One of the oldest national parks in Africa; it holds one of the highest western lowland gorilla densities in the world
Area
13,546 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1935
Protected since 1935 — one of the oldest national parks in Africa — Odzala-Kokoua holds one of the highest documented densities of western lowland gorilla on the planet, a subspecies of the western gorilla (a species distinct from the mountain gorilla), living in the lowland forest of the Congo basin. Unlike the mountain gorilla, far better studied in East Africa, research on the western lowland gorilla is more recent and logistically harder because of the density of the forest vegetation, which makes habituating and directly observing them enormously more difficult than on the high mountain meadows of Rwanda and Uganda.
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Odzala-Kokoua: 34 documented species
Mammals17Birds6Reptiles3Amphibians
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in the Republic of the Congo, where Odzala-Kokoua lies.
Tropical rainforestSavannahMarine / coastalWetland
Experiences in this park
Birdwatching
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Same type of protected area: National Park
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