les menaces d’activités anthropiques qui pèsent sur ces mammifères. La méthodologie utilisée a consisté d’abord en des enquêtes auprès des gestionnaires dudit parc et des populations riveraines afin de disposer de données sur la faune de la région. Des prospections pédestres à l’intérieur du parc ont été organisées, par la suite. A l’issue de cette étude, dix (10) espèces appartenant à quatre (4) ordres et six (6) espèces issues de (2) ordres respectivement de grands et moyens mammifères ont été confirmées à partir des observations directes et indirectes. La plupart de ces espèces sont présentes dans les zones prospectées sauf Cercopithecus campbelli, Civettictis civetta, Procavia capensis observées uniquement au nord et Syncerus caffer nanus observée qu’au sud du parc. Parmi les espèces de grands mammifères, outre Loxodonta africana (VU), Pan troglodytes verus (EN) et Cephalophus sylvicultor (NT), toutes les autres espèces sont à Préoccupation Mineure (LC), selon l’UICN. De même, hormis Phataginus tricuspis classée comme espèce vulnérable (VU), toutes les espèces de moyens mammifères sont inscrites dans la catégorie LC. Cependant, la conservation durable de ces mammifères est menacée par diverses activités anthropiques menées à l’intérieur du Parc National du Mont Péko (PNMP). Il convient, pour sauvegarder la biodiversité du parc, de mettre en œuvre le plan d’aménagement et de gestion du parc, d’impliquer toutes les parties prenantes dans les actions de surveillance, de communication pour un changement de comportement et dans la gestion réelle du PNMP. Des études scientifiques et des activités de suivi écologique devront être réalisées pour collecter des données plus exhaustives en vue de constituer un outil d’orientation de la gestion durable du PNMP.
Author Keywords: Mont Péko, grands mammifères, moyens mammifères, conservation, activités anthropiques.
How to Cite this Article
Assui Wa Kassi N’Guessan Dawy, Kouakou Yao Célestin, Bamba Kramoko, N’Guessan Kouamé Antoine, Koffi Djaha André, Kouakou Claude-Victorien, and Bene Jean-Claude Koffi, “Conservation status of medium-sized and large mammals at Mont Peko national Park in the post socio-political crisis period in western of Côte d’Ivoire,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 61, no. 1, pp. 50–63, June 2022.
