The bongo is the largest and most colorful of the forest African antelopes. Males range in weight from 240 to 405 kilograms, while the females weigh between 210 and 235 kilograms. Female and juvenile bongo are chestnut red with darker legs. Males sta …
Read MoreUsing the Mark and Recapture (or “Capture-Mark-Recapture”) technique, biologists, researchers or wildlife management personnel use various methods to capture animals and subsequently mark them. The methods used for marking vary depending upon the spe …
Read MoreUnlike earlier times in human history, the need for capturing wild animals today extends far beyond the need for clothing and food. Today, the capture of wild species for research and conservation projects is a concern that is widely shared globally. …
Read MoreIt is often necessary for biologists and wildlife managers to estimate the population size of wild animal species. Knowing whether population is increasing or decreasing is integral to conservation management, and essential in cases of threatened or …
Read MoreThe bongo antelope (Tragelaphus eurycerus) is found in the lowland forests from Sierra Leone in West Africa, through Central Africa and as far as southern Sudan in east Africa. There are also small populations also living in the highland forests of K …
Read MoreThe Mark-Recapture technique is a method used to estimate the size of populations, and the population dynamics of wild animals when it is impractical (or impossible) to physically examine each individual animal. Sometimes called Capture-Mark-Recaptur …
Read MoreWhen wildlife biologists require absolute estimates of a population size, they rely on alternative approaches to those based on a count of animals within a fixed unit of a habitat. One such approach is the mark recapture method (also referred to as “ …
Read MoreThe bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus) the largest and most colorful of the African forest antelopes. It is also the third heaviest antelope, after the giant eland and common eland.1 The bongo has relatively short legs and hind legs that are higher and mo …
Read MoreBongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus) are large, forest-living antelopes that are noted for their striking reddish-brown coats with 10-15 vertical white stripes and a thin mane along their back. There are two sub-species of bongo: the Lowland bongo (the West …
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