There was no difference in the total number of mammalian species
recorded during both seasons. The total number of mammals belonging to
the different species recorded during the wet season survey was
1681(57.45%); while in the dry season it was 1245(42.55%). There was a
marked difference in the total number of mammals recorded during the dry
and wet seasons (χ2 = 127.309, df = 1, p<0.05).
The relative abundance of different mammalian species of the study area
varied from 0.36 to 29.80% in the wet season and from 0.32 to 27.55 %
in the dry season. The most abundant species in the sampled area during
the wet and dry season as Burchell’s zebra (n=501, and n=343), Anubis
baboon (n=412, and n=332), Vervet monkey (n=157, and n=116), Grant’s
gazelle (n=151, and n=94) and Colobus monkey (n=124, and n=135),
respectively. This was followed by Warthog (n=63, and n=41),
Hippopotamus (n=53, and n=28) and Greater kudu (n=48, and n=28);
respectively. Abyssinian hare (n=15, and n=9), and Bush duiker (n=6, and
n=4) were the least abundant species in the study area in both wet and
dry seasons, respectively (Table
3).
Table 3: Relative abundance of large mammals in four habitat types
during the wet and dry season