Cameroon
Dja Faunal Reserve
The Dja Faunal Reserve covers one of the largest and best-protected rainforests in Africa noted for its biodiversity.
The reserve is almost completely surrounded by the Dja River, a contributary to the Congo River. Its dense primary forests are the habitat of over 100 mammal species and more than 320 bird species. Especially notable are its primates, such as the western lowland gorilla, chimpanzee, mandrill, and drill. African grey parrot and Grey-necked Picathartes are among the birds that are found here.
Community Perspective: this site has been unreviewed so far, no wonder since it has no road access and only about 100 people visit overall annually.
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Site Info
Official Information
- Full Name
- Dja Faunal Reserve (ID: 407)
- Country
- Cameroon
- Status
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Inscribed 1987
Site history
History of Dja Faunal Reserve
- WHS Type
- Natural
- Criteria
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Links
- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
All Links
UNESCO.org
- whc.unesco.org — whc.unesco.org/
Related Resources
- berggorilla.org — Conservation of Great Apes on the Periphery of the Dja Reserve
News Article
- May 16, 2010 news.bbc.co.uk — Cameroon panic as elephants escape Dja Faunal Reserve
Community Information
- Community Category
- Wildlife habitat: Fauna
- Natural landscape: Forest
Travel Information
One thousand visitors or fewer
“En 2014, l’écotourisme représente un total de 114 touristes dont …
Recent Connections
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Over 100 mammal species
OUV Criterion (x): "over 100 species of… -
Centres of Plant Diversity
Af11 Forest zone, River Dja region - "T… -
One thousand visitors or fewer
“En 2014, l’écotourisme représente un t…
Connections of Dja Faunal Reserve
- Geography
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Congo River Basin
Dja River is a contributary to the Congo River.
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- Trivia
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Cryptozoology
Mokole-Mbembe
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- Ecology
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Over 100 mammal species
OUV Criterion (x): "over 100 species of mammals, of which at least 14 primates" -
Chimpanzee habitat
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Elephants
African elephant (forest elephant) -
Rainforests
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Endemic Bird Species
Cameroon and Gabon lowlands EBA, Dja Faunal Reserve IBA: Grey-necked Picathartes (Picathartes oreas), Forest Swallow (Hirundo fuliginosa), Rachel's Malimbe (Malimbus racheliae)See www.birdlife.org
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Crocodiles
two species of crocodile, one being the African long-snouted crocodile (unep) -
Strepsirrhini
southern needle-clawed bushbaby, Gabon bushbaby, dwarf bushbaby, potto, golden angwantibo -
High-Biodiversity Wilderness Area
Congo Basin -
Critically endangered fauna species
Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) -
Gorilla habitat
Western lowland gorilla
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- Damaged
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'Threatened' by Dams
Mekin Dam -
Poaching
There are reports of large scale commercial hunting of elephants, buffalos and various antelopes. Again the extent of the reserve is such that it is unlikely that hunting could pose a significant threat to wildlife populations. The notable exception is elephant hunting which needs to be brought under control.
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- World Heritage Process
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First inscriptions
Cameroon 1987
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- Human Activity
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Pygmy Peoples
"A population of pygmies lives within the reserve, in small sporadic encampments, maintaining an essentially traditional lifestyle." (UNESCO). This link is to a study of 2001 into the lives of the Baka pygmies: -
Natural sites with indigenous human population
"Two small populations of Baka pygmies live within the Reserve in small encampments, maintaining an essentially traditional semi-nomadic lifestyle" -
Coffee
coffee plantations within the park abandoned in 1946 -
Traditional Hunting
"A population of pygmies live within the reserve in small sporadic encampments, and are free to hunt within the reserve using traditional methods." (AB)
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- WHS on Other Lists
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World Biosphere Reserves
Dja (1981) -
Centres of Plant Diversity
Af11 Forest zone, River Dja region - "The Dja Reserve is one of Africa's most species-rich rainforests. It includes the habitat of numerous remarkable animal and plant species, many of which are globally threatened." -
World Heritage Forest Programme
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IUCN Conservation Outlook Assessment Critical
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- Timeline
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Holocene
"There is strong evidence that forest cover was reduced during the last Ice Age, lasting from 1.6 million to 10,000 years ago. While forested areas in the Congo River Basin are known to have persisted in some areas called refugia..........About 10,000 years ago, as the last Ice Age ended, glaciers receded and rainfall increased. The changing climate allowed savannas to be reclaimed by trees, and the forest grew to reach its current size."
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- Visiting conditions
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No road access
"La Réserve du Dja ne connaît pas de routes carrossables. L’accès se fait à pied, avec pas mal d’obstacles comme des traversées de points d’eau." -
One thousand visitors or fewer
“En 2014, l’écotourisme représente un total de 114 touristes dont 7 nationaux, 11 résidents et 96 étrangers” (IUCN Outlook 2020)
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- WHS Names
News
- news.bbc.co.uk 05/16/2010
- Cameroon panic as elephants escape…
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