Birougou National Park

Birougou National Park, also known as the Monts Birougou Wetlands, is a national park in central Gabon. It contains extremely dense rain forest in the Chaillu Mountains and is one of the two parks where the endemic sun-tailed guenon,[3] a monkey first described in 1988, can be found. It is named after Mount Birougou,1.83816°S 12.31702°E / -1.83816; 12.31702, 975 metres in altitude, one of the highest peaks in the country.

Birougou National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
LocationGabon
Coordinates1°46′S 12°16′E
Area690 km2 (270 sq mi)[1]
Established2002
Governing bodyNational Agency for National Parks
Official nameSite Ramsar des Monts Birougou
Designated2 February 2007
Reference no.1654[2]

Due to its purported universal cultural and natural significance, it was added onto the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on October 20, 2005.[4] Portions of the park have been designated as a Ramsar site since 2007.[2]

References
  1. Olivier S. G. Pauwels; Patrice Christy; Annabelle Honorez. "Reptiles and national parks in Gabon, Western Central Africa" (PDF). Podacris.eu. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  2. "Site Ramsar des Monts Birougou". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. Oates, J. F. & Bearder, S. (2016). "Allochrocebus solatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T4230A92345868. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T4230A92345868.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. UNESCO Centre du patrimoine mondial (2005-10-20). "Parc national des Monts Birougou – UNESCO World Heritage Centre" (in French). Whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
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