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Nouabal-Ndoki National Park
Nouabal-Ndoki National Park is a National Park in the Republic of the Congo. It is mostly populated with Elephants and Apes, ranging from Gorillas to Chimanzees. It is 4,200 square kilometers of Virgin Tropic Rainforests. The park has been plauged by ivory pochers. Before now, the technology has been limited for rangers. But now, they have been using detecters to catch pochers in the act. [1]
Wildlife
[edit]Their are many kinds of species living in the park. The most promonent species are primates. There are Colobus monkeys, the endangered lowland Gorillas, chimpanzees, and moustached guenon monkeys. The park plays host to over 300 different bird species. There are also the rare forest Elephants, dwarf forest Buffalo, leopards, and bongos, and blue duikers. There are different kinds of wildlife in the park. [2]
Plant Life
[edit]Nouable-Ndoki National Park is home to over 1000 different plant and tree species. It gets, on average, 1250 mm of rain a year. The rainy season is august to november and the dry season is december to febuary. The plants included a collection of different types of mahgonies. The trees and plants flourish with climate. It is a very lush rainforest. [3]
See Also
[edit]Rainforests African preserves African Wildlife Congo Preserves African Primates
References
[edit]- ^ "Incognita: Nouabale-Ndoki National Park." Travel Africa: n. pag. www.travelafricamag.com. Web. 16 Oct. 2009. <http://www.travelafricamag.com/content/view/541/56/>.
- ^ Berg, Maria. "Congo Republic Nouabal-Ndoki National Park." www.wildlifehotspots.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2009..
- ^ Donk, Jeffery, and Marleen Azink. "Nouabale-Ndoki National Park." www.wcs-congo.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2009. <http://www.wcs-congo.org/projects/nouabale.htm>.