Notes on sitatunga in The Gambia

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Abstract
Opportunistic sightings were made of an introduced, free‐ranging population of sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekei gratus) in the Abuko Nature Reserve for 5.5 years. The sitatunga used more habitat types than the sympatric bushbuck (T. scriptus), were most active during the coolest times of the day, retreated into shade during the hottest times of the day and their diet consisted mostly of mature leaf parts. In terms of social behaviour, the sitatunga spent most of the time on their own, females gave birth during the dry season, and males engaged in horn wrestling and vegetation horning. Today, this population has disappeared and the wild Senegambian population has never been studied or surveyed. The numbers are probably dwindling throughout the area.

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