A wildlife census by the Peace Corps under the sponsorship of the Burundi government was scheduled to be completed at Rumonge-Bururi at the end of 1987



A wildlife census by the Peace Corps under the sponsorship of the Burundi government was scheduled to be completed at Rumonge-Bururi at the end of 1987

BURUNDI:

200-250 chimps live in 370km2 Kibira National Park; less than 50 chimps are found in the 4.5km2 Rumonge and 16km2 Bururi Forest Reserves (Weber, 1987).

A wildlife census by the Peace Corps under the sponsorship of the Burundi government was scheduled to be completed at Rumonge-Bururi at the end of 1987, and at Kibira sometime in 1988.

Mr. P. Trenchard received funds from USAID to support continued research and forest protection during the period 1989-1990, and it was intended that a larger-scale project to include the Rumonge and Bururi Forests would then develop, supported by funds released for conservation within the country of Burundi (Vedder & Weber pers. comm.).

Hunting of chimpanzees is infrequent as the local people do not use them for food.

However, in the northern forests chimpanzee infants are occasionally hunted and sold in the capital.

It is absolutely necessary to keep a watchful eye on these chimps, considering the high human population density in Burundi alone.