Poverty-fueled deforestation of Nigerian reserve slashes hope for rare chimps

Mongabay
Jul 10, 2023, 10:51 pm186 pts
Formed in 1938 on a swath of primary forest nearly four times the size of Paris, Nigeria’s Akure-Ofosu Forest Reserve is home to a diverse array of wildlife. These include red-capped mangabeys (Cercocebus torquatus), putty-nosed monkeys (Cercopithecus nictitans), mona monkeys (Cercopithecus mona), and…

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