Loango National Park
National Park
Central Africa (Atlantic coast)Designated in 20021,550 km²
Known as Africa's last Eden, where elephants, hippos and gorillas come right down to the Atlantic beaches.
Area
1,550 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
2002
Highlight
One of the few places in the world where elephants, hippos and buffalo walk straight out onto sandy beaches and bathe in the ocean
Declared in 2002 as part of the simultaneous creation of 13 Gabonese national parks driven by the then president Omar Bongo, Loango is celebrated as one of the few places on the planet where forest elephants, hippos and buffalo walk straight out onto untouched sandy beaches and wade into the Atlantic surf — behaviour first brought to a wide public by the National Geographic documentary Surfing Elephants, which made Gabon internationally known as a conservation destination.
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Loango National Park: 29 documented species
Mammals14Birds2Reptiles6Amphibians
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in Gabon, where Loango National Park lies.
Tropical rainforestSavannahMarine / coastalWetland
Experiences in this park
SafariHikingBirdwatching
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Same type of protected area: National Park
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