Afi River Forest Reserve

Afi River Forest Reserve
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Cross River gorilla, a critically endangered species

Location	Cross River State, Nigeria
Coordinates	6°11′53″N 8°58′36″E / 6.198155°N 8.976688°E / 6.198155; 8.976688Coordinates: 6°11′53″N 8°58′36″E / 6.198155°N 8.976688°E / 6.198155; 8.976688
Area	312 sq.km

The Afi River Forest Reserve is in Cross River State, Nigeria, and covers 312 square kilometres (120 sq mi). It is one of the largest forest blocks remaining in the state other than the Cross River National Park. The reserve lies between the Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary and Mbe Mountains Community Forest, both of which are home to Cross River gorillas, and forms a corridor between the two. A 2008 report noted that increasing levels of logging, farming and hunting were placing the gorillas under threat.^[1]

References

↑ "Important Forest Corridor for Gorillas under Threat". Gorilla Journal 37. December 2008. Retrieved 2010-10-21.

Protected areas of Nigeria

Forest Reserves	Afi River Akure Akure Ofosu Edumanom Idanre Ise Ngel Nyaki Oba Hills Okeluse Okomu Oluwa

Game Reserves	Borgu Kashimbila Ohosu Zugurma

National Parks	Chad Basin Cross River Gashaka Gumti Kainji Kamuku Okomu Old Oyo Yankari

Other	Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary Mbe Mountains Community Forest Lekki Conservation Centre

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