Emmanuel Danquah

Wildlife and Range Management

About

Emmanuel Danquah is a Professor and Head of the Department of Wildlife and Range Management and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana. He has held visiting appointments and research affiliations with the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; University of California, Berkeley; University of Twente, Netherlands and National Museum of Natural History, Paris.Prof. Danquah has received several grants, awards and recognition for his teaching and professional work. His scholarly interests span the fields of endangered species management and collaborative resources management. He is currently involved in a number of research projects, which include green economies, sustainable livelihood support systems for enhanced food security in rural areas, poverty reduction and human-wildlife coexistence systems in the sub-region.Prof. Danquah is a Fellow of the University of Michigan African Presidential Scholars in Ann Arbor, Michigan and also a member of the IUCN SSC African Elephant Specialist Group, AfESG; IUCN Primate Specialist Group, SGA, Working Group for Chimpanzee Cultures, WGCC; IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, WCPA; IUCN Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management, BIOPAMA; IUCN WCPA Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group, CCSG; Society for Conservation Biology, SCB; American Society of Mammalogists, ASM; African Primatological Society, APS; Ghana Institute of Foresters, GIF; UNESCO MAB National Committee of Ghana and Kumasi Airport Wildlife Hazard Management Committee. He is also a Mentor to the African Women in Agricultural Research & Development in Kenya.

Research Summary

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The researcher's work integrates multiple areas of study, focusing primarily on chimpanzee behavior and environmental variability through the lens of DNA-based methods. They investigate elephant migration patterns in Africa using genetic diversity analysis. The researcher also employs biogeography and ecology to study habitat patterns and conservation strategies, utilizing methods like data integration for broader ecological insights.

Research Themes

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Environmental variability supports chimpanzee behavioural diversity(2020)

Human impact erodes chimpanzee behavioral diversity(2019)

The Critically Endangered western chimpanzee declines by 80%(2017)

Population dynamics and genetic connectivity in recent chimpanzee history(2022)

Advancing conservation planning for western chimpanzees using IUCN SSC A.P.E.S.—the case of a taxon-specific database(2019)

Recent genetic connectivity and clinal variation in chimpanzees(2021)

Characteristics of Positive Deviants in Western Chimpanzee Populations(2019)

Quantitative estimates of glacial refugia for chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) since the Last Interglacial (120,000 BP)(2021)

Tropical field stations yield high conservation return on investment(2024)

Local genetic adaptation to habitat in wild chimpanzees(2025)

Late Quaternary habitat suitability models for chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) since the Last Interglacial (120,000 BP)(2020)

Chimpanzee behavioural diversity is spatially structured and negatively associated with genetic variation(2023)

Local genetic adaptation to habitat in wild chimpanzees(2024)

Logging Activity Adversely Impacts Primate Diversity and Density in the Kwabre Rainforest of Ghana(2016)

Preliminary Survey ofChimpanzees and Threatened Monkeys in the Bia-Goaso Forest Blockin SouthwesternGhana(2012)

Using non-human culture in conservation requires careful and concerted action(2021)

Inclusive chimpanzee conservation—Response(2019)

Chimpanzee biogeography inferred from genetic diversity and effective migration(2020)

Author Correction: Environmental variability supports chimpanzee behavioural diversity(2021)

The Complete Phylogeny of Pangolins: Scaling Up Resources for the Molecular Tracing of the Most Trafficked Mammals on Earth(2017)

Using nonhuman culture in conservation requires careful and concerted action(2022)

Seasonal habitat use by Elephants (Loxodonta africana) in the Mole National Park of Ghana(2017)

Crop‐raiding elephants and the moon(2006)

Risk of crop raiding by elephants around the Kakum Conservation Area, Ghana(2005)

Long-term management of crop raiding by elephants around Kakum Conservation Area in southern Ghana(2004)

Spatial Distribution of Elephants versus Human and Ecological Variables in Western Ghana(2016)

Elephant survey in the Bia Conservation Area, western Ghana(2014)

Survey of Forest Elephants Loxodonta cyclotis (Matschie, 1900) (Mammalia: Proboscidea: Elephantidae) in the Bia Conservation Area, Ghana(2014)

An update on crop-raiding by elephants at Bia Conservation Area, Ghana from 2004 to 2006(2008)

Elephant population trends and associated factors: a review of the situation in western Ghana(2013)

Phenology of forest trees favoured by elephants in the Kakum Conservation Area, Ghana(2007)

Bird community structure and habitat association in Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary, Ashanti Region (Ghana)(2023)

Food plants of forest elephants and their availability in Kakum Conservation Area, Ghana(2006)

Elephant census in the Ankasa Conservation Area in south-western Ghana(2001)

An elephant survey in Digya National Park, Ghana, and implications for conservation and management(2008)

Comparison of two dung count methods for estimating elephant numbers at Kakum Conservation Area in southern Ghana(2009)

Retrospective versus prospective designs for studies of crop-raiding by elephants in Kakum, Ghana(2015)

Agri-driven habitat modification and small mammal species assemblage nexus in the Atewa Range and Bimpong Forest Reserves, Ghana(2022)

An Elephant Census in the Bia Conservation Area in western Ghana(2006)

CANCELLED: Density and habitat use of lions and spotted hyenas in Mole National Park in northern Ghana(2018)

Estimated Versus Actual: Variation in Patrol Effort and Estimates of Number of Surveys Needed for Efficient Law Enforcement in Protected Areas(2024)

Estimated versus actual: variation in patrol effort and estimates of number of surveys needed for efficient law enforcement in protected areas(2024)

Predicting range shifts of African apes under global change scenarios(2020)

Predicting range shifts of African apes under global change scenarios(2021)

Diversity and Abundance of Bird Species in Mole National Park, Damongo, Ghana(2017)

Fishing for survival: Importance of shark fisheries for the livelihoods of coastal communities in Western Ghana(2021)

Local Ecological Knowledge, Catch Characteristics, and Evidence of Elasmobranch Depletions in Western Ghana Artisanal Fisheries(2022)

Fishing for survival: importance of shark fisheries for the livelihoods of coastal communities in Western Ghana(2021)

Species composition, seasonality and biological characteristics of Western Ghana’s elasmobranch fishery(2022)

Local ecological knowledge, catch characteristics and evidence of elasmobranch depletions in Western Ghana(2021)

Local Ecological Knowledge, Catch Characteristics, and Evidence of Elasmobranch Depletions in Western Ghana Artisanal Fisheries(2022)

Bushmeat genetics: setting up a reference framework for the<scp>DNA</scp>typing of<scp>A</scp>frican forest bushmeat(2014)

Phylogeography of the heavily poached <scp>A</scp>frican common pangolin (Pholidota, Manis tricuspis) reveals six cryptic lineages as traceable signatures of Pleistocene diversification(2016)

Odonata community structure and patterns of land use in the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Eastern Region (Ghana)(2017)

Patterns of Odonata Assemblages in Lotic and Lentic Systems in the Ankasa Conservation Area, Ghana(2019)

Odonata assemblages along an anthropogenic disturbance gradient in Ghana’s Eastern Region(2018)

Spatiotemporal dynamics of terrestrial invertebrate assemblages in the riparian zone of the Wewe river, Ashanti region, Ghana(2020)

Assessing the Management Effectiveness of Three Protected Areas in Ghana(2020)

Biodiversity Offset in the Awudua Forest of Ghana: Effects on Tree Diversity, Abundance, and Carbon Stock and Conservation Value(2024)

Tropical field stations yield high conservation return on investment(2024)

The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses(2024)

Understanding and addressing climate change impacts on cocoa farming in Ghana(2023)

Climate Change and Cocoa Farmers’ Mitigative Strategies; the Case of Two Ecological Zones in Ghana(2023)

Cocoa Farmers’ Perception on Climate Change and its Effect on Their Cocoa Yields and Livelihoods in Ghana(2023)

Estimating bat abundance and diversity in a modified tropical environment in central Ghana(2017)

The Contribution of Fruit bats, Eidolon helvum, to biodiversity on the University of Energy and Natural Resources’ Campus, Sunyani, Ghana(2016)

Nesting Ecology of West African Dwarf Crocodiles in a Heavily Disturbed Landscape in Chirehin, Ghana(2021)

Conservation genetics of the white‐bellied pangolin in West Africa: A story of lineage admixture, declining demography, and wide sourcing by urban bushmeat markets(2024)

Conservation genetics of the white-bellied pangolin in West Africa: a story of lineage admixture, declining demography and wide sourcing by urban bushmeat markets(2023)

Habitat effects on morphometrics and body condition of Tullberg’s soft-furred mouse (Praomys tullbergi) in two tropical forests(2023)

Demography and reproductive seasonality of small terrestrial mammals in two forest ecosystems in Ghana(2023)

Nature and extent of human-elephant conflict in Bia Conservation Area, Ghana(2005)

DISTRIBUTION OF BUFFALOES IN THE KOGYAE STRICT NATURE RESERVE, GHANA(2015)

Quantifying Recent Floodplain Vegetation Change along the White Volta River in the Northern Region of Ghana(2019)

Impact of Eidolon helvum on roost trees on UENR campus(2018)

Prevalence and management of endo parasitic zoonoses in the Kumasi Zoo, Ghana(2012)

Estimation of growth rate and biomass production of native savanna forage shrub species.(2016)

Mineral Composition of Some Important Indigenous Savanna Forage Shrub Species in Ghana(2022)

bi4africa dataset - open source(2024)

bii4africa dataset(2024)

Advancing global DNA-referencing of bushmeat in African tropical forests: a tool for identifying trade hotspots and dynamics in western and central Africa(2025)

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