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Salonga National Park

Index Salonga National Park

Salonga National Park is a national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo located in the Congo River basin. [1]

41 relations: African buffalo, African forest elephant, African golden cat, Angolan slender mongoose, Aquatic genet, Black stork, Bongo (antelope), Bonobo, Bushpig, Cape bushbuck, Cattle egret, Congo peafowl, Congo River, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dryas monkey, Giant pangolin, Hippopotamus, Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature, Iyaelima people, Kinshasa, Kisangani, Leopard, List of World Heritage in Danger, List of World Heritage Sites in Africa, Lokoro River, Long-tailed pangolin, Mobutu Sese Seko, National park, Okapi, Sankuru, Sitatunga, Slender-snouted crocodile, Thollon's red colobus, Tree pangolin, Tropical rainforest, Water chevrotain, World Heritage Committee, World Heritage site, World Wide Fund for Nature, Yellow-backed duiker, Yellow-billed stork.

African buffalo

The African buffalo or Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a large African bovine.

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African forest elephant

The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is a forest-dwelling species of elephant found in the Congo Basin.

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African golden cat

The African golden cat (Caracal aurata) is a wild cat endemic to the rainforests of West and Central Africa.

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Angolan slender mongoose

The Angolan slender mongoose (Galerella flavescens) is a mongoose that lives in southern Africa, specifically Angola and Namibia.

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Aquatic genet

The aquatic genet (Genetta piscivora) is a genet that has only been recorded in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Black stork

The black stork (Ciconia nigra) is a large bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.

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Bongo (antelope)

The bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus) is a herbivorous, mostly nocturnal forest ungulate.

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Bonobo

The bonobo (Pan paniscus), formerly called the pygmy chimpanzee and less often, the dwarf or gracile chimpanzee, is an endangered great ape and one of the two species making up the genus Pan; the other is Pan troglodytes, or the common chimpanzee.

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Bushpig

The bushpig (Potamochoerus larvatus) is a member of the pig family and lives in forests, woodland, riverine vegetation and reedbeds in East and Southern Africa.

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Cape bushbuck

The imbabala or Cape bushbuck (Tragelaphus sylvaticus) is a widespread species of antelope in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Cattle egret

The cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones.

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Congo peafowl

The Congo peafowl (Afropavo congensis), known as the mbulu by the Bakôngo, is a species of peafowl native to the Congo Basin.

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Congo River

The Congo River (also spelled Kongo River and known as the Zaire River) is the second longest river in Africa after the Nile and the second largest river in the world by discharge volume of water (after the Amazon), and the world's deepest river with measured depths in excess of.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo), also known as DR Congo, the DRC, Congo-Kinshasa or simply the Congo, is a country located in Central Africa.

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Dryas monkey

The Dryas monkey (Cercopithecus dryas), also known as Salonga monkey or ekele, is a little-known species of guenon found only in the Congo Basin, restricted to the left bank of the Congo River.

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Giant pangolin

The giant pangolin (Smutsia gigantea) is a pangolin species.

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Hippopotamus

The common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), or hippo, is a large, mostly herbivorous, semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae, the other being the pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis or Hexaprotodon liberiensis).

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Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature

The Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (French; "Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation") is a Congolese governmental partner tasked with the protection and conservation of the Virunga National Park and Kahuzi-Biega National Park, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Iyaelima people

Iyaelima people are an ethnic group with a population of about 2,500 that live in eight settlements in the southern part of the Salonga National Park (SNP) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Kinshasa

Kinshasa (formerly Léopoldville (Léopoldville or Dutch)) is the capital and the largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Kisangani

Kisangani (formerly Stanleyville or Stanleystad) is the capital of Tshopo province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Leopard

The leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the five species in the genus Panthera, a member of the Felidae.

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List of World Heritage in Danger

The List of World Heritage in Danger is compiled by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) through the World Heritage Committee according to Article 11.4 of the World Heritage Convention,Full title: Convention concerning the protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage which was established in 1972 to designate and manage World Heritage Sites.

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List of World Heritage Sites in Africa

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated 135 World Heritage Sites in Africa.

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Lokoro River

The Lokoro River is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of the largest affluents of Lake Mai-Ndombe.

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Long-tailed pangolin

The long-tailed pangolin (Phataginus tetradactyla), also called the African black-bellied pangolin, or ipi, is an arboreal pangolin belonging to the family Manidae, in the order Pholidota.

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Mobutu Sese Seko

Marshal Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga (born Joseph-Désiré Mobutu; 14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997) was the military dictator and President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (which Mobutu renamed Zaire in 1971) from 1965 to 1997.

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National park

A national park is a park in use for conservation purposes.

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Okapi

The okapi (Okapia johnstoni), also known as the forest giraffe, congolese giraffe or zebra giraffe, is an artiodactyl mammal native to the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa.

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Sankuru

Sankuru is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Sitatunga

The sitatunga or marshbuck (Tragelaphus spekii) is a swamp-dwelling antelope found throughout central Africa, centering on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, parts of Southern Sudan, Ghana, Botswana, Zambia, Gabon, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.

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Slender-snouted crocodile

The slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus) is a critically endangered species of crocodile from Africa.

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Thollon's red colobus

Thollon's red colobus (Procolobus tholloni), also known as the Tshuapa red colobus,Kingdon, J. 1997.

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Tree pangolin

The tree pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) is one of eight extant species of pangolins ("scaly anteaters"), and is native to equatorial Africa.

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Tropical rainforest

Tropical rainforests are rainforests that occur in areas of tropical rainforest climate in which there is no dry season – all months have an average precipitation of at least 60 mm – and may also be referred to as lowland equatorial evergreen rainforest.

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Water chevrotain

The water chevrotain (Hyemoschus aquaticus), also known as the fanged deer, is a small ruminant found in tropical Africa.

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World Heritage Committee

The World Heritage Committee selects the sites to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger, monitors the state of conservation of the World Heritage properties, defines the use of the World Heritage Fund and allocates financial assistance upon requests from States Parties.

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World Heritage site

A World Heritage site is a landmark or area which is selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance, and is legally protected by international treaties.

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World Wide Fund for Nature

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961, working in the field of the wilderness preservation, and the reduction of human impact on the environment.

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Yellow-backed duiker

The yellow-backed duiker (Cephalophus silvicultor) is a forest dwelling antelope in the order Artiodactyla from the family Bovidae.

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Yellow-billed stork

The Yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis), sometimes also called the wood stork or wood ibis, is a large African wading stork species in the family Ciconiidae.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salonga_National_Park

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