Birougou National Park, also known as the Monts Birougou Wetlands (French: Marais des monts Birougou) 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,[3] a monkey first described in 1988, can be found. It is named after Mount Birougou,1°50′17″S 12°19′01″E / 1.83816°S 12.31702°E, 975 metres in altitude, one of the highest peaks in the country.
| Birougou National Park | |
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| Location | Gabon |
| Coordinates | 1°46′S 12°16′E / 1.767°S 12.267°E |
| Area | 690 km2 (270 sq mi)[1] |
| Established | 2002 |
| Governing body | National Agency for National Parks |
| Official name | Site Ramsar des Monts Birougou |
| Designated | 2 February 2007 |
| Reference no. | 1654[2] |
Due to its purported universal cultural and natural significance, it was added onto the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on October 20, 2005.[4] Portions of the park have been designated as a Ramsar site since 2007.[2]
References
edit- ^ Olivier S. G. Pauwels; Patrice Christy; Annabelle Honorez. "Reptiles and national parks in Gabon, Western Central Africa" (PDF). Podacris.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
- ^ a b "Site Ramsar des Monts Birougou". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Oates, J. F. & Bearder, S. (2016). "Allochrocebus solatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T4230A92345868. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T4230A92345868.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ UNESCO Centre du patrimoine mondial (2005-10-20). "Parc national des Monts Birougou – UNESCO World Heritage Centre" (in French). Whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2016-09-19.