The fauna of the national park is very diverse. 103 species of mammals have been recorded at censuses. Species include yellow-backed duiker, African golden cat ("Profelis aurata"), The African buffalo, the largest population in Nigeria of chimpanzee ("Pan troglodytes") is found within the boundaries of the national park. To protect the animals and the ecosystem, the Gashaka Primate Project was launched. Living in the national park are also the African elephant ("Loxodonta africana"), the klipspringer ("Oreotragus oreotragus"), the West African wild dog ("Lycaon pictus manguensis"), the hartebeest ("Alcelaphus buselaphus"), the world's largest antelope, the giant eland ("Taurotragus Derbianus"), the roan antelope ("Hippotragus equinus"), the kob antelope ("Kobus kob"), the oribi ("Ourebia ourebi"), and the rare Adamawa mountain reedbuck ("Redunca fulvorufula") in larger stocks.
Fauna
Gashaka Gumti National Park
Gashaka Gumti National Park | Fauna
Some species include yellow-backed duiker, African golden cat ("Profelis aurata"), The African buffalo, the largest population in Nigeria of chimpanzee ("Pan troglodytes") Yellow-backed duiker, African golden cat, and African buffalo Yellow-backed duiker, African golden cat, African buffalo Yellow-backed duiker, African golden cat, African buffalo, chimpanzees, African elephants etc
what is an oribi?
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It is a small antelope.
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where is it found?
user
Eastern, southern and western Africa from savannahs, floodplains and tropical grasslands
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how does it look like?
user
This antelope features a slightly raised back, and long neck and limbs. The glossy, yellowish to rufous brown coat contrasts with the white chin, throat, underparts and rump. The bushy tail, brown to black on the outside, has white insides.
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what family does it belong to?
user
It was the sole member of its genus
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can you tell me about its diet?
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Oribi prefers fresh grasses and browses occasionally. Grasses can constitute up to 90% of the diet; preferred varieties include "Andropogon", "Eulalia", "Hyparrhenia
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is it under threat of extinction?
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They are estimated as Vulnerable. Hunting is a relatively minor threat,  numbers have also declined due to agricultural expansion and competition from livestock.
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have any steps been taken for their protection?
user
Yes, The oribi occurs in a number of protected areas throughout its range, such as: Gashaka Gumti National Park in Nigeria, the Pendjari and W National Parks (Benin); Aouk Hunting Zone (Chad); Benoue, Bouba Njida and Faro National Parks (Cameroon); Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park (Central African Republic);
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what type of other animals are found in the first park?
user
The fauna of the national park is very diverse. 103 species of mammals have been recorded at censuses. Species include yellow-backed duiker, African golden cat ("Profelis aurata"), The African buffalo, the largest population in Nigeria of chimpanzee ("Pan troglodytes") is found within the boundaries of the national park. To protect the animals and the ecosystem, the Gashaka Primate Project was launched. Living in the national park are also the African elephant ("Loxodonta africana"), the klipspringer ("Oreotragus oreotragus"), the West African wild dog ("Lycaon pictus manguensis"), the hartebeest ("Alcelaphus buselaphus"), the world's largest antelope, the giant eland ("Taurotragus Derbianus"), the roan antelope ("Hippotragus equinus"), the kob antelope ("Kobus kob"), the oribi ("Ourebia ourebi"), and the rare Adamawa mountain reedbuck ("Redunca fulvorufula") in larger stocks.
Gashaka Gumti National Park | Fauna
In November 2002 an isolated population of the red sunbird bush, an ornate species of the acanthus family, was discovered in the 8 km Leinde Fadale forest in the uplands adjacent to the park. The species occurs here at 1,600 to 1,670 m.a.s.l., and some 1,200 km from the nearest populations in the Afromontane archipelago. It has been suggested that the park boundary should be extended to protect the forest.
Gashaka Gumti National Park | Flora
The avian fauna is very rich and diverse, there are stocks are up 1 million birds estimated. The park is officially labelled as one of Africa's "Important Bird Areas" - and with more than 500 species found, and visiting bird watching enthusiasts are constantly adding new species to the list. The red faced lovebird is only found here and in the Central African Republic's Bamingui-Bangoran National Park and Biosphere Reserve .
Gashaka Gumti National Park | Fauna
A variety of animals can be found in the park. Above the timberline, the Kilimanjaro tree hyrax, the grey duiker, and rodents are frequently encountered. The bushbuck and red duiker appear above the timberline in places. Cape buffaloes are found in the montane forest and occasionally in the moorland and grassland. Elephants can be found between the Namwai and Tarakia rivers and sometimes occur at higher elevations. In the montane forests, blue monkeys, western black and white colobuses, bushbabies, and leopards can be found.
Kilimanjaro National Park | Fauna
Endangered animal species found within the park include the Western red colobus, the common chimpanzee, the white stork, the African rock python and the ball python. Other resident species include the African elephant, the roan antelope, the kob, the leopard, the spotted hyena and the baboon.
Badiar National Park | Introduction
One of the most interesting of the newly discovered species is Kupea martinetugei (Triuridaceae), a new species of saprophyte that completely lacks photosynthetic tissue. The species is part of a new genus and a new tribe. It is critically endangered, so far found only in two sites, each just a few square metres in area. The area is home to important large mammals that include the drill, African forest elephant, chimpanzee, and Preuss's red colobus. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), which facilitated creation of the park, has engaged in geospatial mapping of the distribution of key large mammals in the park.
Bakossi National Park | Biodiversity
The park is home to over 93 mammal species, and the large mammals of the park include an elephant population, hippos, buffalo, and warthogs. The park is considered a primary African preserve for antelope species including kob, defassa waterbuck, roan, hartebeest, oribi, the bushbuck, and two duikers, the red duiker and yellow-backed duiker. Olive baboons, black-and-white colobus monkeys, the green vervet, and patas monkeys are the known species of monkeys resident in the park. Of the 33 known species of reptiles slender-snouted and dwarf crocodile are found in the park. Sightings of hyenas, lions and leopards are unusual, but these carnivores were once more common in the park.
Mole National Park | Fauna
There are a three primate species: vervet monkeys, red colobus monkeys and patas monkeys. Other mammals include antelope, squirrel, porcupine, African palm civets, mongooses, galagos, and several types of rodents, including cane rats. Among the reptiles at the park are monitor lizard, Nile crocodile, dwarf crocodile, spitting cobra, black cobra, python, puff adder and green mamba. More than 270 bird species have been recorded in the forest. There are also numerous butterflies and moths. At one end of the site are several enclosures which serve as an orphanage for needy animals, including an enclosure in which a pack of hyenas is held.
Abuko Nature Reserve | Fauna
There are 62 species of mammals (including 10 primate species which are the Black and White colobus, the olive colobus, red colobus monkeys and chimpanzees) are known to live in the park, and over 189 species of birds, including the endangered white-breasted guinea fowl, Black Collared lovebird, Cassin’s hawk Eagle, Honeyguide Greenbul, Black headed Oriole, Brown and Puvel’s illadopsis, finch’s flycatcher thrush, Grey Crown Negrofinch, Western Nicator, spotted Greenbul, Grey headed bristlebill, Fire bellied woodpecker, melancholy woodpecker among others can be found there. The park is also the only known home of the newly discovered species of lizard, "Agama sylvanus".
Bia National Park | Wildlife
2,000 in 2000), kob antelope (c. 2,600 in 2000), and warthogs. Some other antelope species like korrigum ("Damaliscus lunatus korrigum"), bushbuck, and reedbuck are relatively rare. Smaller bovids are the red-flanked duiker, oribi, and common duiker. Primates are represented by olive baboon, patas monkey, and tantalus monkey. One of the rarest large predator in the protected area is the Northwest African cheetah ("Acinonyx jubatus hecki"). As of 2007, there were only about 5–13 individuals left in the national park and neighboring W National Park. By 2009, the lion ("Panthera leo leo") population in the W-Arly-Pendjari Complex comprised about 100 animals and was possibly the largest in West Africa at the time.
Pendjari National Park | Mammals
Other mammals include roan antelope, Guinea baboon, green monkey, patas monkey, warthog. Around 330 species of birds have been sighted in the park, notably the Arabian bustard, black crowned crane, Abyssinian ground hornbill ("Bucorvus abyssinicus"), martial eagle, bateleur ("Terathopius ecaudatus"), and white-faced duck ("Dendrocygna viduata").
Niokolo-Koba National Park | Fauna
Mammals include elephants, roan antelopes, duikers, hartebeest, baboons, warthog, bushbuck, patas monkeys, and green monkeys. There are at least 177 species of birds, including migrants and residents. The park is important for species such as the secretarybird ("Sagittarius serpentarius"), Denham's bustard ("Neotis denhami") and the Abyssinian ground-hornbill ("Bucorvus abyssinicus") which are rare in other parts of Nigeria.
Kamuku National Park | Fauna
The endearing golden-rumped elephant shrew, an endemic elephant shrew the size of a rabbit, is the most noticeable of the park's endemic mammals; the Sokoke bushy-tailed mongoose and Aders's duiker (found only here and in Zanzibar) are more elusive. The forest also has savannah elephants, African civets, as well as sokokes, baboons and vervet monkeys. The park is also recognised as an outstanding centre of amphibian diversity.
Arabuko Sokoke National Park | Wildlife
In the forested areas of the park, there are significant populations of Patas monkey ("Erythrocebus patas"), Vervet Monkey ("Cercopithecus aethiops"), Spotted hyena ("Crocuta crocuta"), and Desert warthog ("Phacochoerus aethiopicus").
Niumi National Park | Fauna and flora
According to local guides at Mikumi, chances of seeing a lion who climbs a tree trunk is larger than in Manyara (famous for being one of the few places where the lions exhibit this behavior). The park contains a subspecies of giraffe that biologists consider the link between the Masai giraffe and the reticulated or Somali giraffe. Other animals in the park are elephants, zebras, impala, eland, kudu, black antelope, baboons, wildebeests and buffaloes. At about 5 km from the north of the park, there are two artificial pools inhabited by hippos. More than 400 different species of birds also inhabit the park.
Mikumi National Park | Flora and fauna
The red faced lovebird is found here and in Nigeria's Gashaka Gumti National Park.
Bamingui-Bangoran National Park and Biosphere Reserve | Flora and fauna
Mammals are represented by North African boars ("Sus scrofa algira"), porcupines ("Hystrix cristata"), otters ("Lutra lutra"), Small-spotted genets ("Genetta genetta"), hares ("Lepus capensis"), Algerian wolves ("Canis anthus algirensis"), and red foxes ("Vulpes vulpes"). Barbary leopards ("Panthera pardus panthera"), striped hyenas ("Hyaena hyaena") and caracals ("Caracal caracal"), which were found once in the area, are extinct. The Barbary stag ("Cervus elaphus barbarus") was extinct as well, but has been reintroduced recently.
Tazekka National Park | Fauna
There are an estimated 120 mammal species in the park, of which 10 are primates, and more than 45 are small mammals. Along with mountain gorilla, species in the park include common chimpanzee, L'Hoest's monkey, African elephant, African green broadbill, and cream-banded swallowtail, black and white colobus, red-tailed monkeys, vervets, the giant forest hog, and small antelope species. The fish species in the park's rivers and streams are not well known. There are also many carnivores, including the side-striped jackal, African golden cat, and African civet.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | Biodiversity
Birds found inside the park include: the white-tailed goldenthroat, the Neotropic cormorant, the blue-and-yellow macaw, the harpy eagle, the white-throated toucan, the horned curassow, the great egret, the scarlet macaw, the bat falcon, the jabiru, the swallow-tailed hummingbird, etc. Mammals found in the park include: the giant otter, the South American tapir, the marsh deer, the jaguar, the maned wolf, the puma, the bush dog, etc.
Bahuaja-Sonene National Park | Fauna
Yankari National Park is an important refuge for over 50 mammal species including African bush elephant, olive baboon, patas monkey, Tantalus monkey, roan antelope, western hartebeest, West African lion, African buffalo, waterbuck, bushbuck and hippopotamus. The lion population is on the verge of extinction. Only 2 lions remained in the park in 2011. Leopard long presumed to be extinct in the park, but in April 2017, one adult male was captured on WCS camera-trap. There are also over 350 species of bird found in the park. Of these, 130 are resident, 50 are Palearctic migrants and the rest are intra-African migrants that move locally within Nigeria.
Yankari National Park | Wildlife
Faunal species noted are dama gazelle ("Gazella dama", EN), Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas, VU), red-fronted gazelle ("Gazella rufifrons", VU), Sudan cheetah ("Acinonyx jubatus soemmeringii", VU) and addax ("Addax nasomaculatus", VU) but the presence of the last two species is now in doubt. The scimitar oryx had its last stronghold in this reserve before eventually going extinct in the wild. Subsequently, a reintroduction program for the species selected Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim to reintroduce it in the wild; as a result, since 2016 a small herd is living within the reserve limits. Avi fauna reported includes 267 bird species and also three species of the Sudan–Guinea Savanna biome.
Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim Faunal Reserve | Fauna
Primates present in the national park include mountain gorilla ("G. b. beringei"), common chimpanzee ("Pan troglodytes"), golden monkey, red-tailed monkey ("Cercopithecus ascanius"), Dent's mona monkey ("C. denti"), blue monkey ("C. mitis"), Hamlyn's monkey ("C. hamlyni"), De Brazza's monkey ("C. neglectus"), Central African red colobus ("Procolobus foai"), mantled guereza ("Colobus guereza"), olive baboon ("Papio anubis") and grey-cheeked mangabey ("Lophocebus albigena"). African bush elephant ("Loxodonta africana"), hippopotamus ("Hippopotamus amphibius") and African buffalo ("Syncerus caffer") inhabit the national park's central sector. Okapi ("Okapia johnstoni"), blue duiker ("Philantomba monticola"), bay duiker ("Cephalophus dorsalis"), Weyns's duiker ("C. weynsi"), yellow-backed duiker ("C. silvicultor"), water chevrotain ("Hyemoschus aquaticus"), red river hog ("Potamochoerus porcus"), aardvark ("Orycteropus afer") and bongo ("Tragelaphus eurycerus") were recorded in the northern sector in 2008.
Virunga National Park | Mammals
and drongo sp. ("Dicrurus sulphurea"). The four endemic mammals in the park include two montane rodents: "Bunomys naso" and Hainald's rat ("Rattus hainaldi").
Kelimutu National Park | Introduction
Fauna in the park include: One hundred and one species of birds have been recorded in the park. The fauna pose some risk to humans. In August 2012, a man was trampled to death by an elephant. Occasionally, animals leave the reserve, coming into contact with humans. For example, elephants have been sighted on the Bantamweight-Anekal road which passes close to the park. In 2007, a leopard and her cubs entered a local school.
Bannerghatta National Park | Fauna
Mammalian fauna of Keoladeo National Park is equally rich with 27 identified species. Primates include rhesus macaque and Hanuman langur. Nilgai, feral cattle and chital deer are common while sambar are few. Other ungulates present include blackbuck, hog deer and nilgai. Wild boar and Indian porcupine are often spotted sneaking out of the park into crop fields. Two mongoose species, the small Indian mongoose and the common Indian gray mongoose, are occasionally sighted. Cat species present include jungle cat, leopard cat and fishing cat. The Asian palm civet and the small Indian civet are also present, but rarely sighted. Large predators are absent, but small carnivores include Bengal fox, golden jackals and striped hyena.
Keoladeo National Park | Mammals
Some of the mammals include the bush elephant, bush buffalo, hylochere and bongo, aquatic civet, eastern needle-clawed galago, Maclaud's horseshoe bat, Ruwenzori least otter shrew, and Alexander's bush squirrel. The species of fauna listed under the IUCN Red List as threatened include: The species of fauna listed under the IUCN Red List as least concern or near threatened include:
Kahuzi-Biéga National Park | Fauna
Previously disturbed regions of the forest experiencing regeneration show colonization of Carapa grandiflora, Entandrophagrama excelsum, and Symphonia globulifera. Other flora of the reserve include giant tree ferns and blue lichen. A wide range of fauna can be found within the reserve. Four species of primates are found, the Eastern Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurtii), the golden monkey, the blue monkey, and the L'Hoest's monkey (also known as mountain monkey). Though not since 2002, a fifth species of primate, the black and white colobus has been reported having been seen. There are currently estimated to be 20 East African chimpanzees in the forest.
Gishwati Forest | Biodiversity
Mammals found in the park include: the capybara, the jaguar, the puma, the white tailed deer, the spectacled bear, the jaguarundi, etc. The frog "Ctenophryne barbatula" is known only from the Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park.
Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park | Fauna
Notable animal species found in the park include the giant robber crab, megapode and Nicobar pigeon.
Galathea National Park | Fauna
Animals found in the park include the mammals such as Malayan pangolin, the long-tailed macaque, the proboscis monkey, the Bornean gibbon, the greater slow loris, the western tarsier, the clouded leopard, the marbled cat, the flat-headed cat, the Oriental small-clawed otter, the sun bear, and the Hose's palm civet. Other protected species include the rhinoceros hornbill, the helmeted hornbill, Bulwer's pheasant, and the wrinkled hornbill.
Kayan Mentarang National Park | Ecology
There is a large variety of mammals found in the reserve, namely Springbok, Burchell's zebra, Eland, Black Wildebeest, Blesbok, and Red Hartebeest. The bird life is equally diverse, and the park is a breeding ground to the endangered Cape Vulture. In addition, there are numerous species of reptiles and insects.
QwaQwa National Park | Wildlife
The endangered West African wild dog ("Lycaon pictus manguensis") was recorded in Pendjari National Park during a survey in April 2000, as well as African leopard, spotted hyena, side-striped jackal, and African civet.
Pendjari National Park | Mammals
The Lagoas de Cufada Natural Park is found in Guinea-Bissau. It was established on 1 December 2000. This site is 890 km². It was the first protected area in Guinea-Bissau. Chimpanzees are reported to live in the National Park, making nests in oil palms, but details are lacking about density and size of the chimpanzee population within the protected area (Kormos et al. 2003) Other animals found at the site include; Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), Roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus), African buffalo (Syncerus caffer), Leopard (Panthera pardus), Hyenas and African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis).
Lagoas Cufada Natural Park | Introduction
The park has a large and diverse wildlife population. Species found in the park include African buffalo, baboon, eastern black rhinoceros, gazelle, Grant's zebra, cheetah, Coke's hartebeest, hippopotamus, African leopard, lion, common eland, impala, Masai giraffe, ostrich, vultures and waterbuck. Herbivores, including wildebeest and zebra, use the Kitengela conservation area and migration corridor to the south of the park to reach the Athi-Kapiti plains. They disperse over the plains in the wet season and return to the park in the dry season. The concentration of wildlife in the park is greatest in the dry season, when areas outside the park have dried up.
Nairobi National Park | Fauna
Wildlife in the park include plains zebra, Grant's gazelle, dik-dik, and the greater kudu as well as one of the last three populations of the endangered Swayne's hartebeest, endemic to Ethiopia. A stretch of the northwest shore of Lake Chamo is known as Crocodile Market, where hundreds of crocodiles gather to bask. The park also has populations of bushbuck, bushpig, Anubis baboon, vervet monkeys, and black-backed jackal. The endangered painted hunting dog, "Lycaon pictus", once existed in the park (with last sightings at Fincha), but may now be extirpated due to human population pressures in this region. In 2009, a small group of less than 23 lions were estimated in and around the protected area.
Nechisar National Park | Wildlife
The park is home to the following mammal species: the Hare, the Wild Boar, the Jackal, the Fox, the Bustard, the Porcupine, the Barbary sheep, and the Dorcas gazelle.
Djebel Aissa National Park | Fauna
It also contains many monkey species, and nine of them have a population density of 50 per . The monkey species found here are the black-and–white and red colobus, mustached and crowned guenon, grey-cheeked mangabeys and many others.
Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park | Fauna
The count of 2,375 distinct fauna species of Gir includes about 38 species of mammals, around 300 species of birds, 37 species of reptiles and more than 2,000 species of insects. The carnivores group mainly comprises the Asiatic lion, Indian leopard, jungle cat, striped hyena, golden jackal, Bengal fox, Indian gray mongoose and Ruddy mongoose, and honey badger. Desert cats and rusty-spotted cats occur but are rarely seen. The main herbivores of Gir are chital, nilgai, sambar, four-horned antelope, chinkara and wild boar. Blackbucks from the surrounding area are sometimes seen in the sanctuary. Among the smaller mammals, porcupine and hare are common, but the pangolin is rare.
Gir National Park | Wildlife
The photographs confirmed the continued presence of the species inside the boundaries of the park; previously, scientists did not know whether the pygmy hippopotamus population in the park had survived the civil wars and subsequent poaching and logging.
Sapo National Park | Fauna
On less diverse, more heavily degraded land however, it is even more dominant, occurring at up to 25% of the forest cover. Where the forest is disturbed the only understory species more common than this "Schefflera" in the park is "Ganua kingiana". The mammals that can be found are Sumatran tiger, Malayan tapir, Malayan porcupine, Asian golden cat, leopard cat, Indian muntjac, goral ("Naemorhedus sumatrae"), Java mouse-deer, binturong, sun bear and Sambar deer. There were 13 endemic species of bird recorded in the park, including Salvadori's pheasant and Schneider's pitta. Amphibians include the caecilian "Ichtyopis glutinosa" and the long-nosed horned frog, etc.
Batang Gadis National Park | Flora and fauna
The most recently published official park report shows an increase of adult crocodiles to 308 individuals, as well as a steady increase over the years. In future, if conservation efforts pay off, these large individuals could be more common. As per the 2014 survey of mammals, first of its kind to be undertaken in the forest and wetland sites of the park; 1,872 spotted deers, 1,213 numbers of wild boars have made the forest areas their home. The census breakup of other mammals is monkeys - 1,522, jackals - 305, common langur - 39, otter - 38, sambar deer - 17, jungle cat - 11, fox - 10, Mongoose - 7, wolf- 7, fishing cats - 3, hyena - 12, according to the survey data.
Bhitarkanika National Park | Fauna
Surveys in the park conducted during 1996–97 revealed a diverse mammalian fauna of 94 species including: The African elephant ("Loxodonta africana") once occurred in the park but is now extinct. African manatee ("Trichechus senegalensis") has been recorded. In 1997, lion ("Panthera leo") returned to the protected area, probably migrating from the Tinkisso River region.
National Park of Upper Niger | Fauna of the park
The results of a survey conducted in clearings within the northern part of the park, published in 1998, showed the presence of thirteen large mammals, the most frequent of which were the bongo, buffalo, African elephant, forest hog, giant forest hog, gorilla, and sitatunga. Other mammal species recorded include the African civet, African forest elephant, black-and-white colobus, and common chimpanzee. Poaching has been attributed to the park's elephant population decline. Surveys of Odzala-Kokoua's African forest elephant population resulted in estimates of approximately 18,200 and 13,500 in 2000 and 2005, respectively. There were approximately 9,600 elephants, as of 2014.
Odzala-Kokoua National Park | Mammals
He identified aquafauna in the rivers flowing through the park as "aba", an eel-like fish, tilapia, Nile bichir, lung fish, catfish, and a few crocodiles. Mammals reported to have been present in the park during Anderson's time in Southern Sudan were giant eland, waterbuck, kob, hartebeest, korrigum, African buffalo, Kordofan giraffe, oribi, northern white rhino, reedbuck, lion, colobus monkey, various galagos including the Senegal bushbaby, and giant forest hog. Anderson also reported that marabou storks and pelicans were present in some regions of the park.
Southern National Park | Fauna
In the 1930s Henri Perrier de la Bâthie found subfossil remains of giant tortoise and crocodiles and eggshell fragments of elephant birds and of giant lemur ("Megaladapis edwardsi").
Tsimanampetsotsa National Park | Mitoho Grotto
Game species range from African leopards ("Panthera pardus pardus"), roan antelopes ("Hippotragus equinus"), eastern black rhinoceros ("Diceros bicornis michaeli"), Rothschild's giraffes ("Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi"), oribis ("Ourebia ourebi"), cape buffalos, Lelwel hartebeests ("Alcelaphus buselaphus lelwel"), olive baboons, Bohor reedbucks ("Redunca redunca"), hyenas, servals ("Leptailurus serval"), topis ("Damaliscus korrigum"), honey badgers ("Mellivora capensis"), bushpigs ("Potamochoerus larvatus") and vervet monkeys among others. Over 400 species of birds have been recorded in the park, making it an Important Bird Area. The rare intra-African migrant, the blue swallow ("Hirundo atrocaerulea") is one such avian species.
Ruma National Park | Wildlife
There are 31 species of reptiles, 14 species of frogs and 31 species of mammals recorded in the park including echidnas, wallaby, kangaroos, possums and bats as well as exotics such as rabbits, cats, foxes, goats, sheep and dogs. Threatened species include carpet python ("Morelia spilotes"), Sloane's froglet ("Crinia sloanei"), koala ("Phascolarctos cinereus"), brush tailed rock wallaby ("Petrogale pencicllata"), grey-headed flying-fox ("Pteropus poliocephalus"), yellow-bellied sheathtail bat ("Saccolaimus flaviventris"), Corben's long eared bat ("Nyetophilus corbeni "and New Holland mouse ("Pseudomys novaehollandiae").
Goobang National Park | Fauna
A second population, about from the first and partially protected by the Lomami National Park, was discovered in 2014.
Dryas monkey | Conservation
The ancient, although non-gondwanan, blind snake "Ramphotyphlops australis" is also found within the park. Endemic frogs found within the area include the |quacking frog "Crinia georgiana", the banjo frog "Limnodynastes dorsalis" and the humming frog "Neobatrachus pelobatoides".
Cape Le Grand National Park | Wildlife
Besides insects, birds and small fish, the park's fauna include snakes, hedgehogs, deer, and striped squirrels. Wild boar are also said to inhabit the park About 1.4 million visitors come to the park each year It is accessible by bus from the surrounding cities and villages and has a camp-ground. There are a total of 1,160 kinds of flora and fauna including 611 kinds of plants and 23 kinds of wild animals including roe deer and neoguri. There are a total of 42 cultural resources, including 2 national treasures and 10 treasures, including 18 designated cultural properties and 24 non-designated cultural properties.
Gyeryongsan | Introduction
Within a few hundred metres it is possible to see signs of Kob "Kobus kob", waterbuck "Kobus ellipsiprymnus", and forest buffalo "Syncerus caffer nanus", and to hear putty-nosed monkeys "Cercopithecus nictitans" -a strange mixture of forest and savannah wildlife all at one site. Ungulate diversity is high: apart from those mentioned above there are bongo and sitatunga ("Tragelaphus euryceros" and "T. scriptus"), several species of duiker (confirmed are blue, red-flanked, Grimm's, black-fronted). The presence of at least ten species of primate, including chimpanzees "Pan troglodytes" has been confirmed by the study teams either by direct observation of animals or their signs or by hearing their vocalisations, and local hunters suggested there could be still more.
Mbam Djerem National Park | Wildlife
There are over 14 species of mammals including blackbuck, chital or spotted deer, jackal, small Indian civet, common palm civet, bonnet macaque, hyena, pangolin, hedgehog, common mongoose and three-striped palm squirrel. The park also has black-naped hare and several species of bats and rodents. The near threatened blackbuck, considered the flagship species of the park, was introduced in 1924 by Lord Willingdon and has seen a population decline in recent times. It is now known that both Blackbucks and Chitals were a native faunal element of the park. Some albino male blackbucks were also introduced by the Maharaja of Bhavnagar.
Guindy National Park | Fauna
Mammals found here include: African bush elephant "(loxodonta Africana)" found widely in savannas, deserts, rainforest, and in the national parks; hippopotamus "(Hippopotamus amphibius)" found in rivers of both parks; the African buffalo "(Syncerus caffer)" an ox like animal in large herds in savannas and in smaller groups in parks; warthog "(Phacochoerus africanus)" in both parks; the aardvark ("Orycteropus afer") insectivore found in savannas; pangolins; hedgehogs; porcupine species; rock hyrax "(Procavia capensis)"; Cape ground squirrel "(Xerus inauris)". The parks and other areas have a major population of antelope. 17 species are identified, out of which the endangered species are sitatunga "(Tragelaphus spekii)", bongo "(Tragelaphus eurycerus)" and korrigum "(Damaliscus korrigum korrigum)".
Wildlife of Benin | Mammals
The fauna of the park includes several endangered species, such as the jaguar and the onza.
Baritú National Park | Introduction
Other animals found in the park include dwarf crocodiles, red river hog, sitatunga, warthog, civet cat, Maxwell's duiker, grass cutter, mona monkey, Thomas's galago and tree pangolin. About 150 species of birds have been identified. These include Angolan pitta, grey parrot, wrinkled hornbill, fish eagle, hawks, woodpeckers, great owl, grey hornbill, cattle egret, black-casqued hornbill, yellow-casqued hornbill, Sabine's spinetail, Cassin's spinetail, black spinetail, white-breasted negrofinch, chestnut-breasted negrofinch, pale-fronted negrofinch and yellow-throated cuckoo.
Okomu National Park | Fauna
Pendjari National Park has a relatively large population of elephants, which was stable over the last decades and counted more than 800 individuals between 2005 and 2010. Including neighboring W National Park and Arly National Park (WAP Complex), the whole population includes more than 3,800 elephants, making it the largest elephant concentration in all of western Africa. The second largest species of the park is the hippopotamus. There are also large populations of several other large herbivores like African buffalo ("Syncerus caffer brachyceros"; c. 2,700 animals in 2000), western hartebeests ("Alcelaphus buselaphus major"; c. 1,500 in 2000), roan antelope (c.
Pendjari National Park | Mammals
Gorillas are also reported to abundant; there are an estimated 6,000 adults in Nki. The park is also home to diurnal primates, such as the threatened crested monkey, De Brazza monkey, and the black colobus, who reportedly only live east of the Dja River. A 20-day study held by BirdLife International discovered 265 species of birds in the park. Of these, the yellow-bellied form of forest robin is widespread. In the study, a pair of Dja River scrub warblers was discovered in a 1 hectare patch of "Rhynchospora" marsh; its population must be small as there are few such marshes in Nki.
Nki National Park | Fauna
Other mammals reported are the blind Gangetic dolphin, Indian pangolin, hog deer ("Axis porcinus"), rhesus macaque, Bengal porcupine, Indian fox, small Indian civet, otter, leopard cat ("Prionailurus bengalensis"), fishing cat ("Prionailurus viverrinus") and jungle cat ("Felis chaus"). The Bengal tiger ("Panthera tigris tigris") population was estimated to comprise 19 individuals in 2000, based on pug marks.
Orang National Park | Fauna
Although limited research has been carried out on the reserve's fauna, 63 mammal species, 81 bird species, three amphibian species and 38 fish species have been recorded, including a number of nationally and globally threatened species. Among the more common mammal species are the gray wolf, Tarbagan marmot, souslik (ground squirrel), pika, vole, fox, corsac and jerboa. Globally threatened species include the argali (mountain sheep), Siberian crane, white-naped crane, hooded crane, black vulture and swan goose. Among the nationally threatened species found in the park are the whooper swan, black stork, great white egret, bar-headed goose, bearded vulture and Eurasian penduline tit.
Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve | Fauna
Approximately 25,000 large animals, mostly ungulates, live in the crater. Large mammals in the crater include the black rhinoceros ("Diceros bicornis michaeli"), the local population of which declined from about 108 in 1964-66 to between 11–14 in 1995, the African buffalo or Cape buffalo ("Syncerus caffer"), and the hippopotamus ("Hippopotamus amphibius"). There also are many other ungulates: the blue wildebeest ("Connochaetes taurinus") (7,000 estimated in 1994), Grant's zebra ("Equus quagga boehmi") (4,000), the common eland ("Taurotragus oryx"), and Grant's ("Nanger granti") and Thomson's gazelles ("Eudorcas thomsonii") (3,000). Waterbucks ("Kobus ellipsiprymnus") occur mainly near Lerai Forest. Absent are giraffe, impala ("Aepyceros melampus"), topi ("Damaliscus lunatus"), oribi ("Ourebia oribi"), crocodile ("Crocodylus niloticus").
Ngorongoro Conservation Area | Wildlife
Other mammals found in the boundaries of the park include caracal, Cape buffalo, black rhino, eland, black wildebeest, red hartebeest, gemsbok and grey rhebok. In 2007, the South African cheetahs were reintroduced to the area. In 2013 three lions have been released. A predator-proof fence prevents the large predators from entering neighboring farmland. The camps in the park have been fenced as well.
Mountain Zebra National Park | Fauna
The Namdapha flying squirrel ("Biswamoyopterus biswasi") was first collected in the park and described. It is endemic to the park and critically endangered. It was last recorded in 1981 in a single valley within the park. Because of the elevation range from and vegetation zones from evergreen, moist deciduous to temperate broadleaved and coniferous forest types to alpine vegetation, the park is home to a great diversity of mammal species. Four pantherine species occur in the park: leopard ("Panthera pardus"), snow leopard ("P. uncia"), tiger ("P. tigris") and clouded leopard ("Neofelis nebulosa"). Other predators present in the protected area are dhole, Malayan sun bear, Indian wolf and Asiatic black bear.
Namdapha National Park | Mammals
Pythons, monitor lizards, kraits, cobras, geckos, and about eight species of fresh water turtles can also be found here. Many of the animals in the park are endangered, like the Indian one-horned rhino and elephants.
Jaldapara National Park | Flora and fauna
The African wild dog is present within the national park, though less common here than in Faro National Park. Bénoué National Park is known for its hippopotamus colonies. Along with hippo, crocodile are common in the rivers. Since 2005, the protected area is considered a Lion Conservation Unit. In 2011, the lion population was estimated at 200 adult individuals.
Bénoué National Park | Flora and fauna
Herpetofauna studies have been conducted in four specific areas of the park. These studies have established 20 amphibian and 14 reptile species in the southern edge of the park; of these, the frog species are "Aubria masako," "Amietophrynus regularis", "Cryptothylax greshoffii", "Hyperolius balfouri", "H. brachiofasciatus", "Leptopelis brevirostris" and "L. calcaratus meridionalis". Parrots are also seen in the park area. Forest elephants create space by clearing the forest for other animals to move. Horned antelopes with tops number 100 per . According to a Pygmy legend, a Congo-based long-necked reptile, known as Mokele-mbembe killed elephants with its huge frontal horn. Mbeli Bai is a specific area within the park which is particularly rich in gorillas, with 180 western lowland gorillas reported here.
Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park | Fauna
Other notable species found in the reserve are the blue duiker and the Pemba scops owl.
Ngezi Forest Reserve | Environment
The park's wildlife includes red kangaroos, euros, rock-wallabies, echidnas, geckos, goannas, bats, legless lizards and a large variety of birds and snakes, including pythons.
Karijini National Park | Fauna
A few Asian elephants ("Elephas maximus") still inhabit the forests of Bundala. Other mammals seen in the park are toque macaque "Macaca sinica", common langur "Presbytis entellus", jackal "Canis aureus", leopard "Panthera pardus", fishing cat "Felis viverrinus", rusty-spotted cat "Felis rubiginosa", mongoose "Herpestes" spp., wild boar "Sus scrofa", mouse deer "Tragulus meminna", Indian muntjac "Muntiacus muntjak", spotted deer "Cervus axis", sambar "C. Unicolor", black-naped hare "Lepus nigricollis", Indian pangolin "Manis crassicaudata", and porcupine "Hystrix indica".
Bundala National Park | Fauna
It is an important water catchment area for the Benue River. There is abundant river flow even during the markedly dry season. Enclaves for local Fulani pastoralists exist within the park boundary that allow for farming and grazing.
Gashaka Gumti National Park | Introduction
The Kigio Wildlife Conservancy contains diverse habitat including short grass, Leleshwa shrub, euphorbia woodlands and riverine woodlands. Almost 100 indigenous plant species are protected in the conservancy. There are over three hundred bird species including what is said to be the world's largest population of grey-crested helmetshrikes. There are about 3,500 head of large mammals, up from about 100 head in 1996. Grazing animals include African buffalo, common eland, impala, waterbuck, Grant's gazelle, Thomson's gazelle and Grant's zebra. Other species include spotted hyena, African leopard, hippopotamus, caracal, aardvark, aardwolf, honey badger and spring hare. The endangered Rothschild's giraffe is also found here.
Kigio Wildlife Conservancy | Flora and fauna
There are more than 1,500 known plant species in the reserve, over 107 mammals (including forest elephants, African forest buffalo and leopard) and more than 320 bird species. There is also a population of Baka pygmies living in a relatively traditional manner within the boundaries of the reserve. They confer a recognized cultural value to the site and are permitted to hunt using traditional methods, although agriculture and professional hunting are banned.
Dja Faunal Reserve | Fauna
This area used to be heavily forested but by 2009, it was reported that 93% of the forest had been lost in the previous six years. With the reduction in forest cover has gone a reduction in forest-dwelling mammals with the numbers of West African chimpanzee being reduced greatly. A 2007 survey indicated that there were fewer than 50 chimpanzees in the park, and by 2018, there were reported to be none. Other mammals recorded in the park are the western red colobus, the African bush elephant, the African buffalo, the bongo, the Maxwell's duiker, the red-flanked duiker, the yellow-backed duiker, the bay duiker, the kob, the waterbuck and the western hartebeest.
Marahoué National Park | Fauna
Trout ("Oncorhynchus"), smelt ("Osmeridae"), grey mullet ("Mugilidae") are fish species of the national park. Birds like white-tailed eagle ("Haliaeetus albicilla"), European green woodpecker ("Picus viridis"), owl ("Strigiformes"), grey heron ("Ardea cinerea"), European cuckoo ("Cuculus canorus"), kingfisher ("Coraciiformes"), black stork ("Ciconia nigra)") and hoopoe ("Upupa epops") are observed in the area. Among the mammals are wildcat ("Felis silvestris"), wild boar ("Sus scrofa"), hare ("Lepus"), European pine marten ("Martes martes"), European badger ("Meles meles"), grey wolf ("Canis lupus"), deer ("Cervidae"), fox ("Vulpes vulpes"), European otter ("Lutra lutra"), yellow-necked mouse ("Apodemus flavicollis"), weasel ("Mustela"), big-eared bat ("Micronycteris"), and variegated skunk ("Mephitis mephitis"). As reptiles Hermann's tortoise ("Testudo hermanni"), southern crested newt ("Triturus karelinii"), lizard ("Lacertilia"), asp ("Vipera aspis"), earringed water snake ("Acrochordidae") are found in the area.
İğneada Floodplain Forests National Park | Fauna
Elephants: In 1985, two large elephant bulls were spotted for the first time in the park, and named "Raja Gaj" and "Kanchha". They roamed the park area together and made occasional visits to the females. "Raja Gaj" stood tall at the shoulder and had a massive body weight. His appearance has been compared to that of a mammoth due to his high bi-domed shaped head. His forehead and domes were more prominent than in other Asian bull elephants. In 1993, five elephants were seen entering the park, and one year later another 16 individuals arrived. A population count in summer 1997 revealed 41 resident individuals.
Bardiya National Park | Mammals
Zebras, buffaloes, black and white colobus, blue monkeys, bushbucks, sunis, and leopards populate the park. The park contains some 350 species of birds in total, of which 52 are birds of prey. The cliffs in the northern end of Lake Paradise, in Gof Sokorte Gurda, are home to a number of birds, including Ruppell's griffon vultures, peregrine falcons, mountain buzzards, black kites and African fish eagles. Ducks such as garganeys, southern pochards and teals are found on the lake, which is also home to red-knobbed coots, hamerkops, ibises, purple herons, and yellow-billed storks. On the lower slopes of the forest of the park, marked by scrubland, there are populations of olive baboons, vervet monkeys, Peter's gazelles, beisa oryxes, striped hyenas, caracals and aardwolves.
Marsabit National Park | Flora and fauna
Historically the park has been a habitat for the endangered Cape wild dog ("Lycaon pictus"); and in 2010 there were several sightings of wild dogs in the park. It is thought that the cross-border link to national parks in Mozambique would be the best opportunity to restore or preserve the viability of this species in adjacent national parks in South Africa and Mozambique. Other mammals that inhabit the park are elephant, giraffe, hippopotamus, Cape buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, black and white rhinoceros, lion, leopard, cheetah, and hyena.
Gonarezhou National Park | Fauna
The park contains significant breeding populations of 35 mammalian species, out of which 15 are threatened mammals according to the IUCN Red List. 479 species of birds (both migratory and resident) have been spotted at the park, including 25 globally threatened and 21 near threatened species. The park has also been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by Birdlife International for the conservation of the avifaunal species. A total of 42 species of reptile have been reported from the park. These include the endangered gharial and the rare Assam roofed turtle.
Fauna of Kaziranga National Park | Fauna
Mammals found in the park include Asian elephant, bear, chevrotain, chital, golden jackal, grey langur, grizzled giant squirrel, Indian grey mongoose, Indian hare, Indian palm squirrel, leopard, muntjac, purple-faced langur, ruddy mongoose, toque macaque, water buffalo and wild boar.
Madhu Road National Park | Flora and fauna
The park contains rare animals, including forest elephants, forest buffalo, civet and cats. Two hundred forest elephants ("Loxodonta cyclotis"), potto ("Perodicticus potto"), Demidoff's galago ("Galago demidovii"), African civet ("Viverra civetta"), two-spotted palm civet ("Nandinia binotata"), leopard ("Panthera pardus"), bongo ("Tragelaphus euryceros"), many species of duikers (small antelopes), red river hog ("Potamochoerus porcus pictus"), giant forest hog ("Hylochoerus meinertzhageni"), long-tailed pangolin ("Manis tetradactyla"), white-belied pangolin ("Manis tricuspis"), giant pangolin ("Manis gigantea"), many species of forest squirrels, North African crested porcupine ("Hystrix cristata"), dwarf crocodile ("Osteolamus tetraspis"), monitor lizards, Home's hinged tortoise, serrated tortoise and many other fauna are reported from the park.
Kakum National Park | Fauna
There is a wide variety of animal and bird life seen at Samburu National Reserve. Several large game species common to Kenya's northern plains can be found in abundance here, including the following dry-country fauna: gerenuk, Grevy's zebra, oryx and reticulated giraffe. All three big cats, the lion, cheetah and African leopard can also be found here, as well as the elephant, Cape buffalo and hippopotamus. Other mammals frequently seen in the park include olive baboon, warthogs, Grant's gazelle, Kirk's dik-dik, impala, and waterbuck. A black rhinoceros population has been re-introduced into the park after an absence of 25 years due to heavy poaching.
Samburu National Reserve | Wildlife
There are many kinds of species living in the park. The National Geographic Society has observed that the park may have the largest concentration of wild life per square mile of any place in Africa. The most prominent species are primates. There are colobus monkeys (black-and-white colobus, red colobus), the endangered lowland gorillas, chimpanzees, and moustached guenon monkeys. The park plays host to over 300 different bird species. Some of the important species are the eagles, hawks, owls, scavenging vultures, and wading herons. There are also the rare African forest elephant, forest buffalo, leopard, bongo, and blue duiker. Crocodiles and blood-sucking insects are also part of the forest's species.
Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park | Fauna
These birds include the saddle-billed stork, guinea fowl, grey hornbill, and the cattle egret. In recent years there have been no sightings of Critically Endangered White-backed Vultures in Yankari and species probably extirpated from the reserve. Yankari is recognized as having one of the largest populations of elephants in West Africa, estimated at more than 300 in 2005. The growth of the elephant population has become a problem for surrounding villages at times as the animals enter local farms during the rainy season. The elephants have also stripped the park of many of its baobab trees. Since 2005, the protected area is considered a Lion Conservation Unit together with Kainji National Park.
Yankari National Park | Wildlife
The commonly seen mammals along the public access roads in the park include chital, gray langurs, Indian giant squirrels and elephants. A list of medium to large-sized mammals in the park is given in the following census table published in 1997:
Bandipur National Park | Mammals
Crocodile, hippopotamus, bushbuck, warthog, puku, roan antelope, sable antelope, eland, hartebeest, buffalo, zebra, spotted hyena, side-striped jackal, serval, impala, waterbuck, Reedbuck, elephant (occasionally), lion (occasionally), leopard (occasionally), blue duiker (rare), sitatunga (rare)
Nsumbu National Park | Fauna
There are also 21 species of artiodactyl present in the park including hippopotamus, bushpig, bongo, warthog, buffalo, kob, red-flanked duiker, bushbuck, waterbuck, roan antelope and oribi. Threatened mammal species include the chimpanzee (EN), white-collared mangabey (EN), ursine colobus (VU), African elephant (VU), hippopotamus (VU), giant pangolin (VU), long-tailed pangolin (VU), leopard (VU), African golden cat (VU), Buffon kob (VU), bongo (NT), western hartebeest (NT), Defassa waterbuck (NT), bay duiker (NT), yellow-backed duiker (NT), olive colobus (NT). There are over 500 species of birds, of which roughly 20% are inter-African migratory birds and another 5% palearctic migratory birds. Some prominent bird species include the Denham's bustard, yellow-casqued hornbill, brown-cheeked hornbill, hammerkop, black-winged stilt, various raptors, four of the six West African stork species and five vulture species.
Comoé National Park | Fauna
A large number of mammal species are present in the reserve, among others the following deserve mention: In addition to the mammals, over 350 species of bird have been recorded in the park. These include eagles and other birds of prey.
Borakalalo Game Reserve | Mammals
Black bears, moose, beavers, peregrine falcons, river otters, lynx and timber wolves are found in this park. There was also a small population of woodland caribou but their numbers declined from 30 caribou in the 1970s to about four in 2012 mainly due to wolf predation. In early 2017, after previous failures to locate any remaining caribou, researchers turned to advanced thermal imaging technology to survey the area for caribou. This survey revealed caribou are now extirpated from this park.
Pukaskwa National Park | Fauna
There are elephants, chimpanzees and many species of monkey in the forests, as well as bushpigs and African forest buffalos. All three species of West African crocodile occur here, "Crocodylus niloticus", "Crocodylus palustris" and "Crocodylus cataphractus", but in low numbers and the African manatee occurs in the Ébrié Lagoon. An attempt to increase the number of bay duikers in the park was unsuccessful because of predation by pythons. The park is an important habitat for wetland birds and was recognized as such when it became a Ramsar site in 2005. Some bird species of note include the cattle egret, the little egret, the grey heron, the black-crowned night heron and the peregrine falcon.
Assagny National Park | Fauna
There is a large variety of mammals found in the reserve including the endangered White Rhino. Other species include Burchell's zebra, Giraffe, Bushbuck, African Buffalo, Eland, and Black-backed jackal. The bird life is also diverse, and there are many insect and reptile species found in the reserve.
Mpofu Nature Reserve | Wildlife
Notable animals found here include the Djibouti spurfowl ("Pternistis ochropectus"), a population of green-winged pytilia that may actually be a distinct species or subspecies ("Pytilia (melba) flavicaudata"), as well as the mysterious and undescribed Tôha sunbird—Djibouti sunbird ("Chalcomitra" sp. indet.). All of these birds do not occur outside of and are endemic to Djibouti, and except for the Francolin they have only ever been found within Day Forest. More widespread birds inhabiting the forest are Gambaga flycatcher ("Muscicapa gambagae"), Somali bulbul ("Pycnonotus (barbatus) somaliensis") and Somali starling ("Onychognathus blythii"). The rare colubrid snake "Platyceps afarensis" is also found here.
Day Forest National Park | Fauna
In 2016, a lion population was discovered in the protected area that is thought to be of Central African origin.
Alatash National Park | Fauna
Among the reptiles present in the park are the American crocodile and several snake and lizard species. The Tarcoles River, which forms the northern boundary of the park, is inhabited by crocodiles throughout most of the year. Green and black poison arrow frogs are among the amphibians present. Mammals include white-tailed deer, red brockets, collared peccaries, agouti, kinkajous, Panamanian white-faced capuchin monkeys, mantled howler monkeys, Hoffmann's two-toed sloths and brown-throated three-toed sloths. However, mammals can be difficult to see due to the dense tree cover.
Carara National Park | Biodiversity
Safari Park: This is the main animal reserve at the park. Visitors drive through in their own vehicle and observe wildlife from all over the globe roaming freely. When first entering the park, mouflon, fallow deer, red deer, barbary sheep, bongo, sitatunga, and water buffalo can be seen. After passing through the gates, a large pride of African lions can be viewed by visitors. Tigers and Asian black bears are also present. After leaving the large carnivores behind, macaques can be seen playing and climbing in trees. African and Asian elephants are seen later on with giraffe, American bison, eland and Arabian Oryx, donkeys, waterbuck, gnu, zebra, llama, ostrich, emu, horses and ponies, Ankole cattle, yak, and camels.
Zoosafari Fasanolandia | Animal Exhibits
Animals in the park include bonobos, Dryas monkeys, Thollon's red colobus, Congo peafowl, leopards, forest elephants, and African slender-snouted crocodiles. Other animals present include the long-tailed pangolin, giant pangolin, tree pangolin, Angolan slender mongoose, aquatic genet, hippopotamus, the African golden cat, bushpig, bongo, yellow-backed duiker, sitatunga, okapi, bushbuck, water chevrotain and forest buffalo. There are many birds present and some of the larger ones are the cattle egret, black stork and yellow-billed stork. Some of its species are endemic to the country, and many are of high conservation concern.
Salonga National Park | Animals Within the Park
Other species of various status are: grey duiker "(Sylvicapra grimmia)"; bushbuck; Maxwell's duiker "(Philantomba maxwellii)"; red-flanked duiker "(Cephalophus rufilatus)"; black duiker "(Cephalophus niger)"; yellow-backed duiker "(Cephalophus silvicultor)" (vulnerable); grey duiker "(Sylvicapra grimmia)"; bohor reedbuck "(Redunca redunca)"; waterbuck "(Kobus ellipsiprymnus)" found near water sources; Buffon's kob "(Kobus kob)"; roan antelope "(Hippotragus equinus)" found more in both parks but more in Pendjari; western hartebeest "(Alcelaphus buselaphus major)" ungainly in appearance; red-fronted gazelle "(Eudorcas rufifrons)"; and oribi "(Ourebia ourebi)", more abundant in Pendjari Park than in W National Park.
Wildlife of Benin | Mammals
Other protected species include the northern brown howler (Alouatta guariba guariba), Atlantic titi (Callicebus personatus), giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus), giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), cougar (Puma concolor), jaguar (Panthera onca), oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), the ant Dinoponera lucida, Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) and the Characiformes fish Rachoviscus graciliceps.
Sooretama Biological Reserve | Status
The park is best known for the mountain gorilla ("Gorilla beringei beringei"). Other mammals include: golden monkey ("Cercopithecus mitis kandti"), black-fronted duiker ("Cephalophus niger"), buffalo ("Syncerus caffer"), spotted hyena ("Crocuta crocuta") and bushbuck ("Tragelaphus scriptus"). The bushbuck population is estimated to be between 1760–7040 animals. There are also reported to be some elephants in the park, though these are now very rare. There are 178 recorded bird species, with at least 13 species and 16 subspecies endemic to the Virunga and Rwenzori Mountains.
Volcanoes National Park | Fauna
Plant species include "Avicennia marina", "Sonneratia" species, "Nypa fruticans", "Melaleuca leucadendra", "Syzygium polyanthum", "Pandanus" species, "Schima wallichii", "Shorea" species, "Dipterocarpus gracilis", and "Gonystylus bancanus". The sandy shores of the park are dominated by "Casuarina equisetifolia". The park has 50 species of mammal many of them critically endangered. There are about 20 Sumatran rhinoceros in the area, down from around 40 in the 1990s. The number of Sumatran elephants in the park was estimated to 180 in 2005. The population of Sumatran tigers has declined from 36-40 in 2000 to less than 30. Other mammals in the park are the Malayan tapir, Sumatran dhole ("Cuon alpinus sumatrensis") and siamang ("Symphalangus syndactylus syndactylus").
Way Kambas National Park | Flora and fauna
Although the area once supported healthy populations of lions, elephants, black rhinos and giraffes, these are now locally extinct. The last giraffe was reportedly poached in 1995. In October 2019 15 giraffes from Murchison Falls National Park where reintroduced in the reserve by UWA. Populations of plains zebra, common eland, are also threatened Grants gazelle. The most commonly sighted mammal in the reserve is the oribi. Others known to inhabit the area (as of 1996) include:
Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve | Large mammals
The park has a variety of diverse eco-systems and abundance of wild animals. Elephants in large numbers are seen mostly between the end of the monsoon season, to the time when water holes begin to dry in March. Predators include the sloth bear and panther, while scavengers include the wolf, jackal and hyena. Other animals include large herds of gaur and chital, large families of langurs, rhesus monkeys, Indian giant squirrels, mouse deer, sambhar deer, four-horned antelopes, nilgai, kakar, small Indian civets, ant eating pangolin, porcupine and mongoose. White tigers that remained in the park were transported to zoos. Birds include the hornbill, peafowl, red jungle fowl, black partridge, white-necked stork, black ibis, swamp grey, quail, pied hornbill, wagtail, harial, dove, drongo, crested serpent-eagle, forest owlet, papeeha, and other birds usually found in dry deciduous forests.
Betla National Park | Fauna