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Salonga National Park
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Salonga National Park
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Congo
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Congo ? Kinshasa

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About Salonga National Park
Salonga National Park is a reserved area located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The place is a basin for Congo River and covers the province like Kasai, Equateur, Mai Ndombe and Sankuru. It is spread in an area of approximately 36000 kilometer square. The park was founded in the year 1970. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984 and was included in endangered sites since 1999 due to civil war in the eastern part of the country.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Salonga National Park

  • It is the biggest tropical rainforest reserve throughout Africa.
  • The park is a home to a wide range of animal species including bonobos, Thollon's red colobus, leopard, chevrotain, forest buffalo and many more. Birds including cattle egret, yellow-billed stork and black stork are found in the park.
    The park is a home to a wide range of animal species including bonobos, Thollon's red colobus, leopard, chevrotain, forest buffalo and many more. Bird
  • In addition to animals, people of tribe's lyaelima and Kitawalistes are also residing with the region of the park.
    In addition to animals, people of tribe's lyaelima and Kitawalistes are also residing with the region of the park.
  • The southern part of the park serves as a location for studies about bonobos in the wild. As this portion of the park contains more bonobos than other parts. This portion also has lyaelima settlements which show that the people of this tribe do not harm the animals in fact they are helping in conservation of bonobos.
  • The park is isolated and can be accessed only through water.
  • Illegal fishing, hunting, fire and deforestation for agriculture purposes are great threat to the wild life of the park. The water of river was also found polluted with toxic products which is affecting the health of endangered species.
    Illegal fishing, hunting, fire and deforestation for agriculture purposes are great threat to the wild life of the park. The water of river was also f

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