giant pangolin. (Smutsia gigantea) Case Study
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Continent: Africa
Country: Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Grant Amount: $6,000
Awarded Date: June 15, 2018
Brou Guy-Mathieu ASSOVI
Felix HOUPHOUËT-Boigny University
Cocody
Cocody
Abidjan
22 BP 582 Abidjan 22
Cote d'Ivoire
Tel: (+225) 49281747
Mob:
Saving the Giant Pangolin: Ethnozoology and Giant Pangolin conservation awareness in communities around the Taï National Park, Côte d’Ivoire
In Cote d’Ivoire, the giant pangolin may now only be found in Taï National Park. This species faces a very high risk of extinction from local bushmeat hunting and poaching for illegal international trade, in addition to historic habitat loss. We will establish a critical baseline of behavioural ecology and ethnological knowledge as the foundation of a national giant pangolin management plan.
1) Investigate giant pangolin resource selection (habitat use and prey preference) in the Taï National Park (Côte d’Ivoire) and characterize this species home range needs. This will facilitate mapping giant pangolin distribution in the study area to better understand habitat management.
2) Investigate local community use of giant pangolin to better understand its sustainability in the targeted area. This will permit us to characterize the importance of this pangolin species to local communities, including better understanding the way local people utilize it and mapping the value chain.
3) Build the capacity for pangolin research and management in Cote d’Ivoire through the capacity building in local Ivorian researchers (e.g., the principal investigator) to become pangolin conservationists for the future implementation of any species management programs.
4) Raise awareness in local communities as a platform for launching a pangolin management strategy. This will be done in close collaboration with local communities and will serve as a first effort to raise awareness about pangolin sustainability.
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