Abstract：
Wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) are caught in snares set for other animals and sometimes injure or lose body parts. Snaring can compromise the health, growth, survival, and behavior of chimpanzees and, thus, represents a threat for the conservation of this endangered species. During a long-term study of chimpanzees at Ngogo in Kibale National Park, Uganda, we started a project to remove snares in and around their territory. We compared the number of times chimpanzees were snared during the 12.75 years after the start of this project with the number of times individuals were snared during the previous 14 years. Only one chimpanzee was snared after we began removing snares compared with 12 individuals caught during the period before. This represents a clear reduction in the risk created by snaring at this site and suggests that removing snares can be employed to protect chimpanzees.
摘要：
野生黑猩猩（Pantroglodytes）被捕获在其他动物的圈套中，有时会伤害或失去身体部位。贪睡会损害健康，增长,生存,和黑猩猩的行为，因此，对这种濒危物种的保护构成威胁。在Kibale国家公园的Ngogo对黑猩猩的长期研究中，乌干达，我们开始了一个项目，以消除他们领土内和周围的网罗。我们比较了该项目开始后12.75年中黑猩猩被诱捕的次数与过去14年中个体被诱捕的次数。在我们开始消除陷阱后，只有一只黑猩猩被诱捕，相比之下，在之前的时期捕获了12只黑猩猩。这表明通过在该部位进行圈套而产生的风险明显降低，并表明可以采用去除圈套来保护黑猩猩。
