Okapi wildlife reserve is situated don’t the North Eastern part of Congo, the reserve derives it’s name from the only related animal to the giraffe known as “Okapi” (Okapiajohnstoni). it’s said about 5000 okapis stay here bordering Sudan and Uganda in the ituri forest. Okapi national reserve covers an area of 13,700 kilometers squared boasting with over 5000 Okapi can only be found in the Democratic republic of Congo in the world, it was discovered in 1901 the park occupies …
Odzala National Park is located in the rainforests of Congo, near the Gabon border in the northwest of the country, and is home to 22,000 western lowland gorillas, over 100 mammal species, about 450 bird species, and various other primates. Odzala National Park is one of Africa’s oldest national parks; It was established in 1935 during French colonial rule in the Congo. The park covers an area of about 13,500 kilometers squared of panoramic landscape of the wolrds second largest …
Ntokou pikounda national park was mainly established to protect the western lowland gorillas. The park covers 4,572 square kilometers and is endowed with over 950 chimpanzees, 850 elephants, and 15,000 gorillas. Nkotou pikounda national park, the park was created on the 28th of December 2012. Ntokou pikounda national park has also been known as “Green abyss” from J. Michael Fay’s Mega Transect, the forest is mainly dominated by marantaceae a family of herbaceous tropical plants, which is a stronghold for …
Nouabale-Ndoki National Park is situated in the northern part of the republic of Congo on 4000 square kilometers of land. The Park is one of the largest national parks and is also found in a remote part of the country, hence undeveloped. Nouabale-Ndoki national park is sometimes known as Sangha Tri national reserve or part of it and it was declared by UNESCO as a world heritage site in 2012, the park is known to have a higher concentration of …
Mangroves national park is the only Marine national park in Congo, covering an area of 768 square kilometers, making it the smallest protected area in the Democratic republic of Congo, the park is situated in the Moanda territory at the starting point of the great Congo River. Mangroves national park derives its name from it’s renowned mangrove trees distinctive from the ones found in south Asia. Mangroves national park is also under Ramsar and recognized as a Ramsar wetland system. …
Maiko national park is found in the eastern part of the Democratic republic of Congo, situated near the western rift valley West of Kisangani, south of Lake Kivu, and bordering Rwanda. The park covers an area of about 10,885 square kilometers divided into three sectors of Maniema, Kivu and Orientale. The park is located in one of the most remote areas of Congo, which is home to primitive tribes. Maiko national park was first declared as the Bakumu hunting reserve …
Lossi gorilla Sanctuary is found in the western province of the republic of Congo covering an area of 350 kilometers squared implemented by he local community who were interested in eco tourism, the sanctuary was established on the 10th of may 2001. Lossi gorilla sanctuary however suffered great loss together with some villagers who contacted the gorilla’s sock of Ebola this lead to the death of over 80% of the sanctuary lowland gorillas. The Ebola fever first struck in November …
Lomami national park is one of the latest established Congo national parks in a period of 40 years since 1970, covering an area of 8,874 square kilometers, it was officially established by the Congo prime minister on the seventh of July 2016. Lomami national park is the second national park to be created without internal human settlement. Lomami National Park lies in the Congo Rainforest Basin, which is the second largest rainforest on planet. The park is located in one …
Lefini faunal reserve is a beautifully set up reserve in the Republic of Congo positioned in the Teke plateau near the country’s capital, Brazzaville; it covers an area of 6,300 square kilometers. The main aim of the park’s establishment was to protect Congo’s endangered species, especially the western lowland gorillas. Apart from the civil wars and poaching threatening wildlife in Congo national parks, there has also been a threat of the Ebola virus that has killed many gorillas and people …
Kendelungu national park, found in the Katanga province, formerly known as Shaba province, of the Democratic republic of Congo, covers 7600 square kilometers. Kendelungu national park takes its name from the plateau found within. Kendelungu national park is connected to the neighboring Upemba national park and the two are connected by an ecological corridor allowing the migration of the parks’ fauna. Kendelungu national park is mostly covered by miombo woodlands, while its sister park, Upemba, is characterized by miombo woodlands …
Kahuzi Biega national park found in the Eastern Democratic republic of Congo. The park derives it’s name from two extinct volcanoes Kahuzi and Biega straddling the Congo basin and the Albertine rift valley to the west of Lake Kivu and Rwandan boarder. Kahuzi Biega national park is named after two extinct volcanoes Kahuzi and Biega, Mount Kahuzi is the highest peak in this Kivu region with the highest population in Congo. The park has also been listed as world heritage …
Garamba national park is found in Orientale province in the Democratic republic of Congo, to the northeastof the country bordering south Sudan. Garamba national park is renowned for its large herds of elephants and is the only place to find the kordofan giraffe in Congo. Garamba national park covers an area of 4,920 square kilometers; it was declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1980. The Garamba national park was early renowned for habituating numerous species of northern white rhinos; …
