@article{PAR00001205, title = {{H}ope for the survival of the {C}ritically {E}ndangered white-naped mangabey {C}ercocebus atys lunulatus: a new primate species for {B}urkina {F}aso}, author = {{G}alat, {G}{\'e}rard and {G}alat-{L}uong, {A}nh}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{F}rom 2003 to 2005 we carried out surveys in {B}urkina {F}aso to investigate the status of primate taxa. {I}n the south-west near the border with {C}ote d'{I}voire we discovered sooty mangabey {C}ercocebus atys, a primate species that had not been previously reported in the country. {T}his population is the subspecies {C}. a. lunulatus, the white-naped mangabey, one of the 25 most threatened primate taxa. {A}s the subspecies occurs in a gallery forest that is next to a wildlife safari hunting area, we recommend that hunting is prohibited near these forests. {T}he recent creation of the {W}arigue protected area, linking the {C}omoe-{L}eraba {R}eserved {F}orest and {P}artial {W}ildlife {R}eserve in {B}urkina {F}aso where we observed the subspecies, with the {C}omoe {N}ational {P}ark in {C}ote d'{I}voire, could make an important contribution to the survival of this, the northernmost population, of the subspecies.}, keywords = {{B}urkina {F}aso ; {C}ercocebus atys lunulatus ; {C}ote d' {I}voire ; sooty mangabey ; white naped mangabey}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{O}ryx}, volume = {40}, numero = {3}, pages = {355--357}, ISSN = {0030-6053}, year = {2006}, DOI = {10.1017/{S}0030605306000986}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00001205}, }