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The Vanishing De Brazza's Monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus Schlegel) in Kenya

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We conducted a trail survey of De Brazza's monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus) on Mt. Elgon and the Cherangani Hills between October 1994 and February 1995. The objectives were to assess the status and distribution of the species and its habitats and to formulate recommendations on its conservation. We counted a total of 49 monkeys: 3 groups and 6 lone individuals near Kimothon River (Mt. Elgon) and 4 groups and 6 lone individuals at Kapolet Forest Reserve and its environs (Cherangani Hills). The mean group size is 6.6. Wanton habitat destruction was evident in all the forest habitats. The species now inhabits unprotected remnant strips of riverine forest. Furthermore, the Kapolet Forest Reserve offers little or no protection to De Brazza's monkeys or their habitat. Translocation of the monkeys from unprotected areas to a protected habitat is recommended as an urgent conservation measure to save the De Brazza's population in Mt. Elgon and the Cherangani areas of Kenya.

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  1. Institute of Primate Research, National Museums of Kenya, P.O. Box 24481, Karen, Nairobi, Kenya

    Karere G. Mugambi & Mbaruk A. Suleman

  2. Zoo Atlanta, P.O. Box 24434, Nairobi, Kenya

    Thomas M. Butynski

  3. Kenya Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 40241, Nairobi, Kenya

    Wilbur Ottichilo

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Mugambi, K.G., Butynski, T.M., Suleman, M.A. et al. The Vanishing De Brazza's Monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus Schlegel) in Kenya. International Journal of Primatology 18, 995–1004 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026352331577

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