ACTIVITY REPORT OF MONITORING APES: JULY AND August With technical and financial support from:

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1 Nonprofit Association COMMUNITY RESERVE OF GORILLA WALIKALE Téléphone : ; : rcgwgomawalikale@yahoo.fr; rcgwalikale@googl .com In Collaboration with RCF-RD Congo Congolese Foresters Network Réseau Congolais des Forestiers Coordination Générale Av. Kibombo Ibanda, Bukavu, Sud-Kivu Enceinte de la poste au Rez-de-chaussée République Démocratique du Congo rcf_rdc@yahoo.fr Tel : ACTIVITY REPORT OF MONITORING APES: JULY AND August 2014 With technical and financial support from: August 2014 Coordination Office located on Avenue Masisi 73, Q. Katindo Left, Common Goma city of Goma, North Kivu, DRC. Liaison Office based in Pinga / Nkassa, Town Mitingi, Group Kisimba, Walikale Territory. Account No. 394 / GL, Mecreco Mabanga, Bank of the Lake, account No to 83 at the BIC; Agency Goma.

2 I.INTRODUCTION The RCGW as an association having its main tasks in the protection of great apes, it has set the strategy routine patrol in the various sectors to identify the presence of these animals in their natural environments. To get five areas are distributed so far on the extent where RCGW is operational in this research component. This is Byamba, Bikenge, Kilambo Besse and Ihimbi / Bukonde. This report represents the results of observations on large pendants monkeys two months: July and August Location: for the month of July, the monitoring activities took place in two sectors among others Ihimbi in northern and Byamba in the southern part of the reserve Materials and working techniques for success, the following materials and techniques were used: Material: machetes, kitchen utensils, food intake... These materials were mobilized by the trackers who continue to sacrifice their little means is they for the advancement of project activities. Technique: observation (direct, indirect, observation clew) allowed the collection of data presented in this report Work context: the monitoring activities took place in a difficult logistical and climatic conditions. A failure to see lack of field equipment is seen in all sectors and negatively not only plays on the proper functioning of forest activities; but also the health of staff responsible for implementing this activity. In terms of weather conditions; July is still known in the community as the beginning of the rainy season. Thus, for this period of work, the rain was too heavy so that the work was interrupted before the specified time Summary presentation of data: monitoring activities have focused on some key elements which form the backbone of this summary report. This is among other things: Data on the gorillas and chimpanzees; Data on other animals observed; Data on human activities in the reserve. As data on great apes, a number of 39 individuals Gorillas and Chimpanzees 9 individuals were observed indirectly through the nests and other signs in the presence of Byamba and Ihimbi sector. Other animals were also observed besides the great apes and the most important of which are summarized in the following lines of this report. Human activities in the reserve have also attracted the attention of trackers. Thus, 49 traps were also observed in the affected sites. CRGW: Activity Report of Monitoring Apes August 2014 page 2

3 II. CROP DATA PRESENTATION 2.1. Data on Apes Sector Date Gorilla Nests Other Observation Contact Data on Chimpanzees Terr Arb Tot indices sites Information GPS Nest s Other indices Observe sites BYAMBA 22/ Kanso 6h30 22/ Trace, Bushalingwa - 23/ Crotte, Buubya / Crotte Mirundu / Poils, crotte Mirundu - IHIMBI 27/ Poils, crotte Ntereka 27/ Empreinte, Total ////////// /////////////// Other Animals observed in the Reserve N Name Non Scientific Name Class Observation sites Index Presence 1 Mubale (duiker) Cephalophus nigricens mammals Bushalingwa footprint 2 Mukaka Hypotrascus niger mammals Excrement (seen) 3 Nkima (monkey) Cercopithecus spp mammals Bushalingwa et Kanso viewed 4 Ngea (monkey with a white beard) Cercopithecus hamlyni mammals Bushalingwa viewed 5 Mpunu (ngurue are pori) Potamochoeus porcus mammals Epr, track 6 tortoise Testudo hermani reptiles Idem 7 Porcupine Atherurus spp mammals Ntereka, Bushalingwa, Nyamatema. Track pr 2.3. Impact of Human Activities Summary Table of Observed Human Activities Sector Nature of Indicators Observation Observation sites Activities BYAMBA Trapping 28 traps identified Traps are wire or lace tight tracks of rodents and small antelopes and monkeys. These traps are dangerous for apes that also use these tracks. Bushalingwa. Hunting small monkeys A hunting camp identified This hunting practice is dangerous because it is less selective with a negative impact on apes in their living spaces and in the natural Buubya (1) IHIMBI/ BUKONDE Trapping 21 traps identified ecosystems of the reserve Traps are wire or lace tight tracks of rodents and small antelopes and monkeys. These traps are dangerous for apes that also use these tracks. Nyamatema(8) Ntereka(5), Ironga (5), Ironga (3) CRGW: Activity Report of Monitoring Apes August 2014 page 3

4 III. CHALLENGES - Very heavy rains throughout the patrol period; exposing them to all kinds of trackers forest weather; - Insufficient bush hardware (bunch, dinner services, medical kit, food intake, raincoats, blankets or sleeping bag...) that submits the trackers for different types of difficulties in the forest; IV. RECOMMENDATIONS - Equip all sectors bush materials and equipment to allow for safety at work in the forest trackers; - Organize an inventory on animals in order to have an estimate on the families of gorillas found in the reserve; - Organize an inventory of plants to determine the role of each plant goes into the diets of gorillas. - Educate communities for regulating hunting and trapping activities through advocacy, otherwise undermine the organization's objectives. Done at Goma, August 26, 2014 For RCGW Rousseau KISUBA Muliro Attachments: Lot Images CRGW: Activity Report of Monitoring Apes August 2014 page 4

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