Ise Forest Reserve

Ise Forest Reserve is located in Ekiti State, southwestern Nigeria, covering 142 km2.[1] The estimate terrain elevation above sea level is 366 metres.[2]

This is a habitat for about 661 species of butterflies.[3] There is also a large community of chimpanzees.[4]

References
  1. World Database on Protected Areas
  2. "Ise Forest Reserve forest reserve, Ondo, Nigeria". ng.geoview.info. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  3. Orimaye, Jacob Olufemi; Odunayo Ogunyemi, Olumide; Okosodo, Ehi Francis; Ojo, Victor Abiodun; Agbelusi, Tejumola Olayinka (2016-10-09). "Butterfly Species Diversity in Protected and Unprotected Habitat of Ise Forest Reserve, Ise Ekiti, Ekiti State". Advances in Ecology. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  4. Ogunjemite, B. G.; Afolayan, T. A.; Agbelusi, E. A. (2005). "Habitat structure of chimpanzee community in Ise-Forest Reserve, Ekiti State, South-western Nigeria". African Journal of Ecology. 43 (4): 396–399. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2028.2005.00596.x. ISSN 1365-2028.

Ife Forest Reserve
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)


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