Ebo Wildlife Reserve

Ebo Wildlife Reserve
Map showing the location of Ebo Wildlife Reserve
Map showing the location of Ebo Wildlife Reserve
Map of Cameroon
LocationLittoral Region, Cameroon
Coordinates4°19′08″N 10°19′48″E / 4.319°N 10.33°E / 4.319; 10.33[1]
Area1,417 km2 (547 sq mi)

The Ebo Wildlife Reserve is protected area and proposed national park in Cameroon that covers 1,417 km2 (547 sq mi) of lowland and montane forest mosaic with a high proportion of disturbed forest.[2] The critically endangered Preuss's red colobus has been recorded within the confines of the proposed park.[3]

It is situated just 20 km north of the Sanaga River, a biogeographically important barrier to species dispersal. The Ebo Forest Research Station was established in April 2005, and preliminary biological inventories suggest the Ebo Forest has comparable biodiversity to other centres of endemism in the Cameroon-Nigeria highlands region.

Some of Ebo Forest's unique residents are : Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzee, Western Gorilla, Goliath Frog, Forest Elephant, Preuss’s Red Colobus Monkey, Drill, Grey-necked Rockfowl, Grey Parrot.[4]

This forest is of great importance for 40 communities of the local population - Banen people, who rely on it for food, medicine and cultural activities.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Ebo". Protected Planet. Accessed 15 June 2020. [1]
  2. ^ "Ebo". Protected Planet. Accessed 15 June 2020. [2]
  3. ^ Linder, J.; Morgan, B.J.; Abwe, E.E.; Jost Robinson, C.A.; Imong, I.; Oates, J.F. (2019). "Piliocolobus preussi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T41026A92633245. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T41026A92633245.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Ebo Forest: A Stronghold for Cameroon's Wildlife". Global Wildlife Conservation. 2020-04-30. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  5. ^ Frost, Rosie (2020-08-14). "Cameroon halts plans for logging in biodiversity hotspot". living. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
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