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To Save a Wilderness: The Creation and Development of Gashaka Gumti National Park, Nigeria

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Part of the book series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects ((DIPR,volume 35))

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The chapter reconstructs the process that led to the creation of Nigeria’s largest national park at Gashaka Gumti from the initial inception as a chain of game sanctuaries. Its development is closely linked with political processes in the 1960s after Nigeria gained independence and the involvement of local communities. The contribution reiterates the need to revive and expand this early approach to conservation.

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  1. World Wide Fund for Nature – UK, Goldalming, London, UK

    Richard Barnwell

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Correspondence to Richard Barnwell .

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  1. Fac. Arts, Dept. Anthropology, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom

    Volker Sommer

  2. School of Human & Life Sciences, Roehampton University, Holybourne Ave., London, SW15 4JD, United Kingdom

    Caroline Ross

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Barnwell, R. (2011). To Save a Wilderness: The Creation and Development of Gashaka Gumti National Park, Nigeria. In: Sommer, V., Ross, C. (eds) Primates of Gashaka. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects, vol 35. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7403-7_2

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