Hi lovers of nature, flora and fauna, the beauty of the types that are very interesting to learn.Coming to Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park meets these demands will then see the authenticity of nature that is still awake, this national park is one haven for flora and fauna that complements this life. The importance of this park comes from the wealth of flora and fauna. Vast savannahs are home to various species: black rhinoceroses, elephants, cheetahs, leopards, wild dogs, red-fronted deer and buffalo, while various types of waterfowl can be found in the northern floodplain.
With an area of 1.74 million ha, Manovo-Gounda St Floris is the largest park in the savannas of Central Africa. Straddles two ecological zones, Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park owes importance to rich flora and fauna. It is home to many endangered species including black rhinos, elephants, hippos and deer and red-fronted large concentration of herbivores.
This park is an interesting example of a "crossroads" where species of savanna communities of East and West Africa, as well as people from the community forest, southern cross paths. Park is a valuable area to study environmental changes occurring throughout the Sahel and Sudan under pressure from drought and overgrazing.
This park is an interesting example of a "crossroads" where species of savanna communities of East and West Africa, as well as people from the community forest, southern cross paths. Park is a valuable area to study environmental changes occurring throughout the Sahel and Sudan under pressure from drought and overgrazing.
The Manovo Gounda St Floris National Park contains outstanding natural formations. Park across the Sudano-Sahelian and Sudano-Guinean zone biogeografis.Ini results in a variety of habitats from grassy plains in the north to savanna with gallery forests in the south. This property includes the entire watersheds of three major rivers (Manovo, Koumbala and Gounda) with grassy flood plains and land interspersed with inselbergs basah.Dataran granitary small, to the south, rugged sandstone massif of the Bongos.
This park is very spacious, surrounded by the hunt and with functional corridors to Bamingui-Bangoran National Park, protecting the largest savanna of Central Africa. This is a unique example of this type of ecosystem, home to viable populations of different species typical of this part of Africa and others from the East and West Africa.
Criterion (x): wildlife park reflects the position of transition between East and West Africa, the Sahel and the rainforest. It contains the richest fauna of countries, including about 57 species of mammals that have been well protected in the past. In this respect, resembles the East African savannas are rich.
Criterion (x): wildlife park reflects the position of transition between East and West Africa, the Sahel and the rainforest. It contains the richest fauna of countries, including about 57 species of mammals that have been well protected in the past. In this respect, resembles the East African savannas are rich.
Several large mammal species of conservation importance in terms of life in the Park, such as black rhinos, elephants, hippos, red-fronted gazelle (here in the southern limit of range), lions, leopards, cheetahs and wild dogs. There is a large concentration of herbivores, including buffalo, Buffon KOB, Waterbuck, and red hartebeest. Some 320 species of birds have been recorded in the park, which at least 25 species of raptors.Flood plains in the north of the Park most adequate for water birds, and shoebill has been observed in the National Park.
With a total area of 1.74 million ha, the Park is almost entirely surrounded by game reserves and Aouk Ouandija-Vakaga-Aoukalé (480 000 ha and 330,000 ha), which provides effective protection against threats to the properties of the surrounding area.Other hunting areas and reserves are also connected with the property, so in a contiguous area of 80,000 km2 of protected areas. The property is large enough to ensure the survival of the species.
However, the integrity of the Park is a cause of concern because of various threats, in particular hunting (especially of rhino, elephant and giraffe) and grazing. The lack of protection and land management actions are also recorded at the time of inscription the property.
This site has National Park status. It is governed by the Wildlife Protection Code of 1984 in which the national legislation on the management of protected areas is based. At the time of inscription, the National Park is managed by a private company (MANOVA SA) which benefited from government contracts to manage situs.Taman is then regarded as the best-managed protected area of the country.
Today, conservation is under the authority of the Department of Water and Forests, Hunting and Fishing, with a structure consisting of the Chief of Staff, Director General of Water, Forests, Hunting and Fisheries, Director of Wildlife and Protected Areas, regional directors, site managers and conservators of national . Two bases (MANOVA and Gordil) located next to the Garden, to the east and west, but only the former really fungsional.Tindakan anti-poaching mainly governed from this basis, limited by a lack of personnel, means of transport and insecurity prevailing in the Park .
The area is sparsely populated. However, nomadic herders from the Nyala region of Sudan and from Chad, with 30-40000 cows, enter the park each winter - the dry season grazing stops on their traditional seasonal migration routes. There are also scattered and limited agricultural activities within the National Park.
