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WEST AFRICAN POWER POOL (WAPP) PÖYRY ENERGY LTD.
Mount Coffee HPP ESIA and RAP 2012-09-18
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10.2.2 Birds
15 Nycteridae Nycteris intermedia Intermediate Slit-Faced Bat NT
16 Nycteris major Ja Slit-Faced Bat VU
17 Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus guineensis Guinean Horseshoe Bat VU
18 Rhinolophus hillorum Hill’s Horseshoe Bat VU
19 Rhinolophus ziama EN
20 Hipposiderinae Hipposideros fuliginosus Sooty Roundleaf Bat NT
21 Hipposideros jonesi Jones’s Roundleaf Bat NT
22 Hipposideros marisae Aellen’s Roundleaf Bat EN
23 Physeteridae Physeter catodon Sperm whale VU
24 Felidae Profelis aurata African Golden Cat VU
25 Panthera leo Lion VU
26 Herpestidae Liberritia kuhni Liberian Mongoose EN
27 Hippopotamidae Choeropsis liberiensis Pygmyn Hippopotamus EN
28 Hippopotamus amphibius Hippopotamus VU
29 Bovidae Cephalophus jentinki Jenktins Duiker VU
30 Cephalophus zebra Zebra Duiker VU
Hunters have been interviewed for getting a clearer picture on the animals which occur
in the project area. It has been mentioned that they see very seldom the Hippopotamus
amphibius (hippopotamus), the Loxodonta Africana (African elephant) listed as
vulnerable and the Pan troglodytes (Chimpanzee) listed as endangered; a captive
specimen of this latter species was seen in one of the villages, proving that it actually
exists in the area. The hippopotamus might live in the wider and quietly flowing parts of
the river, and could certainly also live in the reservoir. However, the reservoir area itself
is certainly not a suitable habitat for elephants and chimpanzees, although it cannot be
excluded that occasionally both of these species venture into this area for feeding.
Restoration of the reservoir will not affect either of them negatively.
Mammals are hunted be the local population, mainly for meat. The most important of
these bushmeat species is the grass cutter or cane rat (Thrionomys swinderianus).
Depending on the source, the number of bird species identified for Liberia varies
between 600 (NBSAP 2004) and 696 (http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org). Phyllastrephus
leucolepis (Liberian Greenbul) is endemic to Liberia and critically endangered. It was
described in 1985 and is known from two forest patches 20 km north west of Zwedru,
near Cavalla river, Grand Gedeh County in the upper Guinean rainforest, i.e. far outside
the area affected by the project. Furthermore Puffinus mauretanicus (Balearic
Shearwater) is critically endangered and Scotopelia ussheri (Rufous Fishing-Owl) and
Malimbus ballmanni (Ballman's Malimbe) are endangered. In addition, there are 8
species listed as vulnerable and 21 species as near threatened.