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    Locating giant ground pangolins (Smutsia gigantea) using camera traps on burrows in the Dja Biosphere Reserve, Cameroon

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    Date
    2018
    Author
    Bruce, T.
    Kamta, R.
    Mbobda, R.B.T.
    Kanto, S.T.
    Djibrilla, D.
    Moses, I.
    Deblauwe, V.
    Njabo, K.
    LeBreton, M.
    Ndjassi, C.
    Barichievy, C.
    Olson, D.
    Type
    Journal Article
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    Abstract/Description
    Giant ground pangolins (Smutsia gigantea) are poorly known and difficult to study due to their nocturnal and burrowing habits. Here, we test the efficacy of using camera traps on potentially active burrows identified by local Ba'Aka guides to rapidly locate giant ground pangolins in the wild for subsequent observation and tagging for telemetry studies. We deployed nine cameras on potential giant ground pangolin burrows in the Dja Biosphere Reserve, Cameroon. One camera photographed an adult male giant ground pangolin using a burrow within 2 days of camera deployment. The pangolin used the same burrow several times over a 25-day period and possible scent-marking behavior was recorded.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1940082917749224
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2747
    Non-IITA Authors ORCID
    Vincent Deblauwehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9881-1052
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1940082917749224
    IITA Subjects
    Biodiversity
    Agrovoc Terms
    Pangolins; Biosphere Reserves; Nature Reserve; Smutsia Gigantea; Burrow
    Regions
    Africa; Central Africa
    Countries
    Cameroon
    Journals
    Tropical Conservation Science
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