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
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An older protected area, the Takamanda Forest Reserve, was established in 1934 and covered an area of 675.99 km².
Protected area
Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...
in Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
, set up in 2008 to help protect the endangered Cross River gorilla
Cross River Gorilla
The Cross River gorilla is a subspecies of the western gorilla that can be found on the border between Nigeria and Cameroon, in both tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests which are also home to the Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzee, another subspecies of great ape...
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An older protected area, the Takamanda Forest Reserve, was established in 1934 and covered an area of 675.99 km².