Mount Oku, in the Northwest Region of Cameroon, is known for its rodent diversity. It is located in an area with a high human population density (up to 400/km2), resulting in intense pressure on natural resources. Threats to biodiversity include overgrazing by cattle and goats in grassland areas and montane forests, firewood harvesting, agriculture, bee keeping, debarking of Prunus trees for medicinal uses, and bushmeat hunting. We used data from interviews with 106 local hunters to provide insights into rodent trapping in Oku village. Trapping took place primarily in closed canopy forest. The majority of hunters (88.8%) set at least 100 traps per week, with a mean of 38 rodents trapped per hunter per week. The two most captured species were the Vulnerable Hartwig's praomys Praomys hartwigi and the Endangered Mount Oku rat Lamottemys okuensis, both of which have declining populations. Rodents were harvested mainly for household consumption and/or local trade, but 65.1% of interviewees also used P. hartwigi for traditional medicine. Our findings suggest that rodent trapping in Oku village requires conservation attention, and that further quantitative studies are needed to assess its sustainability.

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根据对当地猎人的采访，对喀麦隆西北部 Oku 村啮齿动物诱捕的初步见解

位于喀麦隆西北地区的奥库山以其啮齿动物的多样性而闻名。位于人口密度高的地区（高达400人/km2)，对自然资源造成巨大压力。对生物多样性的威胁包括牛和山羊在草原地区和山地森林的过度放牧、柴火收割、农业、养蜂、剥皮李属药用树木和野味狩猎。我们使用采访 106 名当地猎人的数据来提供有关奥村啮齿动物诱捕的见解。诱捕主要发生在封闭的树冠林中。大多数猎人（88.8%）每周至少设置 100 个陷阱，平均每个猎人每周捕获 38 只啮齿动物。捕获最多的两个物种是脆弱的 Hartwig 的 praomys鲶鱼和濒临灭绝的奥山鼠鲇鱼，两者的人口都在下降。捕杀啮齿动物主要用于家庭消费和/或当地贸易，但 65.1% 的受访者也使用P. hartwigi为传统医学。我们的研究结果表明，Oku 村的啮齿动物诱捕需要保护，需要进一步的定量研究来评估其可持续性。