Bonobo Habitat Threatened by Human Activity and Forest Loss
- As human populations grow and spread, clearing patches of forest along the way, the habitat of one of mankind's closest living relatives is shrinking
- avoids areas of high human activity and forest fragmentation and that as little as 28 percent of the bonobo's range remains suitable for living.
- human activities reduce the amount of effective bonobo habitat and will help us identify where to propose future protected areas for this great ape."
- Bonobos are probably the least understood great ape in Africa, so this paper is pivotal in increasing our knowledge and understanding of this beautiful and charismatic animal."
- The bonobo, once referred to as the pygmy chimpanzee, is smaller in size and more slender in build than the common chimpanzee.
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- The bonobo's range falls in the lowland forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a land currently beset with warfare and insecurity.
- In mapping the bonobo's territory, the researchers found that proximity to human agricultural areas was the most important predictor of bonobo presence.
- Bonobos that live in closer proximity to human activity and to points of human access are more vulnerable to poaching, one of their main threats
- only 27.8 percent of suitable bonobo habitat lies within protected forest areas.
- only a quarter of the bonobo range that is currently suitable for bonobos is located within protected
- As human populations grow and spread, clearing patches of forest along the way, the habitat of one of mankind's closest living relatives is shrinking
- avoids areas of high human activity and forest fragmentation and that as little as 28 percent of the bonobo's range remains suitable for living.
- human activities reduce the amount of effective bonobo habitat and will help us identify where to propose future protected areas for this great ape."
- Bonobos are probably the least understood great ape in Africa, so this paper is pivotal in increasing our knowledge and understanding of this beautiful and charismatic animal."
- The bonobo, once referred to as the pygmy chimpanzee, is smaller in size and more slender in build than the common chimpanzee.
- …show more content…
- The bonobo's range falls in the lowland forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a land currently beset with warfare and insecurity.
- In mapping the bonobo's territory, the researchers found that proximity to human agricultural areas was the most important predictor of bonobo presence.
- Bonobos that live in closer proximity to human activity and to points of human access are more vulnerable to poaching, one of their main threats
- only 27.8 percent of suitable bonobo habitat lies within protected forest areas.
- only a quarter of the bonobo range that is currently suitable for bonobos is located within protected