January 2017

Assessment of the abundance of Anubis baboons (Papio anubis) and conflict with humans in Trigni Forest of Gida Ayana District, Western Ethiopia

Among baboon species, Papio anu­bis is the most broadly dis­trib­uted species, rang­ing through most of cen­tral sub-Sa­ha­ran of Africa. Papio anubis live in troops but the size varies in different area. There are three troops of P. anubis in Trigni forest with 149 to 180 members in each troop. The objective was to assess the abundance of Anubis baboon (AB) and their conflict with humans...

Author(s): Tegegn Mosissa, Abebe Ameha and Tadesse Mosissa