Dja Faunal Reserve

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Dja Faunal Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Dja River and pirogue.JPG
Pirogue on the Dja River
Location Cameroon
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Area 5,260 km²
Established 1950
Type Natural
Criteria ix, x
Designated 1987 (11th session)
Reference no. 407
State Party Cameroon
Region Africa

Dja Faunal Reserve, located in south eastern Cameroon, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1987. Causes of inscription include diversity of species present in the park, the presence of five threatened species, and lack of disturbance within the park. The boundary that secludes the reserve is the Dja River, which almost completely surrounds it. There are more than 1,500 known plant species in the reserve, over 107 mammals (including elephants, gorilla and chimpanzee) and more than 320 bird species in the park. The Dja Faunal Reserve covers 5,260 square kilometres (2,030 sq mi). Together with the congolese National Park Odzala-Kokouaand the gabonese National Park of Minkébé Dja Faunal Reserve is part of the so called TRIDOM area, an important zone for the protection of the African rainforest habitat of the Congo bassin.

To visit Dja Faunal Reserve see www.dja.cm

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