Takamanda National Park
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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 km2.[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]
References
- ^ www.physorg.com
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cross River – Korup – Takamanda (CRIKOT) National Parks (Nigeria)". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Takamanda Mone Landscape". cameroon.wcs.org. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
6°10′N 9°20′E / 6.167°N 9.333°E
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