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A new population of de Brazza's monkey in Kenya

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2009

J. W. Muriuki  and
M. H. Tsingalia
J. W. Muriuki
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Nairobi, Box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya.
M. H. Tsingalia
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Nairobi, Box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Abstract

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Until recently, de Brazza's monkey Cercopithecus neglectus was not known to occur in the Kakamega and Kisere forests of western Kenya. Today, four groups of successfully breeding de Brazza's monkeys have been identified with a possibility of more. Although this may make the future of this species in Kenya slightly less bleak, efforts to conserve these forests are desperately needed. Through the efforts of Kenya's President, about 4000 ha of these forests have been designated a national reserve, but this area is far too small to support the rare de Brazza's monkeys as well as many other threatened species of flora and fauna. The forests cover about 25,000 ha and more of this land should be set aside as a reserve.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , July 1990 , pp. 157 - 162
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1990

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