Connections for Garamba National Park
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Garamba National Park comprises an area of savannah, marshland and forests that is the habitat of the world’s four largest land mammals.
The vegetation is especially suited for great herbivores such as elephants (both forest elephants and bush elephants), giraffes, hippopotamus and rhinoceros. The park aimed to protect the last known wild population of northern white rhinoceros. By 2016 it had lost all of its northern white rhinos (the species has become extinct in the wild), 95% of its elephants, most of its Kordofan giraffe and an estimated 80-90% of other large mammals
Community Perspective: Barbara reports on fieldwork she did at Garamba in the 1990s.
Site Info
Official Information
- Full Name
- Garamba National Park (ID: 136)
- Country
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Status
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Inscribed 1980
Site history
History of Garamba National Park
- 2007: Reinforced Monitoring
- 1996: In Danger
- impact of the war and civil conflicts in the Great Lakes region.
- 1992: Removed from Danger list
- 1984: In Danger
- very critical situation of the white rhinoceros population, now estimated to total less than 15 specimens
- 1980: Inscribed
- Inscribed
- In Danger
- impact of the war and civil conflicts in the Great Lakes region. Since 1996
- Type
- Natural
- Criteria
- vii
- x
Links
- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
- Official
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- africanparks.org — African Parks: Garamba
- Related
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- mammalwatching.com — Mammalwatching in Garamba National Park
All Links
UNESCO.org
- whc.unesco.org — whc.unesco.org/
Official Website
- africanparks.org — African Parks: Garamba
Related Resources
- mammalwatching.com — Mammalwatching in Garamba National Park
News Article
- 27 Apr 2016 express.co.uk — Three park rangers killed after shootout with elephant poachers
- 20 Jan 2016 us.blastingnews.com — Extinction looms for rare Congolese giraffes in Garamba NP
- 11 Oct 2015 abcnews.go.com — Poachers Kill 4 in Anti-Poaching Patrol in Garamba
- 3 Oct 2012 africajournalismtheworld.com — Chinese affluence fuels ivory poaching at Garamba
- 25 Apr 2012 ibtimes.co.uk — Garamba NP: 22 Elephants Massacred in Helicopter Attack
- 8 Jan 2009 whc.unesco.org — Garamba National Park attacked by rebels, leaving 8 dead and 13 wounded
Community Information
- Community Category
- Wildlife habitat: Fauna
Travel Information
Red Zone Travel Advisory
DRC fully off-limits
One thousand visitors or fewer
DD : “In 2017, a new tourist lodge was completed and efforts to promote …
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News
- express.co.uk 27/04/2016
- Three park rangers killed after sh…
- us.blastingnews.com 20/01/2016
- Extinction looms for rare Congoles…
- abcnews.go.com 11/10/2015
- Poachers Kill 4 in Anti-Poaching P…
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