Moukalaba-Doudou National Park

National park in Gabon

2°26′S 10°25′E / 2.43°S 10.42°E / -2.43; 10.42^[1]Area4,500 km² (1,700 sq mi)Governing bodyNational Agency for National Parks

Moukalaba-Doudou National Park (French: Parc national de Moukalaba-Doudou) is a national park in Gabon. It covers an area of 4,500 km² (1,700 sq mi).^[2] The national park includes various habitat types, including humid rain forest and savannah grasslands.^[3]

The WWF started a development programme in the park in 1996.

World Heritage Status

This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on October 20, 2005, in the Mixed (Cultural & Natural) category.^[3]

References

^ "Moukalaba Doudou National Park". protectedplanet.net.
^ Operation Loango Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on June 18, 2008
^ ^a ^b Parc National Moukalaba-Doudou - UNESCO World Heritage Centre