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Locating Giant Ground Pangolins ( Smutsia gigantea ) Using Camera Traps on Burrows in the Dja Biosphere Reserve, Cameroon

Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: Giant ground pangolins ( Smutsia gigantea) are poorly known and difficult to study due to their nocturnal and burrowing habits. Here, we test the efficacy of using camera traps on potentially active burrows identified by local Ba'Aka guides to rapidly locate giant ground pangolins in the wild for subsequent observation and tagging for telemetry studies. We deployed nine cameras on potential giant ground pangolin burrows in the Dja Biosphere Reserve, Cameroon. One camera photographed an adult male giant ground pangolin using a burrow within 2 days of camera deployment. The pangolin used the same burrow several times over a 25-day period and possible scent-marking behavior was recorded.
DOI: 10.1177/1940082917749224
Authors: Tom Bruce, Romeo Kamta, Roger Bruno Tabue Mbobda, Stephane Talla Kanto, Djibrilla Djibrilla, Ituka Moses, Vincent Deblauwe, Kevin Njabo, Matthew LeBreton, Constant Ndjassi, Chris Barichievy, David Olson
Institutions: Zoological Society of London, Université de Dschang, University of California, Los Angeles, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, University of Cape Town, Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $4,150
OpenAlex ID: W2782927337
FWCI: 2.321
Cites: 5
Cited by: 30
Related to: 10