Kambui Hills Forest Reserve

Kambui Hills Forest Reserve
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Map of Sierra Leone
Location	Eastern Province, Sierra Leone
Nearest city	Kenema
Coordinates	07°51′34″N 11°19′27″W
Area	14,335 ha

The Kambui Hills Forest Reserve occupies an area of 14,335 ha in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. It is located 10 km from the town of Kenema with terrain consisting of steep slopes that reach an altitude of between 100 and 645 m.

Environment

The area mainly contains forest habitat but there is also some savanna and wetland. The reserve serves as a water catchment area for reservoirs that supply Kenema and surrounding communities. The vegetation is mainly mature secondary moist forest with semi-deciduous forest on the slopes, and farmbush and thicket on the lower plains and reserve fringes.[1]

White-necked rockfowl in the reserve

Over 200 separate species of birds have been recorded in the reserve including vulnerable species: the white-necked rockfowl and green-tailed bristlebill, and near threatened species: the yellow-casqued hornbill, rufous-winged illadopsis and copper-tailed glossy-starling.[2] [3] The reserve has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of many bird species. Primates found in the hills are western chimpanzees, western red and king colobuses, sooty mangabeys and Diana monkeys. Other mammals present include African forest elephants, and Jentink's, Maxwell's and black duikers.[1]

References

1. "Kambui Hills Forest Reserve". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
2. World Database on Protected Areas Archived 2007-10-18 at the Wayback Machine, UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre, retrieved on 12 November 2007
3. BirdLife IBA Factsheet: Kambui Hills Forest Reserve, BirdLife International (2007, retrieved on 12 November 2007

See also

• Protected areas of Sierra Leone

7°51′34″N 11°19′27″W