[3] Missionaries in the 1890s observed that the mountain had a strong magical reputation, and it still has an important role in beliefs related to ekong, a form of witchcraft.

Shifting cultivation, logging for timber, felling for fuelwood, growth and expansion of human settlements and establishment of pasture lands have deforested the Bakossi landscape.

Forest has been cleared up to 1,500m on the eastern slopes and up to between 750m and 1,100m on the western and northern sides, above the villages of Mbule and Nyasoso.

[6] The cloud forest supports rich biodiversity, and is home to chimpanzees and several species of threatened primates.

[3] The Mount Kupe bushshrike (Telophorus kupeensis) is known to be endangered due to its small range and declining quality of its habitat.