Common Hippo Projects

Using Innovative Technologies to Assess the Status of Key Hippopotamus Populations in Nigeria


PROJECT CONTACT:  Dr. Lynne R. Baker 

EMAIL: lynnerbaker@yahoo.com


AIM(S): 

For key sites in Nigeria, the major aims include:

1) Assess the population status of the common hippopotamus

2) Promote human-hippo coexistence 


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Hippos as Ecosystem Engineers: Habitat use, ecology and behaviour of hippos in an important waterbody of Zululand


PROJECT CONTACT: Camille Fritsch 

EMAIL: camille.jacques10@gmail.com


AIM(S):

  • To shed light on hippo spatial ecology, home range, and home range use
  • To gain an understanding of the hippo population dynamics and demographics and to develop a population dynamics model
  • To understand the social structure and interactions between hippo

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Counting of common hippos, Hippopotamus amphibius amphibius, in 8 West African countries


PROJECT CONTACT: Dibloni Ollo Théophile

EMAIL: dibloni.o@gmail.com


AIM(S):

  • To carry out the research in the rural regions with determine the zones available for hippos
  • To count all hippo populations in all surface waters within Burkina Faso territory
  • To determine all various conflicts between humans-hippos within all countries surveyed


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Monitoring, restauration and long term conservation of Common hippo population in the Mbari and Chinko drainage, Eastern Central African Republic


PROJECT CONTACT:

EMAIL: thierry@chinkoprojecet.com or thierry.aebischer@gmail.com


AIM(S):

  • Deduce minimum number and spatial distribution of Common hippos in the Chinko Nature Reserve and adjacent areas.
  • Active protection and long term conservation of remaining individuals along the Mbari and Chinko drainage.
  • Restoration of a large Common hippo population as a key ecosystem engeneer for aquatic communities and grazers.


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Protection of Common hippopotamus in Luama Landscape, DRCongo 


PROJECT CONTACT: Deo Kujirakwinja

EMAIL: deokujirak@gmail.com


AIM(S):

  • Support law enforcement interventions to secure hippopotamus in Luama River
  • Build capacity of rangers to better monitor hippo populations and their habitats
  • Raise community awareness to ensure long term persistence of hippos


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Supporting conservation mechanism of Hippos in the Ruzizi River and Tanganyika lake in South Kivu Province Eastern DRC


PROJECT CONTACT: Josué ARUNA 

EMAIL: josuearuna@gmail.com


AIM(S): 

  • To conduct a wildlife inventory for common hippos and their distribution in Ruzizi River;
  • To increase the hippos protection and conservation mechanism in Ruzizi rever and Tanganyika Lake;
  • To insure the hippos monitoring capacity building to the wildlife authority and local community.


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