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Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park
of the Central African Republic
August 22, 2010
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park of the Central African Republic
Manovo-Gounda-St Floris National Park of the Central African Republic contains entire basins to include three rivers, grassy floodplains, savannah and woodlands, wetlands associated to the rivers and the sandstone Massif des Bongo. It is home to riverside swamps and flooded flat river valleys where trees and shrubs are detained to patches of higher ground and are flood and fire resistant to dense dry forest. The park is heavily used by wildlife, such as ungulate herds. Other wildlife includes monkeys, birds, elephants, etc. Threats to the Manovo-Gounda St floris National Park are quite devastating and needs to be given a large amount of consideration. Manovo-Gounda St floris National Park was appointed as a World Heritage Park due to its exceptional natural structures and endangered species. Although the Manovo-Gounda-St Floris National Park is lavish in its wild life and various habitats, it is, to state, suffering great threats. I agree that something must be done to protect the beauty, history and wildlife from professional poaching of large animals, fires and disease, and mining.
According to the Encyclopedia of Earth, Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park covers the majority of the eastern side of Bamingui-Bangoran province in the north of the country (Clough, L.D.,2008). The park is surrounded by three rivers; R. Vakaga to the east, R. Manovo to the west and Bahr Aouk and Bahr Kameur to the north. The park contains three key zones: grassy floodplains from the northern rivers, gentle rolling changeable plains of bushy or wooded savannas with sporadic small granite inselbergs, and the Chaine des Bongo plateau in the south (Clough, L.D., 2008). The massif is primarily highly divided sandstone, expanding above the plains in 100 to 200 meter ridge. Furthermore, the seasonally flooded...
of the Central African Republic
August 22, 2010
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park of the Central African Republic
Manovo-Gounda-St Floris National Park of the Central African Republic contains entire basins to include three rivers, grassy floodplains, savannah and woodlands, wetlands associated to the rivers and the sandstone Massif des Bongo. It is home to riverside swamps and flooded flat river valleys where trees and shrubs are detained to patches of higher ground and are flood and fire resistant to dense dry forest. The park is heavily used by wildlife, such as ungulate herds. Other wildlife includes monkeys, birds, elephants, etc. Threats to the Manovo-Gounda St floris National Park are quite devastating and needs to be given a large amount of consideration. Manovo-Gounda St floris National Park was appointed as a World Heritage Park due to its exceptional natural structures and endangered species. Although the Manovo-Gounda-St Floris National Park is lavish in its wild life and various habitats, it is, to state, suffering great threats. I agree that something must be done to protect the beauty, history and wildlife from professional poaching of large animals, fires and disease, and mining.
According to the Encyclopedia of Earth, Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park covers the majority of the eastern side of Bamingui-Bangoran province in the north of the country (Clough, L.D.,2008). The park is surrounded by three rivers; R. Vakaga to the east, R. Manovo to the west and Bahr Aouk and Bahr Kameur to the north. The park contains three key zones: grassy floodplains from the northern rivers, gentle rolling changeable plains of bushy or wooded savannas with sporadic small granite inselbergs, and the Chaine des Bongo plateau in the south (Clough, L.D., 2008). The massif is primarily highly divided sandstone, expanding above the plains in 100 to 200 meter ridge. Furthermore, the seasonally flooded...