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Theme: THE DEGRADATION OF WETLANDS AND ITS SOCIO ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS IN NDOP CENTRAL SUBDIVISION, NORTH WEST PROVINCE CAMEROON

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2.1.2 Changes in wetland fauna biodiversity
            The loss in fauna species is also a manifestation of wetland degradation which is common in Ndop Central Subdivision. To understand these changes the IUCN (2001)  red list category  of ‘extinct’ (EX) was used based on the criterion of disappearance of a species in the wild or simply never seen in that region for several years. Since the actual population of these species had never been established for this region, only qualitative analyses served the purpose of deducing whether the animals are abundant or are getting close to extinction. Equally, only fauna taxa which were regularly hunted were considered. The existence of particular species was known based on questionnaires completed by hunters.
Following the first set of questionnaires administered, the question on activities carried out (see table 11 ) revealed that a great number of people who lived in this area were either fishermen, hunters, gatherers or all farmers who carried out several activities as part- time or full time occupations; it shows that over 55.71% of the population is indulged in hunting, gathering, fishing or a combination of both activities. 

 Table 11: Occupational distribution in Ndop Central Subdivision

Source:  field Work (2007)

These categories of people were useful in furnishing the necessary information towards the establishment of a list of fauna species which exist or existed in this region. The findings were represented as seen on table 12.

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