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Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program, Arcadia University

Field Study

Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program, Arcadia University

Location of field site: Equatorial Guinea, Bioko Island , Africa

Project Director: Dr. Gail W. Hearn

Contact Person: Gail W. Hearn , hearn@arcadia.edu , Phone: 215-572-2991 Fax: 215-881-8758 E-mail: hearn@arcadia.edu

Mailing address: 450 South Easton Road , Glenside , Pennsylvania 19038 USA

Research Objectives: Long term (1990-present) measurement of primate densities on Bioko Island and record of bushmeat market sales (1997-present)

Field Positions and Volunteers: Field positions: (3) paid conservation coordinators; opportunities for citizens of Equatorial Guinea to work as forest patrols Volunteer positions: We take 10-12 volunteers (college students and adults) to assist on our 3-week, annual survey of large forest mammals in Bioko Island's Gran Caldera de Luba. For more information, see our website: www.bioko.org

Species Studied: Mandrillus leucophaeus (drill) Colobus satanus (black colobus) Procolobus pennantii (red colobus) Cercopithecus preussi (Preuss's guenon) Cercopithecus nictitans (putty-nosed guenon) Cercopithecus erythrotis (russet-eared guenon) Cercopithecus pogonias (crowned guenon)

Other Species Found At Site: Galago alleni (Allen's galago) Galago demidovii (dwarf galago) Galago elegantulus (Western needle-clawed galago)

Affiliations: Arcadia University; Universidad Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial

Project Begin/End Dates: Project beginning: July 1996 Project has no planned ending date.

Web Site: www.bioko.org

Entry created: 2000-02-27
Review requested: 2003-11-17
Entry last reviewed: 2007-02-27

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