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= Summary =

<div style='float: right'>{{#display_map: height=190px | width=300px | scrollzoom=off | zoom=5 | layers=OpenStreetMap,OpenTopoMap|11.826573, -14.117870~[[Tchetche Corridor]]~''Pan troglodytes verus''}}</div>
* Western chimpanzees (''Pan troglodytes verus'') are present in the Tchetche Corridor.
* The population size is unknown.
* The population trend is unknown.
* The site has a total size of 500 km².
* Key threats to chimpanzees are habitat destruction due to agricultural expansion, logging and fires.
* Chimbo Foundation conducts conservation activities in the area (see [[Boé Sector]]).
* The site is a wildlife corridor connecting Dulombi National Park and Boe National Park.
= Site characteristics =

The site is a wildlife corridor that joins Dulombi and Boe National Parks.

'''Table 1. Basic site information for Tchetche Corridor'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Site_characteristics-table"
|Species
|''Pan troglodytes verus''
|-
|Area
|500 km²
|-
|Coordinates
|Lat: 11.826573 , Lon: -14.117870
|-
|Type of site
|Non-protected area (Wildlife Corridor)
|-
|Habitat types
|Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest
|-
|Type of governance
|
|}

[[Types of sites]] [[Governance types]] [[Habitat types]]
= Ape status =

The population size is unknown.

'''Table 2. Ape population estimates reported for Tchetche Corridor'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Ape_status-table"
!Species
!Year
!Occurrence
!Encounter or vistation rate (nests/km; ind/day)
!Density estimate [ind./ km²] (95% CI)
!Abundance estimate (95% CI)
!Survey area
!Sampling method
!Analytical framework
!Source
!Comments
!A.P.E.S. database ID
|-
|''Pan troglodytes verus''
|2023
|Present
|
|
|
|Tchetche Corridor
|Other
|
|Quecuta pers. comm. 2023
|
|
|}

[[Sampling methods]] [[Analytical frameworks]]
= Threats =

'''Table 3. Threats to apes reported for Tchetche Corridor'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Threats-table"
!Category
!Specific threats
!Threat level
!Description
!Year of threat
|-
|1 Residential & commercial development
|1.1 Residential areas
|Medium (30-70% of population affected)
|Construction of houses (Quecuta pers. comm. 2023).
|2017-Ongoing (2023)
|-
|2 Agriculture & aquaculture
|2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops
|Medium (30-70% of population affected)
|Cashew and rice plantations (Quecuta pers. comm. 2023).
|2017-Ongoing (2023)
|-
|5 Biological resource use
|5.3 Logging & wood harvesting
|High (more than 70% of population affected)
|Illegal logging (Quecuta pers. comm. 2023).
|2017-Ongoing (2023)
|-
|7 Natural system modifications
|7.1 Fire & fire suppression
|High (more than 70% of population affected)
|Fires linked to agricultural activities, apiculture and for pasture establishment (Quecuta pers. comm. 2023).
|2017-Ongoing (2023)
|}

[[Threats]]
= Conservation activities =

The Tchetche corridor serves as a connector between protected areas, encourages the flow of individuals and genetic exchange, and mitigates the effects caused by habitat fragmentation. [https://www.chimbo.org/ Chimbo Foundation] are active in the area.

'''Table 4. Conservation activities reported for Tchetche Corridor'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Conservation_activities-table"
!Category
!Specific activity
!Description
!Implementing organization(s)
!Year of activity
|-
|5 Protection & restoration
|5.2 Legally protect ape habitat
|The site has been legally protected as a wildlife corridor since 2017.
|
|2017-Ongoing (2023)
|}

[[Conservation activities]]
= Challenges =

'''Table 5. Challenges reported for Tchetche Corridor'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Challenges-table"
!Challenges
!Specific challenges
!Source
!Year(s)
|-
|
|Not reported
|
|
|}

[[Challenges]]
= Enablers =

'''Table 6. Enablers reported for Tchetche Corridor'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="enabler-table"
!Enablers
!Specific enablers
!Source
!Year(s)
|-
|1 Site management
|
|
|
|-
|2 Resources and capacity
|
|
|
|-
|3 Engaged community
|
|
|
|-
|4 Institutional support
|
|
|
|-
|5 Ecological context
|
|
|
|-
|6 Safety and stability
|
|
|
|}

[[Enablers]]
= Research activities =

= Documented behaviours =

'''Table 7. Behaviours documented for Tchetche Corridor'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="behaviours-table"
!Category
!Behavior
!Observation type
!Prevalence
!Observation dates
!Source
!Habituation
!Species
!Comment
|-
|
|Not reported
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|}

[[Behaviours]]
= Exposure to climate change impacts =

= External links =

= References =

'''Page created by: '''Queba Quecuta''' Date:''' 2023-12-06

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