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 2-8317-0733-1.
  2. Elizabeth J. Greengrass. "Chimpanzees are Close to Extinction in Southwest Nigeria" (PDF). Primate Conservation 2009 (24). pp. 77–83. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2010-10-21.

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