Jozani biodiversity inventory report 2002 - Coastal Forests of Kenya ...

Four night drive transects ran from Jozani-Tovu (13 x 2 km) and from Jozani-Wangwani (16
x 2 km). Only three animals were recorded; 2 elephant shrews in the Jozani-Tovu transect and
one galago at Wangwani. None of the nocturnal species was sighted during the night drives.
The relative abundance of some mammals is summarized in Table 13 below. Factors
including occurrence and distribution, population numbers, rarity and endemism have been
taken into account.
Table 12: Total number of mammal specimens captured in traps (bucket pitfalls, snaps,
shermans) in Jozani forest Zanzibar (June-July 2002)
Transect
Animal group
Total
Shrews Squirrels Rodents Mongooses
1. Wangwani (F) 3 1 1 1 6
2. Wangwani (WG) 0 0 0 0 0
3. Bondeni (SF) 0 1 0 0 1
4. Jozani (GWFP) 5 0 0 0 5
5. Tovu (GWF) 2 0 1 0 3
6. Unguja Ukuu (FP) 2 0 0 0 2
7. Mapopwe (CRF) 2 4 0 0 6
8. Kichanga (BT) 0 1 0 0 1
Total 14 7 2 1 24
Shrew catch rate per 100 trap
nights
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
1.7
Wangwani
(F)
0.0 0.0
Wangwani
(WG)
Bondeni
(SF)
2.9 2.6
Jozani
(GWFP)
Tovu
(GWF)
3.0 3.0
Unguja
Ukuu (FP)
Mapopwe
(CRF)
0.0
Kichanga
(BT)
Transect
Figure 5: Catch rate of shrews (x/100 trap nights) in Jozani - Chwaka proposed National
Park, Zanzibar (June-July 2002)
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