Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park ( French : Parc national du Manovo-Gounda St Floris ) is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Central African Republic prefecture Bamingui-Bangoran , near the Chad border. It was inscribed to the list of World Heritage Sites in 1988 as a result of the diversity of life present within it.
6-658: The park occupies most of the eastern end of Bamingui-Bangoran province in the north of the country. The park's northern boundary is the international border with Chad on the Aouk (Bahr) and Kameur Rivers. The eastern border is the Vakaga River, the western border is the Manovo River about 40 km (25 mi) east of N'Délé , and the southern border is the ridge of the Massif des Bongo. The Ndéle-Birao road runs through
12-534: The GFDL . All relevant terms must be followed. Bamingui-Bangoran Bamingui-Bangoran is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic . It covers an area of 58,200 km and had a population of 43,229 as of the 2003 census. The population density of 0.74/km is the lowest in the country. The capital is Ndélé . The Bamingui-Bangoran National Park and Biosphere Reserve
18-583: The northern floodplains. The site is under threat due to its rare wildlife dying and animals species being wiped out. The western black rhinoceros that was indigenous to the Central African Republic has gone extinct in 2011. The site was added to the List of World Heritage in Danger after reports of illegal grazing and poaching by heavily armed hunters, who may have harvested as much as 80% of
24-403: The park's wildlife. The shooting of four members of the park staff in early 1997 and a general state of deteriorating security brought all development projects and tourism to a halt. The government of the Central African Republic proposed to assign site management responsibility to a private foundation. The preparation of a detailed state of conservation report and rehabilitation plan for the site
30-408: The park. Notable mammals include black rhinoceroses , African elephants , Sudan cheetahs , African leopards , red-fronted gazelles , African buffalos , Kordofan giraffes and West African lions . The park has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of many bird species. A wide range of waterfowl species occurs on
36-572: Was recommended by the World Heritage Committee at its 1998 session. People are working on breeding programs to revive the natural wildlife. As of this edit , this article uses content from "Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park, Central African Republic" , which is licensed in a way that permits reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License , but not under
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