Overall aim of this project is to have better understandings of ecosystem surrounding chimpanzees and other larger mammals at the Mahale Mountains National Park and adjacent areas in Tanzania. This is essential to have knowledge of behaviors and societies of chimpanzees, one of the endangered species and closest living species to us humans, and to have sufficient information for the park management on the wildlife. In order to achieve this overall goal, this project includes various approaches from different disciplines including ecology, behavioral ecology, primatology, anthropology, molecular ecology, etc. and various methods including naturalistic observation, the use of camera traps, collection of meteorological data, phenological data, and DNA samples, and mammalian survey by line transect method.

Overall aim of this project is to continue the ongoing long-term studies in order to have better understanding of ecosystem surrounding chimpanzees at the Mahale Mountains National Park and adjacent areas in Tanzania. This is essential to have finer knowledge of behaviors and societies of chimpanzees, one of the endangered species and closest living species to us humans, and to have sufficient information for the park management on the wildlife. In order to achieve this overall goal, this project includes various approaches from different disciplines including ecology, behavioral ecology, primatology, anthropology, molecular ecology, etc.

Overall aim of this project is to continue the ongoing long-term studies in order to have better understanding of ecosystem surrounding chimpanzees at the Mahale Mountains National Park and adjacent areas in Tanzania.