"Animals like the forestelephant and chimpanzee are in danger of extinction in West Africa in 10 years according to scientific experts globally, " he added.
Typical forest fauna includes leopard (Panthera pardus) the lion (P. leo), the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), elephant (Loxodonta africana), the dwarf buffalo (Syncerus caffer nanus) and the great forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni).