In this chapter we have looked at the human pressures on chimpanzees and seen how
human perceptions of them differ in some respects from their perceptions of other crop-
raiding species. In the next chapter we look at a situation in a village to the south of
Budongo Forest where, because of excessive population pressure, perceptions of chim-
panzees have changed for the worse, and actions towards them have become highly
antagonistic.
Chimpanzees and humans 211Table 10.4: Number of farmers (N144) categorizing wild animal species shown
according to degree of destructiveness to crops (from Tweheyo et al.in press).
Baboons Bush pigs Chimpanzees Monkeys Porcupines
Very destructive 84 20 0 2 0
Destructive 14 70 0 14 0
Moderately destructive 0 2 38 28 4
Mildly destructive 0 0 22 18 6
Least destructive 0 0 0 2 12