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= Summary =

<div style='float: right'>{{#display_map: height=190px | width=300px | scrollzoom=off | zoom=5 | layers=OpenStreetMap,OpenTopoMap|6.96879,5.5626~[[Owo Forest Reserve]]~''Pan troglodytes ellioti''}}</div>
* Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzees (''Pan troglodytes ellioti'') may be present in Owo Forest Reserve.
* The population size is unknown.
* The population trend is decreasing.
* The site has a total size of 242 km².
* Key threats to chimpanzees are clearing land for agriculture and plantations.
* Conservation activities are not documented.

= Site characteristics =

The reserve is located in the state of Ondo, Nigeria.

'''Table 1. Basic site information for Owo Forest Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Site_characteristics-table"
|Species
|''Pan troglodytes ellioti''
|-
|Area
|242 km²
|-
|Coordinates
|Lat: 6.96879 , Lon: 5.5626
|-
|Type of site
|Protected area (Forest Reserve)
|-
|Habitat types
|Agricultural land, Subtropical/tropical heavily degraded former forest
|-
|Type of governance
|
|}

[[Types of sites]] [[Governance types]] [[Habitat types]]
= Ape status =

The site was superficially surveyed in 2006. Two nests were observed in Owo Forest Reserve in 1997, but it remains unconfirmed whether or not chimpanzees still survive here- a more extensive survey is needed to confirm chimpanzee occurrence ([[#R01484|Greengrass 2006]]).

'''Table 2. Ape population estimates reported for Owo Forest Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Ape_status-table"
!Species
!Year
!Occurrence
!Encounter or vistation rate (nests/km; ind/day)
!Density estimate [ind./ km²] (95% CI)
!Abundance estimate (95% CI)
!Survey area
!Sampling method
!Analytical framework
!Source
!Comments
!A.P.E.S. database ID
|-
|''Pan troglodytes ellioti''
|2006
|
|0
|
|
|Owo Forest Reserve
|Reconnaissance walk
|
|[[#R01484|Greengrass 2006]]
|
|
|}

[[Sampling methods]] [[Analytical frameworks]]
= Threats =

'''Table 3. Threats to apes reported for Owo Forest Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Threats-table"
!Category
!Specific threats
!Threat level
!Description
!Year of threat
|-
|2 Agriculture & aquaculture
|2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops
|High (more than 70% of population affected)
|Land clearing for farmland ([[#R01484|Greengrass 2006]]).
|Ongoing (2006)
|-
|2 Agriculture & aquaculture
|2.2 Wood & pulp plantations
|High (more than 70% of population affected)
|Extensive teak and gmelina plantations ([[#R01484|Greengrass 2006]]).
|Ongoing (2006)
|-
|7 Natural system modifications
|7.1 Fire & fire suppression
|Present (unknown severity)
|Clearing land with fires, leading to high fragmentation of the forest ([[#R01484|Greengrass 2006]]).
|Ongoing (2006)
|}

[[Threats]]
= Conservation activities =

= Challenges =

'''Table 5. Challenges reported for Owo Forest Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Challenges-table"
!Challenges
!Specific challenges
!Source
!Year(s)
|-
|
|Not reported
|
|
|}

[[Challenges]]
= Enablers =

'''Table 6. Enablers reported for Owo Forest Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="enabler-table"
!Enablers
!Specific enablers
!Source
!Year(s)
|-
|1 Site management
|
|
|
|-
|2 Resources and capacity
|
|
|
|-
|3 Engaged community
|
|
|
|-
|4 Institutional support
|
|
|
|-
|5 Ecological context
|
|
|
|-
|6 Safety and stability
|
|
|
|}

[[Enablers]]
= Research activities =

= Documented behaviours =

'''Table 7. Behaviours documented for Owo Forest Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="behaviours-table"
!Category
!Behavior
!Observation type
!Prevalence
!Observation dates
!Source
!Habituation
!Species
!Comment
|-
|
|Not reported
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|}

[[Behaviours]]
= Exposure to climate change impacts =

= External links =

= References =

<span id="R01484"></span>Greengrass, E.J. (2006). A survey of chimpanzees in south-west Nigeria. Report to the NCF-WCS Biodiversity Research Programme. [http://cameroun-foret.com/system/files/18_13_132.pdf link]

'''Page created by: '''APES Atlas Team''' Date:''' 2023-03-17

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