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= Summary = <!-- An overview of the site, with one sentence for each section. May include a site map -->

= Summary = <!-- An overview of the site, with one sentence for each section. May include a site map -->

[[File: Banco_chimps_Credit_OIPRCI.jpg | 500px | thumb| right | Banco National Park chimpanzees © OIPRCI]]

[[File: Banco_chimps_Credit_OIPRCI.jpg | 600px | thumb| right | Banco National Park chimpanzees © OIPRCI]]

* Western chimpanzees (''Pan troglodytes verus'') are present in Banco National Park.

* Western chimpanzees (''Pan troglodytes verus'') are present in Banco National Park.

* It has been estimated that around 26 individuals occur in the site.

* It has been estimated that around 26 individuals occur in the site.

= Threats =    <!-- a text overview of threats, followed by a table of key threats -->

= Threats =    <!-- a text overview of threats, followed by a table of key threats -->

[[File: BancoNP Credit OIPRCI.jpg | 500px | thumb| right | Banco National Park chimpanzees © OIPRCI]]

[[File: BancoNP Credit OIPRCI.jpg | 400px | thumb| right | Banco National Park chimpanzees © OIPRCI]]

Banco National Park is highly threatened by the neighboring populations, which exert a high pressure on the fauna and flora of the park. Snares are regularly found and poachers caught, illustrating that poaching is very much present within the park. Pollution is a real challenge for the park. The different types of pollution caused by domestic, artisanal, or industrial discharges destroy trees and pollute the land over an average distance of 200 m around the sources of pollution (Kouadio & Singh 2020).

Banco National Park is highly threatened by the neighboring populations, which exert a high pressure on the fauna and flora of the park. Snares are regularly found and poachers caught, illustrating that poaching is very much present within the park. Pollution is a real challenge for the park. The different types of pollution caused by domestic, artisanal, or industrial discharges destroy trees and pollute the land over an average distance of 200 m around the sources of pollution (Kouadio & Singh 2020).

The park's isolation in the urban area of Abidjan and various types of human activities near the park are the main cause of the pollution observed. In Abobo, to the north and north-east of the park, the various economic activities linked to the sale and repair of automobiles, in particular, the “Abidjan Automobile Casse”, lead to the rejection of a large quantity of abandoned spare parts in the park forest. In addition, engine oils are discharged into polluted water drainage channels which then flow into the park (Kouadio & Singh 2020).

The park's isolation in the urban area of Abidjan and various types of human activities near the park are the main cause of the pollution observed. In Abobo, to the north and north-east of the park, the various economic activities linked to the sale and repair of automobiles, in particular, the “Abidjan Automobile Casse”, lead to the rejection of a large quantity of abandoned spare parts in the park forest. In addition, engine oils are discharged into polluted water drainage channels which then flow into the park (Kouadio & Singh 2020).