Babyesiza, Sadic Waswa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9586-6944
Fornůsková, Alena https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3319-8394
Katakweba, Abdul
Kigai, Eric
Hadová, Kristýna
Ngbangui Kaguendo, Jean Luther
Bonaventure, Labo Dieu-béni Sosthène
Tabiti, Primael
Aebischer, Thierry https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0470-0878
de Bellocq, Joëlle Goüy https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5831-6284
Bryja, Josef https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0516-7742
Votýpka, Jan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0552-9363
Funding for this research was provided by:
Czech Science Foundation (20-07091J AND 23-06116S)
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Article History
Received: 16 May 2025
Accepted: 9 August 2025
First Online: 11 September 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the relevant authorities in Uganda, including the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA, Ref. no. UWA/COD/96/05, 11 October 2022), the National Forest Authority (NFA, License no. 377, 3 October 2022), and the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST, Ref. no. NS301ES, 17 October 2022). Research conducted in the Central African Republic was authorized by the Ministère de l’Élevage et de la Santé Animale, Bangui, (License no. 031, 26 June 2024) and Ministère des Eaux, Forets, Chasse et Peche (License no. 01–16, 24 June 2024).
: All authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript and consent to its submission for publication. The manuscript has not been published previously and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
: The authors declare no competing interests.