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| Broekhuis, F.; O'Meara, R.H.; O'Meara, S.; Barton, M.; Harrell, C.; Western, G.; Elliot, N.B. | |
| An assessment of mammals in Naimina Enkiyio Forest, Kenya | |
| 2018 African Journal of Ecology (56): 755-758 | |
Many biodiversity hotspots are situated within forests, which are rapidly disappearing along with their associated biodiversity (Brooks et al., 2002, Hansen et al., 2010). In Kenya, approximately 2% of the country is covered by closed canopy forests of which 88% is indigenous (Wass, 1995). The Naimina Enkiyio Forest is one of the few remaining indigenous forests in Kenya and is of major spiritual and cultural importance to the Maasai people (Mbuvi et al., 2015, Kariuki et al., 2016). Access to the resources in the forest is governed by the local community and it is largely as a result of this governance system that the forest has been spared from large-scale exploitation and land conversion (Mbuvi et al., 2015). The forest is believed to be an important wildlife refuge and corridor for species including elephant (_Loxodonta africana_) and lion (_Panthera leo_) but, apart from local knowledge, little is known about its biodiversity. Here we conduct the first formal assessment of the medium to large mammal assemblage of Naimina Enkiyio Forest based on data from camera-traps and opportunistic sightings. |
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