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

↑ Rebecca Kormos, IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group (2003). West African chimpanzees: status survey and conservation action plan. IUCN. p. 127. ISBN 2-8317-0733-1.
↑ Elizabeth J. Greengrass. "Chimpanzees are Close to Extinction in Southwest Nigeria" (PDF). Primate Conservation 2009 (24). pp. 77–83. Retrieved 2010-10-21.

Coordinates: 7°45′0″N 4°7′0″E / 7.75000°N 4.11667°E / 7.75000; 4.11667

Protected areas of Nigeria

Forest Reserves	Afi River Akure Akure Ofosu Edumanom Idanre Ise Ngel Nyaki Oba Hills Okeluse Okomu Oluwa

Game Reserves	Borgu Kashimbila Ohosu Zugurma

National Parks	Chad Basin Cross River Gashaka Gumti Kainji Kamuku Okomu Old Oyo Yankari

Other	Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary Mbe Mountains Community Forest Lekki Conservation Centre

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