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	= Site characteristics =		= 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 (Raman 2025).		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'''		'''Table 1. Basic site information for Zamakoe Forest Reserve'''
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	\|Mey et al. 2025		\|[[#R01962\|Mey et al. 2025]]
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	\|Mey et al. 2025		\|[[#R01962\|Mey et al. 2025]]
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	= Threats =		= Threats =

	A study by Mey et al. (2025) apes and humans using the same forest area just hours apart, highlighting the potential risk of human-ape conflict (Raman 2025).		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'''		'''Table 3. Threats to apes reported for Zamakoe Forest Reserve'''
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	\|1.1 Residential areas		\|1.1 Residential areas
	\|High (more than 70% of population affected)		\|High (more than 70% of population affected)
	\|Chimpanzees were observed just 150 meters from human settlements, indicating a high risk of encounters (Raman 2025; Mey et al. 2025).		\|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)		\|Ongoing (2022)
	\|-		\|-
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	\|2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops		\|2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops
	\|High (more than 70% of population affected)		\|High (more than 70% of population affected)
	\|Transformation of forested areas into agricultural land (Raman 2025).		\|Transformation of forested areas into agricultural land ([[#R01963\|Raman 2025]]).
	\|Ongoing (2025)		\|Ongoing (2025)
	\|}		\|}
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	\|5 Protection & restoration		\|5 Protection & restoration
	\|5.2 Legally protect ape habitat		\|5.2 Legally protect ape habitat
	\|The site is a forest reserve (Mey & Gore 2021).		\|The site is a forest reserve ([[#R01961\|Mey & Gore 2021]]).
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	\|1947-Ongoing (2026)		\|1947-Ongoing (2026)
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	\|4 Institutional support		\|4 Institutional support
	\|4.1 Lack of law enforcement		\|4.1 Lack of law enforcement
	\|Raman 2025		\|[[#R01963\|Raman 2025]]
	\|Ongoing (2025)		\|Ongoing (2025)
	\|-		\|-
	\|4 Institutional support		\|4 Institutional support
	\|4.2 Lack of government support		\|4.2 Lack of government support
	\|Raman 2025		\|[[#R01963\|Raman 2025]]
	\|Ongoing (2020)		\|Ongoing (2020)
	\|}		\|}
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	= References =		= References =

	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 ~~<br>~~		<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

	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 ~~<br>~~		<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]

	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/ ~~<br>~~		<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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	= References =		= References =

	~~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/ <br>~~		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 <br>
	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~~. doi:10.7747/JFES.2021.37.2.91 <br>
	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). doi:10.1111/aje.70022 <br>		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 <br>

			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/ <br>



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	* The size of site 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.		* 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.

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	\|The site is a forest reserve (Mey & Gore 2021).		\|The site is a forest reserve (Mey & Gore 2021).
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	\|1947-Ongoing (~~2025~~)		\|1947-Ongoing (2026)
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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 (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
|
|Mey et al. 2025
|
|
|-
|"Gorilla gorilla gorilla"
|2021-2022
|Present
|
|
|
|Zamakoe Forest Reserve
|Camera trap
|
|Mey et al. 2025
|
|
|}

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

A study by Mey et al. (2025) apes and humans using the same forest area just hours apart, highlighting the potential risk of human-ape conflict (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 (Raman 2025; 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 (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 (Mey & Gore 2021).
|
|1947-Ongoing (2025)
|}

[[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
|Raman 2025
|Ongoing (2025)
|-
|4 Institutional support
|4.2 Lack of government support
|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 =

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/ <br>
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. doi:10.7747/JFES.2021.37.2.91 <br>
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). doi:10.1111/aje.70022 <br>

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