Dja Faunal Reserve
| Dja Faunal Reserve | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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Pirogue on the Dja River | |
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| Location | Cameroon |
| Coordinates | 3°0′N 13°0′E / 3.000°N 13.000°ECoordinates: 3°0′N 13°0′E / 3.000°N 13.000°E |
| Area | 5,260 km² |
| Established | 1950 |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | ix, x |
| Designated | 1987 (11th session) |
| Reference no. | 407 |
| State Party | Cameroon |
| Region | Africa |
Dja Faunal Reserve, located in south eastern Cameroon, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1987. Causes of inscription include diversity of species present in the park, the presence of five threatened species, and lack of disturbance within the park. The boundary that secludes the reserve is the Dja River, which almost completely surrounds it. There are more than 1,500 known plant species in the reserve, over 107 mammals (including elephants, gorilla and chimpanzee) and more than 320 bird species in the park. The Dja Faunal Reserve covers 5,260 square kilometres (2,030 sq mi). Together with the congolese National Park Odzala-Kokouaand the gabonese National Park of Minkébé Dja Faunal Reserve is part of the so called TRIDOM area, an important zone for the protection of the African rainforest habitat of the Congo bassin.
To visit Dja Faunal Reserve see www.dja.cm
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