Landscapes are changing rapidly in regions where rural people live adjacent to protected
parks and reserves. This is the case in highland East Africa, where many parks are …

Forest cover changes have diverse outcomes for the livelihoods of rural people across the
developing world. However, these outcomes are poorly characterized across varying …

Primate habitats are being transformed by human activities such as agriculture. Many wild
primates include cultivated foods (crops) in their diets, calling for an improved understanding …

ABSTRACT This reviewe of Land Use Land Cover Change (LULCC) studies in Uganda
indicates agriculture, forest, grassland, and woodland as the major land use and land cover …

Deforestation has been widespread in the Northern Albertine Rift Landscape in rural
Western Uganda. In this paper, we present perceptions from local residents and narratives …

As habitat loss and fragmentation place growing pressure on endangered nonhuman
primate populations, researchers find increasing evidence for novel responses in behavior …

Roads have broadly adverse impacts on wildlife, including nonhuman primates. One direct
effect is mortality from collisions with vehicles. While highly undesirable, roadkills provide …

Sharing environments with humans is linked to heightened stress responses in many wildlife
species. In Uganda, deforestation for agriculture has increased competitive interactions …

Behavioral flexibility, including an ability to modify feeding behavior, is a key trait enabling
primates to survive in forest fragments. In human‐dominated landscapes, unprotected forest …

Validation of scientific findings from satellite remote sensing against local ecological
knowledge could make the interpretation of forest cover patterns more robust. In this paper …