Takamanda National Park Explained

The Takamanda National Park is a protected area in Cameroon, set up in 2008 to help protect the endangered Cross River gorilla.[1]

An older protected area, the Takamanda Forest Reserve, was established in 1934 and covered an area of 675.99 km.[2]

There are about 43 villages in the park and in 2000 about 16,000 people lived in them.[3]

The park is characterized by great biodiversity, in which various animals live, in addition to several species of monkeys, there are wild pigs, small antelopes and many species of birds.[4]

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6.1667°N 29°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.physorg.com/news146929258.html www.physorg.com
  2. http://www.wdpa.org/siteSheet.aspx?sitecode=20109 World Database on Protected Areas
  3. Web site: Cross River – Korup – Takamanda (CRIKOT) National Parks (Nigeria). 2021-02-12. UNESCO World Heritage Centre. en.
  4. Web site: Takamanda Mone Landscape. 2021-02-12. cameroon.wcs.org.