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| Kasso, M.; Bekele, A. | |
| Threats to Mammals on Fragmented Habitats around Asella Town, Central Ethiopia | |
| 2014 International Journal of Biodiversity: 1-8 | |
Assessment of the current information on the major threat to mammals in fragmented remnant montane forest of Child Care Center and School of Agriculture was conducted from March to July 2013. The prevailing threatening factors were collected by questionnaires, checklists, interview, observation, and document analysis. A total of 22 species ofmammals were recorded of which six (27%) were endemic to the country and vulnerable.Mammals and their habitatswere threatened by land fragmentation, hunting, habitat modification, land degradation and deforestation, lack of awareness, and finance. Although all mammals were susceptible to hunting, high rate of occurrence was recorded for Olive baboon (_Papio anubis_). The different infrastructure construction in both compounds is causing different impacts. As the area is rich in mammals and other species and threatened by different factors to reverse the situation, urgent conservation action is highly recommended. |
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