PhD, Conservation Biology, @uni-goettingen.de Head of Conservation Science, Cameroon Biodiversity Association #community-led #AfricanRainforest #CameraTrap #GIS 🌍Cameroon & Germany https://uni-goettingen.de/de/vianny+rodel+nguimdo+vouffo/673858.htmlhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodelnguimdo.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodelnguimdo.bsky.social/post/3mneo2olbrk2d🎉Paper just published! We used Bayesian dynamic occupancy models to assess the effect of accessibility, hunting and other landscape variables on the occupancy, persistence and colonisation of eleven terrestrial and arboreal species. @consbiogoe.bsky.social @matthiaswaltert.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2026 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:zmys4sjnstcjp2s5c3nt34cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mneo2olbrk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodelnguimdo.bsky.social/post/3mi7jaocpm22nNew publication in Conservation Science and Practice 📢🎉 How are large mammals such as chimpanzees and elephants influenced by hunting? We used 15 years of wildlife monitoring data to answer this question. @consbiogoe.bsky.social Read more here👇 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/403232198_Spatiotemporal_patterns_of_elephant_and_chimpanzee_occurrence_amid_hunting_in_an_unprotected_African_rainforest29 Mar 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:zmys4sjnstcjp2s5c3nt34cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7jaocpm22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodelnguimdo.bsky.social/post/3mi7jaocpm22nNew publication in Conservation Science and Practice 📢🎉 How are large mammals such as chimpanzees and elephants influenced by hunting? We used 15 years of wildlife monitoring data to answer this question. @consbiogoe.bsky.social Read more here👇 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/403232198_Spatiotemporal_patterns_of_elephant_and_chimpanzee_occurrence_amid_hunting_in_an_unprotected_African_rainforest29 Mar 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:zmys4sjnstcjp2s5c3nt34cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7jaocpm22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodelnguimdo.bsky.social/post/3mfprx367vs24Very happy to see this research finally published, and very happy to be part of the authors. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Feb 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:zmys4sjnstcjp2s5c3nt34cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfprx367vs24https://bsky.app/profile/rodelnguimdo.bsky.social/post/3mfggwod5y22sNew paper on human well-being and conservation. ‘‘Our voices are put to the back even if we are in the same room, so we are discouraged to continue to be pre- sent, we feel we are just symbols following the men’s decisions even when it’s projects that are for women.’’ https://share.google/79KfJfMH9HfmUIxxO22 Feb 2026 05:49 +0000at://did:plc:zmys4sjnstcjp2s5c3nt34cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfggwod5y22shttps://bsky.app/profile/rodelnguimdo.bsky.social/post/3m5tm2l2b4k2wNew publication! We Modelled the distribution of eight primate species in the Yabssi Key Biodiversity Area, and used the results to make recommendations for conservation planning across the landscape. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/397656540_Rethinking_Spatial_Prioritisation_for_Primate_Conservation_in_an_Unprotected_Intact_Forest_Landscape_in_the_Gulf_of_Guinea17 Nov 2025 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:zmys4sjnstcjp2s5c3nt34cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5tm2l2b4k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rodelnguimdo.bsky.social/post/3m6lya2lp7c2vThrilled to share that I defended my PhD thesis last Friday after 2.5 years at @consbiogoe.bsky.social, @uni-goettingen.de. Very grateful for all the support received during this journey from my supervisor @matthiaswaltert.bsky.social, thesis committee members, colleagues, friends and family.27 Nov 2025 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:zmys4sjnstcjp2s5c3nt34cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6lya2lp7c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodelnguimdo.bsky.social/post/3m5tm2l2b4k2wNew publication! We Modelled the distribution of eight primate species in the Yabssi Key Biodiversity Area, and used the results to make recommendations for conservation planning across the landscape. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/397656540_Rethinking_Spatial_Prioritisation_for_Primate_Conservation_in_an_Unprotected_Intact_Forest_Landscape_in_the_Gulf_of_Guinea17 Nov 2025 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:zmys4sjnstcjp2s5c3nt34cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5tm2l2b4k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rodelnguimdo.bsky.social/post/3lygr5zhbcs2yIn an #unprotected landscape known as a hotspot of hunting-induced defaunation, we found #primate encounter rates and multispecies groups similar to observations in protected areas within the same ecoregion. #Biodiversity #Conservation #Wildlife https://www.researchgate.net/publication/395192607_An_overlooked_hotspot_persistence_of_large_polyspecific_assemblages_of_threatened_primates_in_the_unprotected_Yabassi_Key_Biodiversity_Area09 Sep 2025 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:zmys4sjnstcjp2s5c3nt34cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lygr5zhbcs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodelnguimdo.bsky.social/post/3lxuuhlnu5k2t Paper published 🥳 🥳 The long-term persistence of primate assemblages in unprotected and hunted Afrotropical rainforests remains understudied. Access the full open access paper here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/395192607_An_overlooked_hotspot_persistence_of_large_polyspecific_assemblages_of_threatened_primates_in_the_unprotected_Yabassi_Key_Biodiversity_Area [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2025 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:zmys4sjnstcjp2s5c3nt34cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxuuhlnu5k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rodelnguimdo.bsky.social/post/3lxuuhlnu5k2t Paper published 🥳 🥳 The long-term persistence of primate assemblages in unprotected and hunted Afrotropical rainforests remains understudied. Access the full open access paper here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/395192607_An_overlooked_hotspot_persistence_of_large_polyspecific_assemblages_of_threatened_primates_in_the_unprotected_Yabassi_Key_Biodiversity_Area [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2025 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:zmys4sjnstcjp2s5c3nt34cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxuuhlnu5k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rodelnguimdo.bsky.social/post/3lxboepcpn22mManuscript accepted 🥳🥳🥳 Persistence of large polyspecific primate assemblages in unprotected forests in the Gulf of Guinea More details coming soon!26 Aug 2025 04:27 +0000at://did:plc:zmys4sjnstcjp2s5c3nt34cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxboepcpn22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodelnguimdo.bsky.social/post/3lvtbmd5mnc2fWhen curiosity meets curiosity👀😊 These two #chimpanzees paused to inspect our #camera trap📷, reminding us that observation goes both ways. They didn’t just pass by. They investigated, offering a glimpse into their world and perhaps wondering about ours. #Rainforest #CameraTrap #WildlifePhotography07 Aug 2025 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:zmys4sjnstcjp2s5c3nt34cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvtbmd5mnc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodelnguimdo.bsky.social/post/3lrumwey5zs2wGreat Poster session! It was great discussions biodiversity conservation in African rainforest with all of you. And I look forward to developping the ideas we shared #ICCB2025 #Brisbane #Australia Thank you to all those who stopp🙏🙏🙏18 Jun 2025 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:zmys4sjnstcjp2s5c3nt34cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrumwey5zs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rodelnguimdo.bsky.social/post/3lrta6sfunc2dAttending #ICCB2025? Join me at the poster session this evening to learn more about the findings of this research and discuss their implications!17 Jun 2025 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:zmys4sjnstcjp2s5c3nt34cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrta6sfunc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodelnguimdo.bsky.social/post/3looosqoaec2dA nice piece from Mongabay on our recently published paper. https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/in-cameroons-forgotten-forests-gorillas-and-chimps-hang-on/08 May 2025 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:zmys4sjnstcjp2s5c3nt34cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3looosqoaec2d