Medium-sized and large bodied mammals of Marshall Wetlands, a proposed protected area in Liberia
Liberia comprises 43% of the upper Guinean tropical forest of West Africa, a global hotspot with high levels of biodiversity and endemism succumbing to accelerated rates of deforestation. Due in part to the country’s past civil war, knowledge about much of Liberia’s remai...
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| author | Allen Gweh Allison Bailey Ana Filipa Palmeirim Jackson Poultolnor Henry Toe Wing Crowley Catherine Machalaba James Desmond Jenny Desmond Paula R. Prist |
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| description | Liberia comprises 43% of the upper Guinean tropical forest of West Africa, a global hotspot with high levels of biodiversity and endemism succumbing to accelerated rates of deforestation. Due in part to the country’s past civil war, knowledge about much of Liberia’s remaining local biodiversity is limited. To help fill this gap, we surveyed medium‑sized and large‑bodied mammals in a proposed protected area, the Marshall Wetlands, in Margibi County, Liberia. Using 21 camera traps, in an effort of 33,120 hours, and track surveys along trails, between July 2022 and May 2023, we confirmed the presence of 13 medium‑sized and large mam‑ mal species. Of these, four species have some degree of threat in the IUCN Red List. Despite its proximity to the capital city of Monrovia, the Marshall Wetlands comprise significant biodiversity, highlighting its conservation value and reinforcing the value of improved protected status. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-13e58ba2f3d14071a6abfef5c37c413f2025-01-05T08:31:10ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2025-01-0121111110.15560/21.1.1127291Medium-sized and large bodied mammals of Marshall Wetlands, a proposed protected area in LiberiaAllen Gweh0Allison Bailey1Ana Filipa Palmeirim2Jackson Poultolnor3Henry Toe4Wing Crowley5Catherine Machalaba6James Desmond7Jenny Desmond8Paula R. Prist9Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue and ProtectionEcoHealth AllianceEcoHealth AllianceLiberia Chimpanzee Rescue and ProtectionLiberia Chimpanzee Rescue and ProtectionLiberia Chimpanzee Rescue and ProtectionEcoHealth AllianceLiberia Chimpanzee Rescue and ProtectionLiberia Chimpanzee Rescue and ProtectionEcoHealth AllianceLiberia comprises 43% of the upper Guinean tropical forest of West Africa, a global hotspot with high levels of biodiversity and endemism succumbing to accelerated rates of deforestation. Due in part to the country’s past civil war, knowledge about much of Liberia’s remaining local biodiversity is limited. To help fill this gap, we surveyed medium‑sized and large‑bodied mammals in a proposed protected area, the Marshall Wetlands, in Margibi County, Liberia. Using 21 camera traps, in an effort of 33,120 hours, and track surveys along trails, between July 2022 and May 2023, we confirmed the presence of 13 medium‑sized and large mam‑ mal species. Of these, four species have some degree of threat in the IUCN Red List. Despite its proximity to the capital city of Monrovia, the Marshall Wetlands comprise significant biodiversity, highlighting its conservation value and reinforcing the value of improved protected status.https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/127291/download/pdf/Biodiversitycamera‑trappingmangrovespecies l |
| spellingShingle | Allen Gweh Allison Bailey Ana Filipa Palmeirim Jackson Poultolnor Henry Toe Wing Crowley Catherine Machalaba James Desmond Jenny Desmond Paula R. Prist Medium-sized and large bodied mammals of Marshall Wetlands, a proposed protected area in Liberia Check List Biodiversity camera‑trapping mangrove species l |
| title | Medium-sized and large bodied mammals of Marshall Wetlands, a proposed protected area in Liberia |
| title_full | Medium-sized and large bodied mammals of Marshall Wetlands, a proposed protected area in Liberia |
| title_fullStr | Medium-sized and large bodied mammals of Marshall Wetlands, a proposed protected area in Liberia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Medium-sized and large bodied mammals of Marshall Wetlands, a proposed protected area in Liberia |
| title_short | Medium-sized and large bodied mammals of Marshall Wetlands, a proposed protected area in Liberia |
| title_sort | medium sized and large bodied mammals of marshall wetlands a proposed protected area in liberia |
| topic | Biodiversity camera‑trapping mangrove species l |
| url | https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/127291/download/pdf/ |
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