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Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park

Central African Republic
Date of Inscription: 1988
Criteria: (ix)(x)
Core zone: 1740000 ha
Bamingui-Bangoran
N09 00 E21 30
Ref: 475
Inscription Year on the List of World Heritage in Danger: 1997

Brief Description

The importance of this park derives from its wealth of flora and fauna. Its vast savannahs are home to a wide variety of species: black rhinoceroses, elephants, cheetahs, leopards, wild dogs, red-fronted gazelles and buffalo, while various types of waterfowl are to be found in the northern floodplains.