- Oba Hills Forest Reserve
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Oba Hills Forest Reserve is a reserve in Osun State, Nigeria that covers about 52 km2 of hilly terrain with deep gorges. A 2003 report by the UICN said about 12% of the reserve had been planted with teak. Some chimpanzee sightings had been reported, and in 1999 a dead chimp was offered for sale in a local market.[1] A 2009 report said that almost all of the reserve had been converted to plantations and farms, with only two gullies remaining forest-covered. Chimpanzees are now thought to be almost extinct in the reserve.[2]
References
- ^ Rebecca Kormos, IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group (2003). West African chimpanzees: status survey and conservation action plan. IUCN. p. 127. ISBN 2831707331. http://books.google.ca/books?id=aerjXoZglAQC&pg=PA127.
- ^ Elizabeth J. Greengrass. "Chimpanzees are Close to Extinction in Southwest Nigeria". Primate Conservation 2009 (24). pp. 77–83. http://www.primate-sg.org/PDF/PC24.Greengrass_chimps_v2.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
Coordinates: 7°45′0″N 4°7′0″E / 7.75°N 4.116667°E
Protected areas of Nigeria Forest Reserves Afi River • Akure • Akure Ofosu • Edumanom • Idanre • Ise • Ngel Nyaki • Oba Hills • Okeluse • Okomu • OluwaGame Reserves Borgu • Kashimbila • Ohosu • ZugurmaNational Parks Other Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary • Mbe Mountains Community Forest
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