Ajiye Babban Katantanwa na Sao Tomé: Koyo da Koyarwa don Kiyaye

Wurin shakatawa na São Tomé Obô (STONP), gida ne ga ɗimbin halittu na musamman, yana ɗaukar aƙalla nau'ikan molluscs 30, gami da ƙaton Giant Land Snail, Archachatina bicarinata. Wannan nau'in nau'in herbivorous ne kuma mai bazuwa, mai nuni ga dazuzzukan dajin da ke da kyau da kuma na biyu, wanda mazauna yankin suka san shi sosai don amfani da magani da abinci. Wannan nau'in, wanda ke da alaƙa da São Tomé da Príncipe, ya sami raguwa cikin sauri a cikin shekarun da suka gabata, saboda haɗuwa da asarar muhalli da gasa kai tsaye tare da ƙaddamar da Giant Snail na Afirka ta Yamma, Archachatina marginata, nau'in cin zarafi a cikin ƙasashe da yawa a waje da 'yan asalin ƙasar. kewayon rarraba a yammacin nahiyar Afirka. Wannan aikin yana da nufin ƙirƙirar Cibiyar Kiwo ta São Tomé Giant Snail a matsayin kayan aiki don haɗawa, sani da ilmantar da al'ummomin yankin game da kiyayewa na Obô Natural Park. Sabunta matsayin IUCN Red List ta hanyar samun ilimin asali game da ilimin halittu da ilmin halitta na cutar da ke barazana ga São Tomé Giant Snail, ta Cibiyar kiwo. Bincika manyan barazanar da ke shafar nau'in. Musamman, bincika abubuwan da ke yin tasiri da/ko fifita ƙofar ɓangarorin nau'ikan ɓarna a cikin iyakokin Parkan Halittu da hulɗar sa tare da nau'ikan nau'ikan.