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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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Figure10: An illustration of the evolution of the biodiversity of Ndop Central Subdivision.
Source : Drawn based on information from table 12

Although table 12 is far from being exhaustive on the fauna biodiversity in Ndop Central Subdivision, it at least reveals that wetlands were composed of a complex ecosystem having several species. The table shortlists 46 fauna species which were an object of hunting for those indulged in the activity. From the table, of the 14 bird species identified, 5 species are presently extinct from the region meanwhile 7 others stand high chances of also getting extinct. Within the category of fish (Pisces), two species have been extinct and the other species are becoming rare; these showing signs of disappearing in the near future.
            As concerns the crustaceans, crayfish and crabs which use to be caught in huge quantities in basket traps in the 1970s and 1980s are now becoming rare. This explains why gathering activities which use to be carried out for commercial purposes are being abandoned. As for the molluscs, the large land snails whose shells served as a fetish for scaring away thieves from property are now reduced only to sacred forests where their habitats have not been over damaged.

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