Birougou National Park
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Birougou National Park | |
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IUCN category II (national park)
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Location | Gabon |
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Area | 690 km² |
Established | 2002 |
Governing body | National Agency for National Parks |
Birougou National Park, also known as the Monts Birougou Wetlands, is a national park in central Gabon. It contains extremely dense rain forest in the Chaillu Mountains and is one of the two parks where the endemic sun-tailed guenon, first described in 1988, can be found. It is named after Mount Birougou, 975 metres in altitude. Due to its purported universal cultural and natural significance, it was added onto the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on October 20, 2005.
External links
- Wildlife Conservation Society
- Virtual Tour of the National Parks
- Parc national des Monts Birougou - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
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