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Participants in front of the gate to the \u2018Sanctuaire des singes de Drabo Gbo\u2019.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nBenin and Togo constitute the refuge for three threatened monkeys, namely the critically endangered red-bellied monkey (Cercopithecus erythrogaster erythrogaster<\/em>), the vulnerable Geoffroy\u2019s Black-and-white Colobus (Colobus vellerosus<\/em>), and the olive colobus (Procolobus verus<\/em>).\n\nAfter two days of theoretical training at IITA-Benin, the participants spent a day at the \u201cSanctuaire des Singes de Drabo Gbo<\/u><\/a>\u201d in the IITA forests of Drabo. The trainers stressed that this was the only place in the world where red-bellied monkeys are used to people and can be observed at ease. In the other sites in Benin and along the border to Nigeria or Togo, where this monkey has been recorded, the animals are hunted and therefore extremely shy. This visit allowed the paticipants to observe this species close up and develop their skills in recording its behavior. The next day they departed for a prolonged visit to the\u00a0Lama Forest<\/u>, where they learned how to estimate monkey populations along fixed observation lines in the forest. The last day was spent again at IITA wrapping up the workshop findings.\n\nThe workshop was coordinated by the local NGO \u201cOrganisation pour le D\u00e9veloppement Durable et la Biodiversit\u00e9\u201d (ODDB) with internationally recognized primatologists Reiko Goodwin (Fordham University, New York, USA) and C\u00e9lestin Kouakou, Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en C\u00f4te d\u00cdvoire (CSRS). It was supported by scientists from the Universit\u00e9 d\u2019Abomey-Calavi, CENAGREF of the Benin Ministry of Environment, ODDB, and IITA.\n\nThe IITA forests of Drabo were officially handed over to IITA last year, and are managed by Peter Neuenschwander. The forests are reserved for research in nature conservation focusing on plant and insect biodiversity, but also involving all sorts of wildlife, including endangered monkeys. This is in view of the continuous effort by IITA and the IITA-Benin station in particular to study the links between biodiversity and sustainable agriculture. The full text of the workshop proceedings are available here.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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