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Afi River Forest Reserve

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and the living world in it. Forest elephants, Nigerian-Cameroon chimpanzees, drills, pangolins, short-legged crocodiles and many others will be endangered.
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and forms a corridor between the two. A 2008 report noted that increasing levels of logging, farming and hunting were placing the gorillas under threat.
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The development of the Nigerian super highway project has attracted the attention of the international public due to its great impact on the
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Update on Nigeria: Recent Work by the Wildlife Conservation Society
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IUCN category
Cross River gorilla
Cross River gorilla
Map showing the location of Afi River Forest Reserve
Cross River State
Nigeria
6°11′53″N 8°58′36″E / 6.198155°N 8.976688°E / 6.198155; 8.976688
Cross River State
Nigeria
Cross River National Park
Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary
Mbe Mountains Community Forest
Cross River gorillas
Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary
"Important Forest Corridor for Gorillas under Threat"
the original
"Nigerian superhighway project draws international attention over threats to local communities and wildlife"
Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary
Update on Nigeria: Recent Work by the Wildlife Conservation Society
World Conservation Society: Nigeria
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Protected areas of Nigeria
Afi River
Akure
Akure Ofosu
Edumanom
Idanre
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