Rediscovery of the endangered giant pangolin (<i>Smutsia gigantea</i>) in Senegal after 24 years-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Rediscovery of the endangered giant pangolin (Smutsia gigantea) in Senegal after 24 years

Published:2024-02 Issue:2 Volume:62 Page:
ISSN:0141-6707
Container-title:African Journal of Ecology
language:en
Short-container-title:Afr J Ecol

Author:

Ndiaye Mouhamadou Mody¹^ORCID,Drouilly Marine¹²³,Senghor Abdoul Aziz⁴,Thiaw Ousmane⁴,Ingram Daniel J.⁵⁶,Shirley Matthew H.⁶⁷⁸,Strampelli Paolo¹,Marti Chele Martinez¹,Henschel Philipp¹

Affiliation:

1. Panthera Senegal Tambacounda Senegal

2. Centre for Social Science Research University of Cape Town Cape Town South Africa

3. Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa University of Cape Town Cape Town South Africa

4. Direction Des Parcs Nationaux (DPN) Dakar Senegal

5. Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology University of Kent Canterbury UK

6. IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group, ℅ Zoological Society of London London UK

7. Global Forensics and Justice Center Florida International University Largo Florida USA

8. Project Mecistops Sarasota Florida USA

Abstract

AbstractPangolins have generated great interest in recent years, largely due to the unprecedented scale of trafficking the species experiences. Detailed knowledge of pangolin distribution in West Africa is lacking, but many local extinctions are suspected. The last documented sighting of a giant pangolin in Senegal was in Niokolo‐Koba National Park (NKNP) and dates back to 1999. Following a large camera‐trap survey carried out in NKNP in 2023, we present photographic evidence that giant pangolins are still present in the park. Such rediscoveries not only underscore the importance of systematic biodiversity inventories, but also the critical value of West Africa's large protected areas.

Publisher

Wiley

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/aje.13279

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