Chimpanzee image courtesy of Limbe Wildlife Centre
Chimpanzees in Nigeria
and western Cameroon
  
 
 
NUMBERS
It is currently estimated that there are between 3,500 and 9,000 Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzees remaining in the wild. There are a further c. 70 chimpanzees living in sanctuaries for captive primates in Cameroon and Nigeria.

Estimates for these populations are detailed in this spreadsheet.

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