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.
Flora
Gashaka Gumti National Park
Gashaka Gumti National Park | Flora
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what is an oribi?
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It is a small antelope.
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where is it found?
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Eastern, southern and western Africa from savannahs, floodplains and tropical grasslands
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how does it look like?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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Some species include yellow-backed duiker, African golden cat ("Profelis aurata"), The African buffalo, the largest population in Nigeria of chimpanzee ("Pan troglodytes")
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and plant species?
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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
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
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
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
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
However, they form the major food source for a large number of mammals such as rodents, duikers (cephelophus spp.), pigs ("Putamoechoerus porcus" and "hylochoerus meinertzhagen"), buffalo ("Syncerus caffer"), elephants, and particularly gorillas.
Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park | Flora
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
In the gallery forests and the forest remnants trees such as "Triplochiton scleroxylon", "Celtis" spp., "Khaya grandifoliola", "Erythrophleum ivorense" and "Terminalia superba" are to be found. In the savanna woodland, "Diospyros mespiliformis", "Afzelia africana", "Lophira lanceolata" and "Daniellia oliveri" are more common.
Marahoué National Park | Flora
Among the trees the acacia and the dum-palm are common. Various kinds of rubber vine are found. Rice grows wild, as do several kinds of Poa grass (both of which are also cultivated). The fauna includes the elephant, hippopotamus, lion and several species of antelope. Ants are very numerous.
Baguirmi Department | Native fauna and flora
In the national park, A total of 454 species of plants were recorded, including two orchids found only in Niger. The park also constitute the southern limit of tiger bush plateaus distribution in Niger.
W National Park | Flora
The GKNP contains an important desert adapted flora (trees: Acacia raddiana, shrubs: Zilla spinosa, Fagonia thebaica) and fauna (Barbary Sheep).
Gilf Kebir National Park | Flora and fauna
The park has a rich diversity of flora and fauna and provides protection to 1,178 plant species in the mountainous region of the park, with some 136 species of mammals 349 species of birds, as of 2003.
Kahuzi-Biéga National Park | Flora and fauna
Plant species found inside the park include: "Virola sebifera, Cedrela odorata, Spondias mombin, Celtis schippii, Bertholletia excelsa, Ficus insipida, Hevea guianensis, Cedrelinga cateniformis, Iriartea deltoidea, Calycophyllum spruceanum, Guadua weberbaueri, Theobroma cacao, Miconia" spp.", Annona ambotay, Swietenia macrophylla, Myroxylon balsamum, Astrocaryum murumuru, Enterolobium cyclocarpum", "Mauritia flexuosa", etc.
Bahuaja-Sonene National Park | Flora
The general walk in the forest is not easy due to muddy soil and pneumatophores of Sonneratia apetala (Keora) and Avicennia alba (Baine) trees. About 152 plant species belonging to 56 families have been recorded. Seven plant species recorded as rare are Bruguiera gymnorhiza (kakra), Derris trifoliata, Diospyros blancoi, Tamarix gallica, Heliotropium currasavicum, Typha elephentanea, Sarcolobus carinatus.
Nijhum Dwip National Park | Flora
There are a wide range of ecosystems due to reserve being in an area where southern and western biotypes meet. Within the park is the largest remaining area of dry deciduous forest, tropical dry forest, spiny forest, beaches and sand-dunes, mangroves and coral reefs. One hundred and eighty-five species of plants have, so far, been recorded, among them three species of baobab, as well as seven species of mangrove trees. In this park are found eleven species of mammals of which ten are endemic. Among them are the Madame Berthe's mouse lemur ("Microcebus berthae"), the smallest primate in the world, which is only known from this park.
Kirindy Mitea National Park | Flora and 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
The canopy of the forest mainly contains "Drypetes sepiaria" and "Manilkara hexandra" plant species. The "Pitiya" grasslands are important for grazing animals. "Cynodon barberi" is the common grass in "Pitiya" grasslands while "Zoysia matrella" becomes dominant near the beach. Among 300 odd floral species are "Manilkara hexandra", "Drypetes sepiaria", Ceylon Satinwood, "Terminalia arjuna", limonia, "Berrya cordifolia", "Randia dumetorum", "Pleurostylia opposita", "Gymnema sylvestre", Bell mimosa, Neem, Banyan, Toothbrush tree, "Schleichera oleosa", "Vitex pinnata", Indian blackberry, "Gmelina asiatica", "Carissa spinarum", "Euphorbia antiquorum", and "Acacia eburnea". In the seasonally flooded areas of Block II, a wild species of rice is found. "Glenniea unijuga" is an endemic plant species found around the wetlands of the park.
Yala National Park | Flora
Typical trees include Zambezi teak ("Baikiaea plurijuga"), wild seringa ("Burkea africana"), African teak ("Pterocarpus angolensis"), manketti ("Schinziophyton rautanenii"), false mopane ("Guibourtia coleosperma"), camelthorn tree ("Acacia erioloba"), jackalberry ("Diospyros mespiliformis") and makalani palm ("Hyphaene petersiana").
Bwabwata National Park | Flora
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
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
The flora within the AENP is quite varied, and like all plant life, is a central factor to the ecological system in place. Several species of rare and endemic plants, particularly succulent shrubs and geophytes are native to the South African region within the AENP. Many species are under environmental pressure, however, and are facing possible extinction. More than 600 elephants, 400 Cape buffaloes, over 48 endangered black rhinos "(Diceros bicornis michaeli)" as well as a variety of antelope species. Lion and spotted hyena have also recently been re-introduced to the area. The largest remaining population of the flightless dung beetle ("Circellium bacchus") is located within the park.
Addo Elephant National Park | Flora and fauna
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
Plant species include teak, Afzelia xylocarpa Roxb., Xylia xylocarpa (Deang), Pterocarpus macrocarpus (pradoo) and rubber trees. Among the animal species in the park are: Muntiacus muntjak, wild boar, monkey, langur, masked palm civet, porcupine, rabbit and many bird, reptile and fish species.
Kaeng Chet Khwae National Park | Flora and 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
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
The reserve was established to preserve old-growth evergreen broad-leaved forest in the region. About 57% of the reserve is natural forest. Altogether 1426 species of seed plants have been reported in the reserve. The dominant plants species are "Castanopsis eyrei", "Schima superba" (), and "Pinus massoniana". Notable birds of the reserve include Elliot's pheasant. Mammals include clouded leopard, Asian black bear, Sumatran serow, and sika deer. The reserve hosts a population of hairy-fronted muntjacs estimated at 300–400 individuals.
Gutianshan National Nature Reserve | Flora and fauna
This does not extend over the entire park, as much of the dense forest still remains conserved. Specifically IUCN identified list of flora are listed below under subheadings of Moist forests, Swamp forest, Periodic swamp forest, Riverine forest and Boval vegetation.
Kakum National Park | Flora
Other notable plants found in the reserve are the endemic "Chrisalidocarpus pembanus" and "Ensete proboscoideum", as well as "Terminalia catapa", "Musa acuminata", "Typhanodorun lindleyanum", and "Philippia mafiensis". There is also a significant number of orchids, including "Aerangis", "Bulbophyllum", "Eulophia", "Disperis johnstonii", "Nervilia bicarinata", and "Vanilla roscheri". Fauna in the reserve includes some rare species such as the endemic Pemba flying fox; almost extinct in recent years, its population has now grown to an estimate of 20,000 individuals, thanks to an effective protection programme. Primates include an endemic subspecies of vervet monkey, as well as the Zanzibar red colobus, a species that was introduced in the reserve in the 1970s.
Ngezi Forest Reserve | Environment
There are approximately 229 species of trees found within the moist tropical forests of the park. Some endangered timber species of trees include Cordia millenii, Entandrophragma angolense, and Lovoa swynnertonnii. The forest understory is dominated by shade-tolerant shrubs and herbs, which include "Palisota schweinfurthii" and "Pollia condensata", in addition to ferns and broad leaf grasses.
Kibale National Park | <a href="Flora">Flora</a>
The park holds forest remnants with a high level of biodiversity. Flora include jequitibá-rosa ("Cariniana legalis") and cedro-rosa ("Cedrela fissilis"). Fauna include jaguarundi ("Puma yagouaroundi"), lowland paca ("Agouti paca") and a reduced population of tufted capuchin ("Sapajus apella").
Mendanha State Park | Environment
Virunga National Park's flora encompasses 2,077 plant species, including 264 tree species and 230 plants that are endemic to the Albertine Rift. The plains of Virunga National Park are dominated by wetlands and grasslands with papyrus sedge ("Cyperus papyrus"), jointed flatsedge ("C. articulatus"), common reed ("Phragmites mauritanica"), sacaton grasses ("Sporobolus consimilis"), ambatch ("Aeschynomene elaphroxylon"), conkerberry ("Carissa spinarum"), paperbark thorn ("Vachellia sieberiana") and kowai fruit ("Coccinia grandis"). Remains of dicots such as African caper ("Capparis tomentosa"), "Maerua" species, wild cucurbits and nightshades were found in dung balls of African elephants ("Loxodonta") that play a significant role for seed dispersal in the grasslands.
Virunga National Park | Plants
Common plant species in the park are "Piper aduncum", "Trema orientalis", Macaranga species and various orchids. Endangered plants in the park include the matayangan palm ("Pholidocarpus ihur"), Makassar Ebony, iron wood (Intsia spp.), yellow wood ("Arcangelisia flava"), and carrion flower ("Amorphophallus companulatus"). In the park there have been recorded 24 mammal, 11 reptile and 125 bird species. These include the endangered anoa and cinnabar hawk owl, which was only described scientifically in 1999 from a specimen collected from the park. Among the larger animals of the park are babirusas and the Sulawesi warty pig.
Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park | Flora and fauna
Odzala-Kokoua hosts approximately 4,500 plant and tree species. The vast majority of the park's forest is open-canopy Marantaceae.
Odzala-Kokoua National Park | Flora and fauna
Dominant trees include "Isoberlinia doka", "Terminalia avicennioides" and "Detarium macrocarpum". Other common trees include "Daniellia oliveri", "Nauclea latifolia", "Acacia", "Lophira lanceolata", "Parkia biglobosa", "Prosopis africana" and "Isoberlinia tomentosa". The riparian forests that line small, seasonal rivers often include oil palms ("Elaeis guineensis"). Other common plant species include "Afzelia", "Monotes" and "Raphia" shrubs.
Kamuku National Park | Environment
Among the plant species found in the area are: "Socratea exorrhiza", "Brownea grandiceps", "Calyptranthes bipennis, Salvinia auriculata, Cedrela odorata", "Phenakospermum guyannense, Mabea speciosa, Ilex inundata", "Warszewiczia coccinea," "Ocotea javitensis", "Caryocar glabrum," "Piper obliquum", "Pourouma cecropiifolia," "Tabebuia serratifolia," "Genipa spruceana, Annona" spp.", Lecythis ampla, Ophiocaryon heterophyllum, Dieffenbachia parvifolia, Minquartia guianensis, Hymenachne donacifolia, Astrocaryum murumuru", "Ficus schippii, Calathea" spp.", Cedrelinga cateniformis", "Hevea guianensis, Trichomanes pinnatum, Miconia" spp.", Virola surinamensis, Mauritia flexuosa, Tapirira guianensis," etc.
Güeppi-Sekime National Park | Flora
Gashaka-Gumti National Park (GGNP) is a national park in Nigeria, It was gazetted from two game reserves in 1991 and is Nigeria’s largest national park. It is located in the eastern provinces of Taraba and Adamawa to the border with Cameroon. The total area covers about 6,402 km, much of the northern GGNP is savannah grassland, while the southern GGNP sector of the park has a rugged terrain characterized by very mountainous, steep slopes as well as deep valleys and gorges, and is home to montane forests. Altitude ranges from ranging from about in the northern flatter corner of the park, up to at Chappal Waddi, Nigeria’s highest mountain in the park's southern sections.
Gashaka Gumti National Park | Introduction
The mangrove forests are dominated by "Avicennia" and "Rhizophora" species, and these and the golden leather fern ("Acrostichum aureum") help stabilise the habitat and slow down water flow. People have been living here since at least the Neolithic era and gather timber, grow cassava and banana, and hunt and fish.
Pongara National Park | Flora
The park has rich vegetation of forests, natural forest, non-aquatic grass/plants. The forest species found are "Bombax ceiba, Dalbergia sissoo, Sterculia villosa, Trewia nudiflora, Zizyphus jujuba" and "Litsaea polyantha." Among the non aquatic grassland species the prominent are "Phragmites karka, Arundo donax, Imperata cylindrica" and "Saccharum" spp. The aquatic grass/plants species found are: "Andropogon spp.", "Ipomoea reptans," "Enhydra fluctuans", "Nymphaea spp." and Water hyacinth ("Eichornia spp").
Orang National Park | Flora
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
Kadamba, teak, karanj, shisham, and species of acacia, ziziphus, euphorbia, flame of the forest, red silk cotton and a number of other varieties of flowers. Karvi or karvy, a flowering plant that blossoms once in eight years, can be found in the park.
Sanjay Gandhi National Park | Flora
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
Wild plants are important in providing habitat and food for wildlife, protect the soil from erosion, and are of great value to human life. They also provide us with aesthetic value. Wild plants are an important component of the natural environment. They produce oxygen and they help to clean the air we breathe. African Tamarisk: A deciduous shrub or medium-sized tree, reaching up to 5 m in height, Its flowers are grouped and are white, seen in late winter to early spring. Indigenous wild trees are rare. In the park these can be found near the sea. Barbary Nut Iris: A small herbaceous perennial that is very common in the park, It has attractive bluish flowers that open in the early afternoon and close in the evening.
Majjistral Park | Flora
Mopane is the most common large plant species in the park. The epiphytic orchid, "Microcoelia ornithocephala" is nearly endemic to the park, also being recorded on nearby Sambani Hill. Other plants in the park include: acacias, miombo, "Albizia harveyi", "Adansonia digitata", reedbeds along the rivers, evergreen forests fringing tributaries, "Vachellia xanthophloea" (fever tree), "Borassus" (Palmyra palm), capers, "Hyphaene coriacea" (Lala palm), and "Kigelia" (sausage trees).
Liwonde National Park | Flora
The general walk in the forest is not easy due to hilly terrain and dense vegetation. About 117 tree species belonging to 37 families have been recorded. Some near-endangered plant species recorded are "Elaeis guineensis", "Garcinia lanceifolia", "Elaeocarpus tectorius", "Elaeocarpus floribundus", "Suregada multiflora", "Lithocarpus elegans" var. "elegans" and "Acronychia pedunculata".
Himchari National Park | Flora
The aseed, banjh, and deodar forests host an array of wildlife including show leopard, leopard cat, mountain goat, barking deer, sambhar, pine marten, Indian hare, red-faced monkey, jackal, langur, red fox, and porcupine.
Giwaipani | Flora and fauna
More than 400 plant species were recorded in the survey of Gir forest by "Samtapau & Raizada" in 1955. The Botany department of M.S. University of Baroda has revised the count to 507 during their survey. According to the 1964 forest type classification by "Champion & Sheth", the Gir forest falls under "5A/C-1a—very dry teak forest" classification. Teak occurs mixed with dry deciduous species. The degradation stages (DS) sub-types are thus derived as: Teak bearing areas are mainly in the eastern portion of the forest, which constitutes nearly half of the total area. Several species of acacia are found. Also found here are ber, jamun("Syzygium cumini"), babul(acacia), flame of the forest, zizyphus, tendu and dhak.
Gir National Park | Flora
More than 3,500 species of plants abound in the park, among them "Hura crepitans", "Cedrelinga cateniformis", "Simarouba amara", "Macrolobium acaciaefolium" and "Ceiba pentandra".
Yaguas National Park | Flora
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
The small-petalled Beyeria or short-petalled Beyeria, once thought to be extinct, was re-discovered in the park in 1994. The population in the park is one of only three known populations.
Kalbarri National Park | Flora
There are various kinds of forests within the area of the national park, including mixed forests, virgin forests, and dense forests. Major plants include Indian mahogany, teaks, "Dipterocarpus tuberculatus" (pluang), "Lithocarpus cantleyanus" (kor), "Lagerstroemia" (tabaek), "Terminalia chebula", "Afzelia xylocarpa", ebony, "Millettia pendula" (ka-jaw), "Terminalia arjuna" (rokfa), and "Xylia xylocarpa" (redwood plants). Wild animals found in the park include Muntiacus Muntjak, wild boars, bears, langur, flying squirrel, gibbons, cobra, king cobra, rabbits, squirrels, tree shrews, red junglefowls, and Asiatic golden cats.
Khun Phawo National Park | Flora and fauna
In the understorey, species found growing include "Kydia calycina", Indian gooseberry and beechwood, Shrubs like horse nettles, tick clover, "Helicteres" species and invasive species like lantana and bonesets are found in abundance.
Nagarhole National Park | Flora
"Hopea cordifolia", "Memecylon petiolatum", "Erythroxylon zeylanicum", and "Jasminum angustifolium" are endemic floral species recorded from the park. "Hopea cordifolia" is found along the river along with "Terminalia arjuna". "Panicum maximum" and "Imperata cylindrica" are important food sources for the elephants. "Chloroxylon swietenia", "Berrya cordifolia", "Diospyros ebenum", "Adina cordifolia", "Vitex pinnata", "Schleichera oleosa", and "Diospyros ovalifolia" are the common taller trees. "Terminalia bellirica" and "Phyllanthus emblica" are plants of medicinal value found in the forest. "Cymbopogon confertiflorus" grass species and "Grewia tiliifolia" bushes are common in the grasslands.
Udawalawe National Park | Flora
There is a narrow band of riverine forest along the Ewaso Ngiro which includes Tana River Poplar, Doum Palm and magnificent specimens of Acacia elatior. Vegetation includes acacia tortilis woodland and large stretches of bushland dominated by Commiphora. In some areas lava rock is exposed, with scattered grass and shrubs. Other parts have alkaline grasslands with occasional springs and swamps. Here and there the "Desert Rose" (Adenium obesum) is found in the scrub, with bright pink blooms. The Salvadora persica (tooth-brush tree) shrub provides food to elephants, and its twigs are used as toothbrushes by the nomadic Samburu people.
Buffalo Springs National Reserve | Flora
This information can be found at its original source, The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.:Kakadu National Park flora
Flora of Kakadu National Park | References
The most represented trees are: the Ziziphus, thePistacia, the Juniperus phoenicea, the Quercus ilex, the Juniperus oxycedrus and the Pinus halepensis. There is also the Stipa tenacissima, the Esparto grass and the Artemisia alba.
Djebel Aissa National Park | Flora
The Bù Gia Mập National Park contains a total of 724 plant species. The park has an extensive area of primeval forests. The predominant species here are oil plants, perfumed wood, and rosewood. A total of 278 plant species of medicinal value have been recorded here.
Bù Gia Mập National Park | Flora
Species recorded include golden eagle, Eurasian whimbrel (more than 100 pairs), European golden plover (ca. 150 pairs), dunlin (ssp. schinzii), merlin, willow ptarmigan, and Montagu's harrier.
Soomaa National Park | Flora and fauna
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
The park is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna, including Barbary macaques and jackals who live in the forests in this park. The Barbary macaque is a primate with a very restricted range in portions of northwestern North Africa and disjunctively in Gibraltar. In 2011, the French Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique led a phytosociological study which concluded there were 7 vegetation groups belonging to 4 phytosociological classes:
Gouraya 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
Among the 120 plant species in the park there are "Eusideroxylon zwageri" rare timber trees, "Koompassia excelsa" trees that can grow over 80m high, "Dyera costulata" trees than can have up to 2m diameter and rattan palms. Among the endangered animals protected in the park are the siamang, clouded leopard, Java mouse-deer, sun bear, Sumatran muntjac, leopard cat, hairy-nosed otter, dhole, Sumatran striped rabbit and the crested serpent eagle.
Bukit Duabelas National Park | Flora and fauna
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
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
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
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
Mammal species of conservation concern include chimpanzee ("Pan troglodytes verus"), king colobus ("Colobus polykomos"), sooty mangabey ("Cercocebus atys lunulatus"), Diana monkey ("Cercopithecus diana rolowayi"), western palm squirrel ("Epixerus ebi"), African linsang ("Poiana richardsoni liberiensis"), African bush elephant ("Loxodonta africana africana")), water chevrotain ("Hyemoschus aquaticus"), African buffalo ("Syncerus caffer"), bongo ("Tragelaphus euryceros"), Maxwell's duiker ("Philantomba maxwellii"), red-flanked duiker ("Cephalophus rufilatus"), black duiker ("Cephalophus niger"), yellow-backed duiker ("Cephalophus silvicultor"), bay duiker ("Cephalophus dorsalis"), royal antelope ("Neotragus pygmaeus"), oribi ("Ourebia ourebi"), bohor reedbuck ("Redunca redunca"), kob ("Kobus kob kob"), waterbuck ("Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa"), western hartebeest ("Alcelaphus buselaphus major"), and roan antelope ("Hippotragus equinus").
Mont Sângbé National Park | Wildlife
The national park's vegetation is classified into Sri Lanka dry-zone dry evergreen forests. Dominant grass species "Sacciolepis interrupta" is a main food source for elephants. Common floral species of the park include "Drypetes sepiaria", "Manilkara hexandra", "Berrya cordifolia", "Vitex pinnata", "Chloroxylon swietenia", and the golden shower tree.
Lahugala Kitulana National Park | Flora
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
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
The forest has the most biological diversity of any in Ghana, with over 800 vascular plant species, 639 butterfly species, and more than 190 bird species. Animal life includes the elephant, bongo, leopard, chimpanzee, Diana monkey, and other primates. Apart from the forest reserve which was selectively logged until 1976, the rest of the protected area is almost intact. The park includes basic camping facilities with shelters, toilets, and running water along with many facilities for sitting down and having a chat.
Ankasa Conservation Area | Introduction
The variety of plant species is high and includes 260 vascular plant species on a territory of less than 4 km. Of them, 3 are endemic and 16 are relict species. There are specimen from different geographical latitudes which makes it interesting for the scientists. Plant inversion can be observed in the reserve. Usually, the beech trees are located in the higher and cooler areas, while the oak trees occupy the lower parts. In Silkosia it is the other way round: the oak forests are located higher in the mountain. Forests cover 97.9% of the total area of the reserve.
Silkosiya Reserve | Flora
The flora of the reserve includes mixed forest, riparian scrub, and deciduous forest and thorny scrub. Exotic tree species are planted in the reserve, including "Eucalyptus globulus" and "Pinus radiata". A total of 120 bird species have been recorded in the reserve. "Leopardus colocolo", "Galictis cuja", "Conepatus chinga", "Lycalopex culpaeus" and "Lycalopex griseus" are mammal species that can be found here.
Lago Peñuelas National Reserve | Flora and fauna
The forests of the park have a vast range of vegetation consisting of sal and bamboo as the major components along with a number of medicinal plants. The North Koel River and its tributaries flow through the northern portion of the park, producing grasslands.
Betla National Park | Flora
There are three types of forest within Dzanga-Ndoki National Park: mainly dryland, a semi-evergreen forest that contains swamp-forest areas along the rivers and, a closed-canopy, monodominant "Gilbertiodendron dewevrei" forest. The dryland forest is an open, mixed canopy that is dominated by "Sterculiaceae" and "Ulmaceae"; often associated with it is a dense understorey of "Marantaceae" and "Zingiberaceae". Along the Sangha River, there are stands of "Guibourtia demeusii". There are several intact populations of key forest fauna including the western lowland gorilla, African forest elephant, chimpanzee, giant forest hog, red river hog, sitatunga, endangered bongo, African forest buffalo, and six species of duiker.
Dzanga-Ndoki National Park | Fauna and flora
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
Among the native plant species present in the park are: "Tara spinosa, Vasconcellea candicans, Ismene amancaes", "Verbena litoralis, Vachellia macracantha, Heliotropium arborescens, Armatocereus matucanensis," etc.
Lachay National Reserve | Flora
The park is close to the edge of the Kalahari desert, a region with little water and very sparse, xerophile vegetation. The Kalahari woodland is dominated by Zambezi Teak, Sand Camwood (Baphia) and Kalahari bauhinia. Seasonal wetlands form grasslands in this area. The north and north-west of the park are dominated by mopane woodland. Although it has been argued that elephant populations cause change in vegetation structure, some recent studies suggest that this is not the case, even with the large increases in elephant population recorded in the late 1980s.
Hwange National Park | Flora
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
This species, a close relative of "Gasteria bicolor", is restricted to a deep gorge within the Albany Thicket of Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa.
Gasteria baylissiana | Distribution
The species occurs in open Jarrah ("Eucalyptus marginata") forest near Mount Barker and Cranbrook, with an outlying population in Fitzgerald River National Park.
Gastrolobium minus | Distribution and habitat
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
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
Near the water are many mangrove formations. Oak, ebony, silk-cotton trees and balsa are some trees found in the dry forests. Around most of the park orchids and bromeliads cover the landscape.
Churute Mangroves Ecological Reserve | Flora
Increasing from previous years, in 2013 there were 8 calves which 3 of them were female and 50 teenage and adult which 20 of them were female identified using 120 video cameras functioning at night with moving sensor. It was accurate data, because every rhino has unique morphology as finger print, mainly skin wrinkles around the eyes. By 2013 feeding areas of "Eupatorium odoratum" vegetation have been reduced from 10 locations comprising to 5 locations comprising . Thus competition for feeding ground between the solitary rhinoceros and banteng also increased. The park also protects 57 rare species of plant. The 35 mammal species include banteng, silvery gibbon, Javan lutung, crab-eating macaque, Javan leopard, Sumatran dhole, Java mouse-deer, Javan rusa, and smooth-coated otter.
Ujung Kulon National Park | Flora and fauna
The national park habitats 85 families, 305 genera, 545 species, 54 subspecies and 140 varieties within its boundaries. 88 of the 560 taxa in the park area are endemic. Some plants spread in and around the protected area are Turkish cedar, ("Cedrus libani"), common juniper ("Juniperus communis"), Phoenicean juniper ("Juniperus phoenicea"), fir ("Abies"), pine ("Pinus"), kermes oak ("Quercus coccifera"), ash tree ("Fraxinus"), walnut tree ("Juglans"), mulberry ("Morus"), male fern ("Dryopteris filix-mas"), windflower ("Anemone nemorosa"), poppy ("Papaver somniferum"), dyer's madder ("Rubia tinctorum"), sage ("Salvia"), snowdrop ("Galanthus") and "cyclamen".
Lake Beyşehir National Park | Flora
On recently deposited alluvium and in lowland areas groups of catechu ("Acacia catechu") with rosewood ("Dalbergia sissoo") predominate, followed by groups of kapok ("Bombax ceiba") with rhino apple trees ("Trewia nudiflora"), the fruits of which rhinos savour so much. Understorey shrubs of velvety beautyberry ("Callicarpa macrophylla"), hill glory bower ("Clerodendrum" sp.) and gooseberry ("Phyllanthus emblica") offer shelter and lair to a wide variety of species. Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands cover about 20% of the park's area. More than 50 species are found here including some of the world's tallest grasses like the elephant grass called "Saccharum ravennae", giant cane ("Arundo donax"), khagra reed ("Phragmites karka") and several species of true grasses.
Chitwan National Park | Vegetation
Conservation in the park include the protection of the endangered fynbos veld type and the coastal renosterveld, one of the largest remaining "renosterveld islands", which contains several plant species that are found nowhere else in the world. In total, the park has nearly 500 grasses and other plant species. Other indigenous species in the park include the African clawless otter, Stanley's bustard, Secretary bird and the Blue crane, South Africa's national bird. Grey Rhebok, Cape Grysbok, Duiker, Red Hartebeest and Cape Mountain Zebra can also be found here. There are over 200 species of birds.
Bontebok National Park | Other species found in the park
About 70% of the park is covered with forest, with the balance a mixture of grassland, savannah and riverine forest. The flora recorded in the park comprises 839 species of flora, including 173 vascular plant species comprising 140 dicots, 26 monocots, six fern, and one gymnosperm species.
Bardiya National Park | Vegetation
The national park is known for its wildlife. The government of Senegal estimates the park contains 20 species of amphibians, 60 species of fish, 38 species of reptiles (of which four are tortoises). There are some 80 mammal species. These included (as of 2005) an estimated 11000 buffaloes, 6000 hippopotomii, 400 western giant eland, 50 elephants, 120 lions, 150 chimpanzees (It is inhabited by a banded forest in the park (Lower Rim) and Mount Assirik. (north-western limit line where chimps are distributed.)), 3000 waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), 2000 common duiker ("Sylvicapra grimmia"), an unknown number of red colobus ("Colobus badius rufomitratus") and a few rare African leopards and West African wild dogs ("Lycaon pictus manguensis"), although this canid was thought to be wiped out throughout the rest of the country.
Niokolo-Koba National Park | Fauna
The vegetation of the forest is of three types: forest, shrub and grassland. The national park contains a substantial area of savannah grasslands known as thalawa in Sinhalese and mountainous grasslands known as pathana. Thalawa grassland is dominated by rough grass species, "Cymbopogon nardus" ("mana") and "Imperata cylindrica" ("iluk"). The burnt thalawa grasslands are known as the Damana grasslands and are used for cattle grazing by villagers. Rare plants of medicinal value such as "Pterocarpus marsupium", "Careya arborea", and "Cassia fistula" are also found in the forest. "Berrya cordifolia", longan, "Mangifera zeylanica", "Diospyros" spp., "Ziziphus" spp. and "Mallotus repandus" ("wal keppetiya") are the common floral species.
Gal Oya National Park | Flora and fauna
Each zone has its own characteristics and composition, with the freshwaters encompassing the upper and lower floodplains of the Niger Delta. Finima Nature Park is a protected area and forest reserve in Bonny Island covering an area of approximately 10 km² (3.9 mi²). The park's vegetation has progressively developed into a high forest considering the form from which it began in 1999. There are two storeys that can be distinguished from outside the forest, the emergents include "Symphonia globulifera", "Cleistopholis patens", "Uapaca" spp., "Musanga cecropioides", "Hallea ledermannii", "Terminalia" spp., "Anthostema aubryanum", "Tectona grandis" and "Elaeis guineensis". The understory is composed mainly of "Calamus deeratus", "Alchornea cordifolia", "Monodora tenuifolia", "Harungana madagascariensis", "Strophanthus preussii", "Rauvolfia vomitoria" and "Raphia" spp.
Rivers State | Flora and fauna
The medicinal gloriosa lily grows in the park. The endemic flora includes "Habenaria periyarensis" and "Syzygium periyarensis". The park is surrounded by agricultural regions, especially plantations of such crops as tea, cardamom, and coffee.
Periyar National Park | Flora
Vegetation includes typical Caatinga xerophytic formations at elevations from about , Atlantic Forest vegetation along the watercourses, meadows and rocky fields higher up. Endemic flora include "Adamantinia miltonioides", "Cattleya elongata", "Cattleya tenuis", "Cattleya x tenuata", "Cleites libonni" and "Cleistes metallina". The hooded visorbearer ("Augastes lumachellus") hummingbird is endemic. There are few large mammals, but many species of small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds and insects.
Chapada Diamantina National Park | Flora and fauna
There are more than 618 species and 312 genera vascular plants cultivated in the park, including Eleutherococcus gracilistylus, Astragalus propinquus, Glycine, and Agropyron. Within the boundaries of the park, the following number of species are known to live: 261 species of mammals, 39 species of birds, 32 species of fish, and about 660 species of insects.
Saihanba National Forest Park | Natural history
The undulating plateaux and steep gullies provide a variety of different habitats. Pinkwood rainforests occur in the sheltered fire free gullies. Black Ash, Monkey Gum, Messmate, White Ash and Snow Gums occur at higher altitudes. Yellow Box, Manna Gum and Forest Red Gum forests are found at lower altitudes. Other habitats include bogs, dry exposed eucalyptus woodland, riverside forest, swamps and heaths. Rare plants occurring in Wadbilliga National Park include the Deua Gum and the small shrub, "Kunzea badjaensis".
Wadbilliga National Park | Flora
The park is very rich in bird species, 450 species are reported, which is said to be "one of the largest varieties anywhere on earth." Commonly reported in the park are hippos, jackals and many types of monkeys, snakes and reptiles. It is a World heritage Site and also a Regional Biosphere Reserve. Home to the giraffe, "Giraffa camelopardalis peralta", it is reported to be last surviving population of the West African race.
Wildlife of Niger | W National Park
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
The park has around 150 species of birds, and many species of animal including capybara, caymen, foxes armadillos jaguars and brown howler monkeys. Endangered species include maned wolf neotropical river otter and marsh deer. Native fish species include golden dorado and pseudoplatystoma
Mburucuyá National Park | Fauna