Akure Ofosu Forest Reserve

Akure Ofosu Forest Reserve
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Map of Nigeria
LocationOndo State, Nigeria
Nearest cityAkure
Coordinates6°57′47″N 5°21′14″E / 6.963°N 5.354°E / 6.963; 5.354
Area394 km2 (152 sq mi)

The Akure Forest Reserve is situated in Ondo State, Nigeria's Akure South Local Government Area, a tropical rainforest. It has a total area of approximately 40,000 hectares (99,000 acres) and is located between latitudes 7°16' and 7°18' N and longitudes 5°9' and 5°11' E.

Akure Ofosu is of great importance for the conservation of the chimpanzee population in Nigeria. Research conducted during 2007 found 33 nests at four locations, without direct vision.

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