[ Brève étude le braconnage dans le Parc national de Kom - Sanctuaire à gorille de Mengame et sa zone périphérique ]
Volume 48, Issue 2, May 2020, Pages 249–257
Elvis Mouyakan A MOUMBOCK1, Mbezele Junior Yannick NGABA2, and DANG EBENG Yves Boris3
1 Departement de foresterie, Institut de Recherche Agricole pour le Développement (IRAD), Meyomessala, Sud, Cameroon
2 Departement de foresterie (FAFU), Université de foresterie et d’agriculture de Fujian, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
3 Department de foresterie, Institut Supérieur d’Agronomie de Bertoua (ISA), Bertoua, Est, Cameroon
Original language: French
Copyright © 2020 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.
The Kom-Sanctuary National Park complex at Gorilla de Mengame located in South Cameroon precisely along the border between Cameroon and Gabon. It has an important exceptional biological biodiversity and is part of the Ngoyla-MINTOM forest massif. In order to improve knowledge on the state of poaching, a survey study was carried out between May and June 2019 with 70 people. Although the results of the study confirm the presence of poaching activity in the area, subsistence hunting is the predominant activity (79%). Three types of stakeholders were identified: primary, secondary and tertiary stakeholders. The respondents find that the most targeted species are duikers (Cephalophus silvicultor, Cephalophus dorsalis, Cephalophus monticola) (59%), pangolins (Manis gigantea) (16%), monkeys (Cercopithecus spp.). Hunters use home-made firearms for small-scale hunting and war weapons for large-scale hunting. The analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats revealed that cross-border poaching and lack of logistical/financial resources are the main threats. The improvement of the population's standard of living through the creation of income-generating activities (IGA) and the involvement of the population in all conservation processes are two essential axes to overcome this problem.
Author Keywords: Poaching, hunter, Kom National Park, Mengame Gorilla Sanctuary.
Volume 48, Issue 2, May 2020, Pages 249–257
Elvis Mouyakan A MOUMBOCK1, Mbezele Junior Yannick NGABA2, and DANG EBENG Yves Boris3
1 Departement de foresterie, Institut de Recherche Agricole pour le Développement (IRAD), Meyomessala, Sud, Cameroon
2 Departement de foresterie (FAFU), Université de foresterie et d’agriculture de Fujian, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
3 Department de foresterie, Institut Supérieur d’Agronomie de Bertoua (ISA), Bertoua, Est, Cameroon
Original language: French
Copyright © 2020 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
The Kom-Sanctuary National Park complex at Gorilla de Mengame located in South Cameroon precisely along the border between Cameroon and Gabon. It has an important exceptional biological biodiversity and is part of the Ngoyla-MINTOM forest massif. In order to improve knowledge on the state of poaching, a survey study was carried out between May and June 2019 with 70 people. Although the results of the study confirm the presence of poaching activity in the area, subsistence hunting is the predominant activity (79%). Three types of stakeholders were identified: primary, secondary and tertiary stakeholders. The respondents find that the most targeted species are duikers (Cephalophus silvicultor, Cephalophus dorsalis, Cephalophus monticola) (59%), pangolins (Manis gigantea) (16%), monkeys (Cercopithecus spp.). Hunters use home-made firearms for small-scale hunting and war weapons for large-scale hunting. The analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats revealed that cross-border poaching and lack of logistical/financial resources are the main threats. The improvement of the population's standard of living through the creation of income-generating activities (IGA) and the involvement of the population in all conservation processes are two essential axes to overcome this problem.
Author Keywords: Poaching, hunter, Kom National Park, Mengame Gorilla Sanctuary.
Abstract: (french)
Le complexe parc national Kom-Sanctuaire à Gorille de Mengame situé au Sud Cameroun précisément le long de la frontière entre le Cameroun et le Gabon. Il possède une importante biodiversité biologique exceptionnelle et fait partie du massif forestier Ngoyla-MINTOM. Afin d’améliorer les connaissances sur l’état des lieux du braconnage, une étude enquête a été effectuée entre Mai et Juin 2019 auprès de 70 personnes. Bien que les résultats de l’étude confirment la présence d’activité de braconnage dans la zone, la chasse de subsistance est l’activité prédominante (79%). Trois types d’acteurs ont été identifiés: les acteurs primaires, secondaires et terciaires. Les enquêtés trouvent que les espèces les plus visées sont les céphalophes (Cephalophus silvicultor, Cephalophus dorsalis, Cephalophus monticola) (64%), les pangolins (Manis gigantea) (16%), les singes (Cercopithecus spp.) (11%), les éléphants (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) (6%) et les panthères (Panthera pardus) (3%). Les chasseurs utilisent les armes à feu artisanales pour la petite chasse et de guerre pour la grande chasse. L’analyse des forces, faiblesses, opportunités et menaces a révélé que le braconnage transfrontalier et l’insuffisance des ressources logistiques/financières sont les principales menaces. L’amélioration du niveau de vie la population à travers la création des activités génératrices des revenus (AGR) et l’implication des populations dans tous processus de conservations sont deux axes primordiaux pour palier à fléau.
Author Keywords: Braconnage, chasseur, Parc national de Kom, Sanctuaire à gorille de Mengame.
How to Cite this Article
Elvis Mouyakan A MOUMBOCK, Mbezele Junior Yannick NGABA, and DANG EBENG Yves Boris, “Rapid assessment of poaching in Kom National Park - Mengame Gorilla Sanctuary and its peripheral zone,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 249–257, May 2020.
