Dja Faunal Reserve
The Dja Faunal Reserve covers one of the largest and best protected rainforests in Africa.
It is a wilderness barely disturbed by man, with rich and often rare fauna. This includes over 107 mammals and more than 320 bird species. It is a habitat for the vulnerable western lowland gorilla and endangered western chimpanzee.
The reserve is almost completely surrounded by the Dja River, a contributary to the Congo River. It covers 5,260 square kilometres. The landscape within the enclosed area consists of a fairly flat plateau.
Dja Faunal Reserve is also recognized as an Important Bird Area (IBA), a globally important habitat for the conservation of birds populations. The globally threatened Grey-necked Picathartes and the endemic Rachel's Malimbe and Forest Swallow are among the most notable birds found here.
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Peter Howard
I recently visited Dja to photograph and carry out research for a forthcoming book about Africa's natural world heritage sites. If you are interested in my comments on this visit or would like to see a slideshow of my photographs of Dja please visit:
http://www.africannaturalheritage.org/Dja-Faunal-Reserve-Cameroon.html
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- Full Name
- Dja Faunal Reserve
- Unesco ID
- 407
- Country
- Cameroon
- Inscribed
- 1987
- Type
- Natural
- Criteria
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9 10
- Categories
- Natural landscape - Forest Wildlife habitat - Fauna
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- By ID
Site History
1987 Inscribed
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