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Latest revision as of 04:46, 17 October 2022

West Africa > Nigeria > Okomu National Park

Summary

  • Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes ellioti) are present in Okomu National Park.
  • The population size is unknown.
  • The population trend is unknown.
  • The site has a total size of 6,731 km².
  • Key threats to chimpanzees are logging, expansion of land for plantations, and human encroachment.
  • Conservation activities at the site have not been documented.

Site characteristics

Located in southwestern Nigeria, the site was upgraded from wildlife sanctuary to national park in 1999 (Nwankwo & Halilu 2020).

Table 1. Basic site information for Okomu National Park

Area 6,731km²
Coordinates 6.252, 5.268
Designation National Park
Habitat types Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical/tropical moist shrubland

IUCN habitat categories Site designations

Ape status

Table 2. Ape population estimates in Okomu National Park

Species Year Abundance estimate (95% CI) Density estimate [ind./ km²] (95% CI) Encounter rate (nests/km) Area Method Source Comments A.P.E.S. database ID
Pan troglodytes ellioti Unknown

Threats

Large-scale illegal logging (which has been going on since the 1950s) and the expansion of large rubber and oil-palm plantations nearby are the biggest threats to the park. About 50,000 people in 45 villages live in and around the park, and the population is increasing. Many are recent immigrants attracted by possibilities of employment in the timber and plantation industries, or by farming and hunting opportunities (BirdLife International 2020).

Table 3. Threats to apes in Okomu National Park

Category Specific threats Threat level Quantified severity Description Year of threat
1. Residential & commercial development Unknown
2. Agriculture & aquaculture Unknown
3. Energy production & mining Unknown
4. Transportation & service corridors Unknown
5. Biological resource use Unknown
6. Human intrusion & disturbance Unknown
7. Natural system modifications Unknown
8. Invasive & other problematic species, genes, diseases Unknown
9. Pollution Unknown
10. Geological Events Absent
11. Climate change & severe weather Unknown
12. Other options Unknown

IUCN Threats list

Conservation activities

Table 4. Conservation activities in Okomu National Park

Category Specific activity Description Year of activity
1. Residential & commercial development Not reported
2. Agriculture & aquaculture Not reported
3. Energy production & mining Not reported
4. Transportation & service corridors Not reported
5. Biological resource use Not reported
6. Human intrusion & disturbance Not reported
7. Natural system modifications Not reported
8. Invasive & other problematic species, genes, diseases Not reported
9. Pollution Not reported
10. Education & Awareness Not reported
11. Habitat Protection Not reported
12. Species Management Not reported
13. Livelihood; Economic & Other Incentives Not reported

Conservation activities list (Junker et al. 2017)

Challenges

Table 5. Challenges reported for Okomu National Park

Challenge Source
Not reported

Research activities

Documented behaviours

Table 6. Ape behaviors reported for Okomu National Park

Behavior Source
Not reported

External links

Relevant datasets

A.P.E.S Portal

References

BirdLife International. (2020). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Okomu National Park. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/10/2020.
Nwankwo, E. A. (2016). Sustainable Wildlife Conservation at Okomu National Park. Ottoman Journal of Tourism and Management Research, 1(1), 101-118. https://doi.org/10.26465/ojtmr.2016132258


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