Chimpanzees in Uganda
- 1 July 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Oryx
- Vol. 13 (4) , 357-361
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0030605300014083
Abstract
In Uganda chimpanzees and gorillas, two of the most spectacular living beings on earth, still survive in their natural state in some forests. Neither species can adapt for long to man-made changes in their environment; they will only survive if they are actively protected in untouched wilderness areas. In 1971–72, with the approval of the Uganda National Research Council, I made surveys in the Budongo and Bwindi forests to estimate chimpanzee numbers, and suggested two such areas, one of which, in the north-east Budongo forest, has since been created a nature reserve.Keywords
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