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CHIMPANZEE SPOTED IN ONE OF OGUN STATE FOREST!!!!!!!!!

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A survey by conservationists has led to the discovery of chimpanzees in the Omo-Shasha-Oluwa (OSO) Forest, traversing Ogun, Osun and Ondo States. The camera images of the Chimpanzee in the Omo-Shasha-Oluwa (OSO) Experts described the finding through camera images as a surprise. The discovery is part of a project promoted by Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) in collaboration with other conservationists working in the country. NCF is on the steering committee for the project with the Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust, which runs Paignton Zoo. The camera-trap photos are the first firm evidence of chimpanzees in South West Nigeria for over a decade and the discovery has been greeted with a lot of enthusiasm by conservationists. The initiative was set up in response to the massive deforestation that has occurred in this region and the threats to the remaining wildlife through habitat loss and hunting. The camera-traps were set by the OSO Forest Initiative’s field ...