The delta where the Niger River meets the Gulf of Guinea in southern Nigeria, one of the largest river deltas in the world and the center of the country's oil industry. Decades of oil extraction here have brought both significant national revenue and serious environmental damage to its wetlands.
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Source Niger Delta red colobus (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
endemic to the western part of the Niger Delta
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1. Niger Delta (Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Niger Delta
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