On the Chimpanzees of Kakungu, Karobwa and Ntakata

Abstract

The distribution of chimpanzees on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika was investigated by Kano (1) from 1965 to 1967. Since then, there has been little information from this area except for the Kasoje forest, where chimpanzees have been studied for a long time. We visited Kakungu, Karobwa and Ntakata to the north of the Mahale Mountains and made a brief survey of chimpanzees in October 2003. In the past, Kano observed beds of chimpanzees at Kakungu and saw chimpanzees at Karobwa. We heard the vocalization of chimpanzees at Kakungu and observed a chimpanzee at Karobwa. We also observed beds and feces of chimpanzees at Kakungu and Karobwa; however, we could not obtain evidence of chimpanzees at Ntakata. Figure 1. The overview of Ntaka forest Methods We traveled on foot between October 12 and 17, 2003; from Lukoma to Kakungu on the first day, around Mt.Kakungu on the second day, from