Reposted by Hellen
New paper out! 🎉
We show that local ecological knowledge can reveal where cryptic nocturnal primates are.
👀 Galagos? Widely reported (via calls + red eyeshine)
🚫 Pottos? Likely absent
Takeaway: communities already hold key biodiversity data 👂
📄 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Local Ecological Knowledge Reveals the Distribution of Cryptic Nocturnal Wildlife
Many nocturnal animals are difficult to study because they are rarely seen, including nocturnal primates, galagos and pottos, in West Africa. Working with over 600 people in 52 villages in southern G...