Oba Hills Forest Reserve

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

  1. ^ 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. 
  2. ^ 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. 
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