3.4| Major threats to mammals of Amoro forest
Field observations have showed that anthropogenicactivities and land degradation have greatly influenced the diversity and abundance of mammals in the study area. Those observed activities were agricultural land expansion, timber production, illegal logging for fuel wood and grazingby livestock (figure 2). Moreover, a particular/small respondent, claimed illegal hunting (especially for leopards and olive baboon) are common. According to their response, leopard is the known livestock predator in and around the Amoro forest. In addition to this, clearing forest from adjacent crop lands to avoid mammal pests (especially for; Olive baboon and Vervet monkey) is another threats for mammals in the area.