The Chimpanzees of the Budongo Forest: Ecology, Behaviour and Conservation

The content of this book will be of interest to a wide audience including ecologists, primatologists, conservation biologists, and anyone interested in chimpanzees. This text will be especially useful in upper-level undergraduate courses and graduate seminars in primate ecology. American Journal of Primatology 70:1-4 (2007) ...a good textbook for students wishing to study chimpanzees... * Primates (2007) 48:249-251 * ...an inspiring read. * Journal of Biosocial Science, Vol 39, No 4 (2007) * The book, which has an introduction by Jane Goodall, is well written and easy to read. * African Journal of Ecology, 45, 231-232 * ...the wealth of information and critical reflection on conservation makes for powerful reading ad makes this an important book. * Journal of Mammalian Evolution, Vol 14 No 2 (2007) * This is an enjoyable book with useful references to many aspects of chimpanzee life. It successfully combines many years of ecological and behavioural research with conservation issues and an overview of fieldwork at Budongo. * Kimberley Hockings, Primate Eye * The Chimpanzees of the Budongo Forest was easily digested. The use of specific examples allows the reader to quickly grasp the mainpoints of each chapter. * Kimberley Hockings, Primate Eye * Reynolds has written a thorough overview of the work conducted at Budongo with a personal touch, in a volume which will no doubt be referred to time and time again. * Kimberley Hockings, Primate Eye * Everyone interested in the conservation of natural ecosystems - be they tropical or not, primate habitats or not, or African or not - will find something in Chimpanzees of Budongo useful tools, approaches, solutions, and even attitudes to help reverse the tide of destruction and to instead plant the seeds of local cooperation. I recommend this book wholeheartedly. * Michael P. Ghiglieri, Conservation Biology, Volume 20, No.5 (October 2006) * The paramount status given to conservation in this book is what makes it stand out among its counterparts...the book is the best yet on emphasizing in detail the various types of human-ape interaction that have implications for the latter's morbidity and mortality...The Bundongo Forest Project is a standard-setter in how to implement a modern field study. * W.C. McGrew, University of Cambridge, Primate Conservation 2006. * Overall, the book is an effective blend of science and conservation. More than any of its predcessors in the genre, it takes seriously and unflinchingly the challenges of long-term protection of apes in African forests. It deserves as wide an audience as possible among primate conservationists. * W.C. McGrew, University of Cambridge, Primate Conservation 2006. * Primatologists are lucky to have the dedication, persistence, and sheer determined-ness of a small band of field researchers who have personally held together such long-term studies. Vernon Reynolds, the author of this synthetic new book is one such scientist. For anyone working with chimpanzees or other primates, it is a valuable contribution. Only rarely these days do scientists have the time, energy or financial and logistical support to be able to pull together such a comprehensive work. * P.C. Lee, University of Stirling, Folia primatologica * An invaluable addition to the description of chimpanzee behavioural diversity, and a classic demonstration of how to combine research and conservation. Even more, it is an elegant introduction to the natural history of a species that still offers important biological puzzles. * Richard Wrangham *