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Biodiversity of Mahale Mountains National Park The second direct threat to Mahale is uncontrolled fire. Annual wildfires set by hunters cause a major amount of damage to evergreen forest habitats. In general, the mature miombo is not badly affected by these, but most types of evergreen forest are not fire resistant. The area of forest is being eaten away slowly and the edges of most forest patches have become very sharp. Forest is not able to regenerate in areas of old cultivation along the Mahale Ridge and, without some measure of control; fire will continue to degrade the most important and threatened habitat type in the park. Finally, there is the problem of introduced species that have become invasive in the Kasoge area. There has been a long-term effort in place to eradicate Senna, Senna spectabilis in Mahale (Wakibara and Mnaya 2002). However, this effort should become much more organized and systematic if success is to be realized. Also, the focus on Senna has caused other invasive exotic species to be ignored. The biggest threat is from Guava, Psidium guajava. This South American species can become a huge problem in forest habitats like Kasoge. The fruits are very attractive to a many species and the hard seeds pass easily through their guts and are dispersed widely. An effort to eradicate this species should be made as soon as possible before the problem gets out of hand. Wildlife Conservation Society 25
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