I
have a student who plans to carry out her thesis work on cryptic De Brazza
monkey along River Sio, around Mungatsi
area and in Busia generally. The student basically wants to understand the
current population status of this small sub-population and edge effects, other threats, (loss of riparian vegetation and other habitats,
hunting, culture etc) and community attitudes towards its conservation.
I
remember seeing this species a few years ago at Mungatsi. Has anyone of you
seen it recently and anywhere within the Busia grasslands area. Any
documentation on the species from that area is also welcome. Please share with
us.
Kindly
let us know.
Thank
you.
George Were Eshiamwata PhD
Department of Natural Resources
Faculty of Environment and Resource Development,
Egerton University, Njoro Campus
P.O Box 536-20115 Egerton
Tel: +254 51 2217781/2217891/2 Ext 3396
Fax +254 51 2217827 Mobile: +254 723 812 990
Skype address: eshiamwatagw
Emails: eshiamwatagw@yahoo.co.uk; gweshiamwata@gmail.com; geshiamwata@egerton.ac.ke
Unless we practice conservation, those who come after us will have to pay the price of misery, degradation, and failure for the progress and prosperity of our day.Gifford Pinchot