Spatio‐temporal analysis of illegal activities from ranger‐collected data in W National Park of Benin

Q1 Environmental Science

Parks Pub Date : 2018-11-14 DOI:10.2305/IUCN.CH.2018.PARKS-24-2TBT.EN

Tchègoun B. Tchetan, A. F. Azihou, Gérard N. Gouwakinnou

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Abstract

This study analyses the spatio-temporal trends of illegal activities in W Biosphere Reserve of Benin in order to provide guidance for planning the patrol system. We used ranger-collected data on illegal activities in the reserve from 2012 to 2015. Illegal grazing is the most common illegal activity observed in the reserve (1,137 incidents), followed by poaching (469 incidents), agricultural encroachment (285 incidents) and logging (69 incidents). The distribution of these activities in the reserve is highly dependent on zones and also varies between seasons. Generally, incidents of illegal activities were more frequent during the non-hunting season than the hunting season because of flooding, impassability of tracks and closing of plant cover which limit patrol activities during the nonhunting season. From these findings, managers of the W National Park can identify high human pressure zones where ranger patrol efforts should be enhanced. We propose the use of emerging technologies such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to better monitor these zones, especially during the non-hunting season when the reserve is practically inaccessible for rangers.

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贝宁W国家公园护林员非法活动的时空分析

本研究分析了贝宁W生物圈保护区非法活动的时空趋势，旨在为巡逻系统的规划提供指导。我们使用了护林员收集的2012年至2015年保护区非法活动的数据。非法放牧是该保护区最常见的非法活动(1137起)，其次是偷猎(469起)、农业侵占(285起)和伐木(69起)。这些活动在保护区的分布高度依赖于区域，也随季节而变化。一般来说，在非狩猎季节，非法活动事件比狩猎季节更频繁，因为洪水、道路不通和植物覆盖关闭限制了非狩猎季节的巡逻活动。根据这些发现，W国家公园的管理人员可以确定应该加强护林员巡逻的高人类压力区域。我们建议使用无人机等新兴技术来更好地监测这些区域，特别是在非狩猎季节，因为保护区实际上是护林员无法进入的。

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Parks Environmental Science-Nature and Landscape Conservation

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5.80

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20 weeks

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