Rumpi Hills Wildlife Reserve

Rumpi Hills Wildlife Reserve
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Map showing the location of Rumpi Hills Wildlife Reserve
Coordinates 4°51′26″N 9°07′15″E / 4.857338°N 9.120712°E / 4.857338; 9.120712Coordinates: 4°51′26″N 9°07′15″E / 4.857338°N 9.120712°E / 4.857338; 9.120712
Area 452 square kilometres (175 sq mi)
Established 1941

The Rumpi Hills Wildlife Reserve is a reserve in the Rumpi Hills in western Cameroon. This site is 452 square kilometres (175 sq mi) in area.[1]

The 45,843 hectares (177.00 sq mi) Rumpi Hills forest reserve was originally created in 1941. The hills are late tertiary volcanic rocks. Fauna include elephants, chimpanzee, drill and Preuss's monkey.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Rumpi Hills Wildlife Reserve". World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
  2. ↑ Innocent Tchigio (2007). Opportunities for community-based wildlife management: a case study from the Korup region, Cameroon. Cuvillier Verlag. p. 34. ISBN 3-86727-239-5.


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