Congo (Democratic Republic)

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.

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Official Information
Full Name
Garamba National Park (ID: 136)
Country
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Status
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
WHS Type
Natural
Criteria
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News Article
  • April 27, 2016 express.co.uk — Three park rangers killed after shootout with elephant poachers
  • Jan. 20, 2016 us.blastingnews.com — Extinction looms for rare Congolese giraffes in Garamba NP
  • Oct. 11, 2015 abcnews.go.com — Poachers Kill 4 in Anti-Poaching Patrol in Garamba
  • Oct. 3, 2012 africajournalismtheworld.com — Chinese affluence fuels ivory poaching at Garamba
  • April 25, 2012 ibtimes.co.uk — Garamba NP: 22 Elephants Massacred in Helicopter Attack
  • Jan. 8, 2009 whc.unesco.org — Garamba National Park attacked by rebels, leaving 8 dead and 13 wounded

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  • Wildlife habitat: Fauna
News
express.co.uk 04/27/2016
Three park rangers killed after sh…
us.blastingnews.com 01/20/2016
Extinction looms for rare Congoles…
abcnews.go.com 10/11/2015
Poachers Kill 4 in Anti-Poaching P…
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First published: 03/12/05.

Anonymous

Garamba National Park

Garamba National Park (Inscribed)

I did the field work portion of my Master's degree at Garamba in 1993 and 1995. Then, in December 1995, my husband and I got married at the Hippo Pool on the Dungu River right outside the park. We have wonderful memories from Garamba, and I understand now that the wildlife there is in grave danger and poaching has become rampant and constant. There were still lots of animals left when we were there, around 11,000 elephants and 35 rhinoceros. Now the number of elephants is down to around one thousand. Very sad, but the reality of a political system like the Congo's.

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