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Lossi Sanctuary

Field	Value
name	Lossi Gorilla Sanctuary
iucn_category	IV
map	Republic of the Congo#Africa
map_caption	Map of Republic of the Congo
label	Lossi Gorilla Sanctuary
relief	y
location	Kelle District, Western Cuvette, Republic of the Congo
nearest_city	Kellé
coords_ref
area	350 km2
established	2001
coordinates
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	09
mapframe-wikidata	yes

| mapframe-zoom = 09 | mapframe-wikidata = yes The Lossi Gorilla Sanctuary is found in northwestern Republic of the Congo. It was established on 10 May 2001. This site is 350 km2. The reserve was effectively created by the local community, who established an eco-tourism project here. It is also used for research.

Ebola outbreak

Due to ebola outbreak gorillas mortality rate at Lossi and it vicinity of several thousand square kilometers was estimated at 95 percent. For chimpanzees mortality rate reached 77 percent. Ebola outbreak had also negatively impacted ecotourism in neighboring Odzala National Park.

References

"Lossi". protectedplanet.net.
"Ebola outbreak killed 5000 gorillas". [[afrol]].

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