Cameroon and Nigeria plan to enlarge their protected forest areas and boost conservation programmes to save a rare chimpanzee subspecies from going extinct because of hunting and habitat destruction.

Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzees are considered the most endangered chimp subspecies. This one, in a UK zoo, has lost much of its hair. Image by Terry Kearney via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0).

Less than 20 year ago, Akure-Ofosu Forest Reserve was regarded as a potential conservation site for endangered Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzees. But between 2001 and 2022, the reserve lost nearly half ...

This pristine and vibrant biodiverse ecosystem spanning 200,000 hectares (490,000 acres) is considered a critically important habitat for many rare animals, including Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzees ...