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= Summary =

<div style='float: right'>{{#display_map: height=190px | width=300px | scrollzoom=off | zoom=5 | layers=OpenStreetMap,OpenTopoMap|3.566500, 11.532375~[[Zamakoe Forest Reserve]]~''Pan troglodytes troglodytes'', ''Gorilla gorilla gorilla''}}</div>
* Central chimpanzees (''Pan troglodytes troglodytes'') and Western lowland gorillas (''Gorilla gorilla gorilla'') are present in Zamakoe Forest Reserve.
* The population size is unknown.
* The population trend is unknown.
* The size of site is unknown.
* The primary threats include urban and agricultural expansion, leading to habitat destruction and fragmentation, which in turn contribute to increased chimpanzee-human conflict, and poaching.

= Site characteristics =

Zamakoe Forest Reserve, located just north of Mbalmayo, Cameroon, is a degraded forest area where recent evidence has shown the presence of central chimpanzees. Community reports and camera trap footage have confirmed their activity within the reserve ([[#R01963|Raman 2025]]).

'''Table 1. Basic site information for Zamakoe Forest Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Site_characteristics-table"
|Species
|''Pan troglodytes troglodytes'', ''Gorilla gorilla gorilla''
|-
|Area
|
|-
|Coordinates
|Lat: 3.566500 , Lon: 11.532375
|-
|Type of site
|Protected area (Forest Reserve)
|-
|Habitat types
|Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest

|-
|Type of governance
|Governance by government
|}

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

'''Table 2. Ape population estimates reported for Zamakoe 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 troglodytes"
|2021-2022
|Present
|
|
|
|Zamakoe Forest Reserve
|Camera trap
|
|[[#R01962|Mey et al. 2025]]
|
|
|-
|"Gorilla gorilla gorilla"
|2021-2022
|Present
|
|
|
|Zamakoe Forest Reserve
|Camera trap
|
|[[#R01962|Mey et al. 2025]]
|
|
|}

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

A study by [[#R01962|Mey et al. (2025)]] apes and humans using the same forest area just hours apart, highlighting the potential risk of human-ape conflict ([[#R01963|Raman 2025]]).

'''Table 3. Threats to apes reported for Zamakoe Forest Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Threats-table"
!Category
!Specific threats
!Threat level
!Description
!Year of threat
|-
|1 Residential & commercial development
|1.1 Residential areas
|High (more than 70% of population affected)
|Chimpanzees were observed just 150 meters from human settlements, indicating a high risk of encounters ([[#R01963|Raman 2025]]; [[#R01962|Mey et al. 2025]]).
|Ongoing (2022)
|-
|2 Agriculture & aquaculture
|2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops
|High (more than 70% of population affected)
|Transformation of forested areas into agricultural land ([[#R01963|Raman 2025]]).
|Ongoing (2025)
|}

[[Threats]]
= Conservation activities =

'''Table 4. Conservation activities reported for Zamakoe Forest Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Conservation_activities-table"
!Category
!Specific activity
!Description
!Implementing organization(s)
!Year of activity
|-
|5 Protection & restoration
|5.2 Legally protect ape habitat
|The site is a forest reserve ([[#R01961|Mey & Gore 2021]]).
|
|1947-Ongoing (2026)
|}

[[Conservation activities]]
= Challenges =

'''Table 5. Challenges reported for Zamakoe Forest Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Challenges-table"
!Challenges
!Specific challenges
!Source
!Year(s)
|-
|4 Institutional support
|4.1 Lack of law enforcement
|[[#R01963|Raman 2025]]
|Ongoing (2025)
|-
|4 Institutional support
|4.2 Lack of government support
|[[#R01963|Raman 2025]]
|Ongoing (2020)
|}

[[Challenges]]
= Enablers =

= Research activities =

= Documented behaviours =

= Exposure to climate change impacts =

= External links =

[https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/in-cameroons-forgotten-forests-gorillas-and-chimps-hang-on/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKJZ6pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHm6LmNsdHc-e7ms7KsncF0SD2IWyIrggHam_S3fA_luBkixAABiapVTfnBtb_aem_OJkJ4CG5kW1I5KUg9rpeNQ MONGABAY, In Cameroon’s forgotten forests, gorillas and chimps hang on]

= References =

<span id="R01961"></span>Mey, C. B., & Gore, M. L. (2021). Biodiversity conservation and carbon sequestration in agroforestry systems of the Mbalmayo Forest Reserve. Journal of Forest and Environmental Science, 37(2), 91–103. https://doi.org/10.7747/JFES.2021.37.2.91

<span id="R01962"></span>Mey Boudoug, J. C., Dewang Dyio, S., Fotie, C. N. S., Etah Kang, J., Ndzana, I., Nguimdo Vouffo, V. R., & Mbolo, M. M. (2025). Preliminary Evidence of Great Apes' Occurrence in Peri‐Urban and Highly Degraded Forest Reserves in Cameroon. ''African Journal of Ecology'', 63(2). [https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.70022 doi:10.1111/aje.70022]

<span id="R01963"></span>Raman, S. (2025, May 7). In Cameroon’s forgotten forests, gorillas and chimps hang on. Mongabay. https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/in-cameroons-forgotten-forests-gorillas-and-chimps-hang-on/

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