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Salonga National Park (South Block) (edit)
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[[Central Africa]] > [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] > [[Salonga National Park (South Block)]]
[[Central Africa]] > [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] > [[Salonga National Park (South Block)]]
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File: Anga station.jpg | 300px | thumb| right |View of Salonga National Park, South Block, from the guard Station of Anga © Mattia Bessone]]
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File: Stream Anga sector.jpg | 300px | thumb| right | A small stream on the path to Iyaelima, Sector of Anga © Mattia Bessone]]
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File: Luilaka river.jpg | 300px | thumb| right | Luilaka river, Sector of Monkoto © Mattia Bessone]]
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Salonga National Park (SNP) is the largest protected area of pristine rainforest in the African continent (33,500 km²). Located south of the Congo river, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it is a [https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/280/ UNESCO World Heritage] site and a stronghold for many endangered species. SNP, is divided into two blocks, North and South, separated by a 45 km wide inhabited buffer zone. Since 2015, the park is co-managed by the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN) in collaboration with the World Wide Fund for Nature ([https://www.wwf-congobasin.org/where_we_work/priority_places/salonga_national_park/ WWF]).
Salonga National Park (SNP) is the largest protected area of pristine rainforest in the African continent (33,500 km²). Located south of the Congo river, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it is a [https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/280/ UNESCO World Heritage] site and a stronghold for many endangered species. SNP, is divided into two blocks, North and South, separated by a 45 km wide inhabited buffer zone. Since 2015, the park is co-managed by the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN) in collaboration with the World Wide Fund for Nature ([https://www.wwf-congobasin.org/where_we_work/priority_places/salonga_national_park/ WWF]).
In addition to bonobos, SNP harbours one of the few remnant populations of forest elephants (''Loxodonta cyclotis'') in the country. SNP is also home to 8 species of monkeys: Thollon’s red colobus (''Piliocolobus tholloni''), the Angola Pied Colobus (''Colobus angolensis''), Allen’s Swamp Monkey (''Allenopithecus nigroviridis''), Red-tailed monkey (''Cercopithecus ascanius''), Wolf's mona monkey (''Cercopithecus wolfii''), De Brazza’s Monkey (''Cercopithecus neglectus''), the Black Mangabey (''Lophocebus aterrinus'') and the Golden-bellied mangabey (''Cercocebus chrysogaster''). A large ungulate community is found in the Park, including the forest buffalo (''Syncerus caffer'') and the endangered Bongo (''Tragelaphus euryceros''), along with large carnivores such a the leopard (''Panthera pardus'') and the African golden cat (''Caracal aurata''). Finally, SNP is a stronghold for other endangered mammals such as the Giant ground pangolin (''Smutsia gigantea''), and for stunning birds such as the endemic Congo peafowl (''Afropavo congensis''). The entomofauna and floral diversity is equally rich, with many species expected being still unknown to science .
In addition to bonobos, SNP harbours one of the few remnant populations of forest elephants (''Loxodonta cyclotis'') in the country. SNP is also home to 8 species of monkeys: Thollon’s red colobus (''Piliocolobus tholloni''), the Angola Pied Colobus (''Colobus angolensis''), Allen’s Swamp Monkey (''Allenopithecus nigroviridis''), Red-tailed monkey (''Cercopithecus ascanius''), Wolf's mona monkey (''Cercopithecus wolfii''), De Brazza’s Monkey (''Cercopithecus neglectus''), the Black Mangabey (''Lophocebus aterrinus'') and the Golden-bellied mangabey (''Cercocebus chrysogaster''). A large ungulate community is found in the Park, including the forest buffalo (''Syncerus caffer'') and the endangered Bongo (''Tragelaphus euryceros''), along with large carnivores such a the leopard (''Panthera pardus'') and the African golden cat (''Caracal aurata''). Finally, SNP is a stronghold for other endangered mammals such as the Giant ground pangolin (''Smutsia gigantea''), and for stunning birds such as the endemic Congo peafowl (''Afropavo congensis''). The entomofauna and floral diversity is equally rich, with many species expected being still unknown to science .