Rumpi Hills Wildlife Reserve

Rumpi Hills Wildlife Reserve
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)

Coordinates	4°51′26″N 9°07′15″E / 4.857338°N 9.120712°E / 4.857338; 9.120712Coordinates: 4°51′26″N 9°07′15″E / 4.857338°N 9.120712°E / 4.857338; 9.120712
Area	452 square kilometres (175 sq mi)
Established	1941

The Rumpi Hills Wildlife Reserve is a reserve in the Rumpi Hills in western Cameroon. This site is 452 square kilometres (175 sq mi) in area.^[1]

The 45,843 hectares (177.00 sq mi) Rumpi Hills forest reserve was originally created in 1941. The hills are late tertiary volcanic rocks. Fauna include elephants, chimpanzee, drill and Preuss's monkey.^[2]

References

↑ "Rumpi Hills Wildlife Reserve". World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
↑ Innocent Tchigio (2007). Opportunities for community-based wildlife management: a case study from the Korup region, Cameroon. Cuvillier Verlag. p. 34. ISBN 3-86727-239-5.

Protected areas of Cameroon

National parks	Bakossi Bénoué Bouba Njida Boumba Bek Campo Ma'an Faro Korup Lobéké Mbam Djerem Nki Takamanda Waza

Biosphere reserves	Dja Faunal Reserve

Other protected areas	Bakossi Forest Reserve Banyang-Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary Douala Edéa Wildlife Reserve Ebo Wildlife Reserve Mbambe Forest Reserve Mekonge Integral Ecological Reserve Mengame Gorilla Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuary Mont Nlonako Wildlife Reserve Rumpi Hills Wildlife Reserve

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