"once numbered in the millions have now dwindled down to only about 200,000 per species. Gorillas and both species of chimpanzee are classified as endangered by the World Conservation Union, as well as the okapi, which is also native to the area. Wildlife of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The wildlife of the Democratic Republic of the Congo includes its fauna and flora. The wildlife of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has an extremely large bio-diversity and houses many flora and fauna in seasonally flooded forests and grasslands. The Democratic Republic of the Congo also contains rainforest and"
"banded iguanas, water cobras, short-nosed vine snakes, black-headed pythons, Boelen's pythons, coachwhips, side-striped palm-pit vipers, Ethiopian mountain adders, flower snakes, radiated tortoises, European pond turtles, ocellated lizards, European glass lizards, leopard tortoises, African spurred tortoises, savannah monitors, Vietnamese mossy frogs, freshwater crocodiles, along with various snakes, lizards, iguanas, turtles, frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, & caecilians. Based upon the real Ituri Forest in Africa, this exhibit opened in 1999, and houses different animal species from the rainforests of central Africa. The exhibit begins with a forested exhibit for okapi & black duiker then winds past a recreation of two leaf-covered Mbuti"
"in the west. It is home to several nationally endemic species including Bonobo, Okapi, Congo peafowl, and a newly discovered primate species called Lesula, as well as the rare Dryas monkey known locally as ""Inoko"". An important population of African forest elephant is still protected in the northern part of the park. The southeastern range of the bonobo (a Congolese endemic great ape found only on the left bank of the Congo River) was unstudied until 2007. On satellite images the probable area appeared as nearly 40,000 km of unexplored rainforest showing no roads, human habitation, or agricultural clearings. Working"
"from two nests there. A total of 88% of the remains found around crowned eagle nests in the Ituri Rainforest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were from primates: blue monkey (""Cercopithecus mitis""), red-tailed monkey, Wolf's mona monkey (""C. wolfi""), western red colobus and a mixture of mangabeys and black-and-white colobus. In 16 nests in the Ivory Coast's Taï Forest, more than 60% of remains around the eyries were monkeys and more than 45% of remains were from ""Cercopithecus"" monkeys. About half of the ""Cercopithecus"" remains were from Diana monkey (""C. diana""; 44 items from 28 adults and 16"
"in the humid forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo of central Africa. Ernst Schwarz's 1927 paper “""Le Chimpanzé de la Rive Gauche du Congo""”, announcing his discovery, has been read as an association between the Parisian Left Bank and the left bank of the Congo River; the bohemian culture in Paris, and an unconventional ape in the Congo. The IUCN Red List classifies bonobos as an endangered species, with conservative population estimates ranging from 29,500 to 50,000 individuals. Major threats to bonobo populations include habitat loss and hunting for bushmeat, the latter activity having increased dramatically during the first"
"habitats of animals. A case that has particularly alarmed conservationists is that of primates. The Congo is inhabited not only by two distinct species of chimpanzee - the common chimpanzee (""Pan troglodytes"") and the bonobo (""Pan paniscus"") - but by the gorilla as well. It is the only country in the world in which bonobo are found in the wild. The two species of chimpanzees, along with gorillas, are the closest living evolutionary relatives to people. Much concern has been raised about great ape extinction. Because of hunting and habitat destruction, the chimpanzee and the gorilla, both of whose population"
"lion, leopard, hyena, etc. The okapi (a genus restricted to Africa) is found only in the dense forests of the Congo basin. Bears are confined to the Atlas region, wolves and foxes to North Africa. The elephant (though its range has become restricted through the attacks of hunters) is found both in the savannas and forest regions, the latter being otherwise poor in large game, though the special habitat of the chimpanzee and gorilla. Baboons and mandrills, with few exceptions, are peculiar to Africa. The single-humped camel, as a domestic animal, is especially characteristic of the northern deserts and steppes."
"The bonobo is found in a area of the Congo Basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa. The species is omnivorous and inhabits primary and secondary forests, including seasonally inundated swamp forests. Political instability in the region and the timidity of bonobos has meant there has been relatively little field work done observing the species in its natural habitat. Along with the common chimpanzee, the bonobo is the closest extant relative to humans. Because the two species are not proficient swimmers, the formation of the Congo River 1.5–2 million years ago possibly led to the speciation of"
"caffer""), and the hippopotamus (""Hippopotamus amphibius""). There also are many other ungulates: the blue wildebeest (""Connochaetes taurinus"") (7,000 estimated in 1994), Grant's zebra (""Equus quagga boehmi"") (4,000), the common eland (""Taurotragus oryx""), and Grant's (""Nanger granti"") and Thomson's gazelles (""Eudorcas thomsonii"") (3,000). Waterbucks (""Kobus ellipsiprymnus"") occur mainly near Lerai Forest. There are no topis (""Damaliscus lunatus""), oribis (""Ourebia oribi""), or crocodiles (""Crocodylus niloticus""). Impala (""Aepyceros melampus"") are absent because the open woodland they prefer does not exist. Giraffe also are absent, possibly because of a lack of browse species. cheetah (""Acinonyx jubatus raineyi""), East African wild dog (""Lycaon pictus lupinus""),"
"Okapi Conservation Project The Okapi Conservation Project (OCP) was founded in 1987 for the protection of the okapis (""Okapia johnstoni"") and their habitat. Okapis are only found in the Democratic Republic of Congo and are seen as the major flagship species of the Ituri Forest. The OCP has about one hundred staff members and one hundred and ten government rangers under the direction of the Institute in Congo for the Conservation of Nature. The Okapi Conservation Project is partnered with the Wildlife Conservation Network. OCP's founder John Lukas is also a founding member of the Wildlife Conservation Network. In 1992"
"In 2001, an international team of scientists, including George Schaller of the Wildlife Conservation Society and Mike Belliveau of Harvard University were recruited by Karl Ammann to search for the elusive Bili ape, but the venture came up empty. After a five-year-long civil war ended in 2003, it was easier for scientists to conduct field research in the Congo. The first scientist to see the Bili apes, and also recruited by Ammann, was Shelly Williams, PhD, a specialist in primate behavior. Williams reported on her close and chilling encounter with Bili apes, ""We could hear them in the trees, about"
"forest is a mixture of habitats including wetlands and swamps, with drier forest and savanna slightly higher and flooded seasonally by the Congo and its tributaries. The region has been insufficiently researched by zoologists but is known to be home to forest elephants (""Loxodonta africana cyclotis"") (which may have been reduced by poaching, especially near the larger rivers), and several primates, including the rare bonobo (""Pan paniscus""). The Congo is a natural barrier to movement of wildlife and many species only occur on this eastern side of the river, including many primates: the bonobo and also Angolan colobus (""Colobus angolensis""),"
"Djibouti, although many of these have been found only in the small outlying patches of the Ethiopian montane forest. These outliers are part of the Day Forests and Mabla Massifs above 1,100 m in Djibouti. Mammals found here include the last Somali Wild Ass ""(Equus africanus somalicus)"" to be found in the wild, on the Buri Peninsula of Eritrea. Other grazing animals include Beira, Dorcas gazelle, Soemmerring's Gazelle, gerenuk and the Beisa oryx. The only purely endemic mammal is a gerbil ""Gerbillus acticola"". There are a number of dry habitat reptiles including the endemic geckos, Arnold's leaf-toed gecko ""(Hemidactylus arnoldi)"""
"as a whole was extensively forested as recently as 1900. However, at present the total forest cover of Eritrea is less than one percent. Wildlife such as hamadryas baboons, Soemmerring's gazelle, dorcas gazelle, warthog, black-backed jackal, Ruppells sandfox, dikdik, African golden wolf, hyena, Abyssinian hare, wild ass and ostriches are found in this region. African wild dog was also found in the coastal region, but their present condition is unknown. There have been reports of cheetah occurring in this region, but there has been no evidence of their presence. It is extremely likely that both cheetah and wild dog are"
"to logging and other human activity, and the lack of information and knowledge of this species makes them more susceptible to dangers. The community-managed Kokolopori Reserve in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo was initially considered a key to its survival and the only conservation efforts for the species. A second population, about from the first and partially protected by the Lomami National Park, was discovered in 2014. Dryas monkey The Dryas monkey (""Cercopithecus dryas""), also known as Salonga monkey or ekele, is a little-known species of guenon found only in the Congo Basin, restricted to the left bank"
"may also be a predator of giant forest hogs, the species are usually segregated by habitat, as African lions do not generally occur in the densely forested habitats inhabited by this suid. Giant forest hog The giant forest hog (""Hylochoerus meinertzhageni""), the only member of its genus, is native to wooded habitats in Africa and generally is considered the largest wild member of the pig family, Suidae; a few subspecies of the wild boar can reach an even larger size. Despite its large size and relatively wide distribution, it was first described only in 1904. The specific name honours Richard"
"arabs""), pied avocet (""Recurvirostra avosetta""), slender-billed gull (""Larus genei""), Caspian tern (""Sterna caspia""), greater hoopoe-lark (""Alaemon alaudipes"") and Sudan golden sparrow (""Passer luteus""). Nature and man combined to obliterate some species in Diawling. Some of the larger mammals perished due to prolonged drought and excessive hunting. The last remaining West African lion (""Panthera leo leo"") in Diawling was shot in 1970, and the last sighting of the red-fronted gazelle was in 1991. Today, the only mammals in the park are African golden wolves, warthogs, African wildcats, Cape hares and patas monkeys. Other species like the manatee, crocodile, and hippopotamus disappeared"
"proven difficult to capture, and intense surveys of high-elevation forests in this region are required to determine if it still persists. The IUCN currently describes the Togo mouse as ""data deficient"". Togo mouse The Togo mouse (""Leimacomys buettneri""), also known as Büttner's African forest mouse or the groove-toothed forest mouse, is a unique muroid rodent known from only two specimens taken from near the type locality of Bismarckburg, near Yege, Togo, in 1890. Its genus is monotypic. The entirety of known material for this species consists of a single, poor-quality dry skin, a fluid-preserved animal, and a cranium and mandible."
"jubatus""), spotted hyena (""Crocuta crocuta""), striped hyena (""Hyaena hyaena""), African wild dog (""Lycaon pictus"") and side-striped jackal (""Canis adustus""). There are also many primates in the woodlands, particularly in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including yellow baboon and chimpanzee. The Gombe Stream National Park chimpanzee reserve is in this ecoregion. The only endemic mammals are Monard's dormouse (""Graphiurus monardi""), Rosevear's lemniscomys (""Lemniscomys roseveari""), Ansell's shrew (""Crocidura ansellorum"") and Upemba shrew (""Crocidura zimmeri""). The woodlands are also home to many reptiles and birds. There are two endemic bird species, both found in the area of the ecoregion within"
"Togo mouse The Togo mouse (""Leimacomys buettneri""), also known as Büttner's African forest mouse or the groove-toothed forest mouse, is a unique muroid rodent known from only two specimens taken from near the type locality of Bismarckburg, near Yege, Togo, in 1890. Its genus is monotypic. The entirety of known material for this species consists of a single, poor-quality dry skin, a fluid-preserved animal, and a cranium and mandible. The cranium and mandible are from different animals. The material is deposited in the Zoologisches Museum of Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany. The head and body length is with a tail"
"2003. The park's grasslands support a variety of large mammals, including tens of thousands of blue wildebeest, whose annual migration is Africa's second largest. Frequently sighted large predators include the cheetah, spotted hyena, and lion, the most famous of which was a female resident called Lady Liuwa, who was the subject of a ""National Geographic"" documentary (""The Last Lionness"") before she died of natural causes in 2017. Lady Liuwa was the only remaining lion in the area, following years of excess hunting, prior to African Parks' assuming management and introducing additional lions to encourage the reestablishment of a pride. More"
"dental and limb morphology are observed. Duikers inhabit the equatorial rainforests, sitatunga, and lechwe occur near swamps, eland inhabit grasslands, springbok and oryx occur in deserts, bongo and anoa live in dense forests, and mountain goats and takin live at high altitudes. A few bovid species also occur in Europe, Asia, and North America. Sheep and goats are found primarily in Eurasia, though the Barbary sheep and the ibex form part of the African fauna. The muskox is confined to the arctic tundra. Several bovid species have been domesticated by human beings. The domestication of goats and sheep began 10"
"open habitat dominated by grasses. In Liberian Upper Guinean forests, it was sighted in Gbarpolu County and Bong County during surveys in 2013. In the 1950s, one individual was wild-caught on Bioko Island. However, it was not recorded on the island during subsequent surveys between 1986 and 2015. In Gabon’s Moukalaba-Doudou National Park, it was recorded in forested areas during a camera-trapping survey in 2012. In Batéké Plateau National Park, it was recorded only west of the Mpassa River during surveys carried out between June 2014 and May 2015. In Zanzibar, it was recorded in groundwater forest on Unguja Island"
"and the Gambela National Park. It has also been found in the Baroye Controlled Hunting Area. Ethiopian hare The Ethiopian hare (""Lepus fagani"") is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It was first described in 1903, by the British mammalogist Oldfield Thomas. The dorsal pelage is brownish buff, and is finely grizzled with black. The ventral pelage is fluffy and white in colour. Endemic to Africa, it is found in the Afromontane Biozone of Ethiopia, and in the borders of the Sudanian Savanna Biozone. It is rated as a data deficient species by the International Union for Conservation"
"Okapi Wildlife Reserve The Okapi Wildlife Reserve is a World Heritage Site in the Ituri Forest in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the borders with South Sudan and Uganda. At approximately 14,000 km², it covers approximately one-fifth of the area of the forest. The Nepoko, Ituri, and Epulu rivers flow through the reserve. The imposing Mbiya Mountain overlooks the Epulu village. The reserve is home to about 5,000 okapis, 4,000 elephants, 2,000 leopards, chimpanzees, and crocodiles. Other Ituri rain forest animals include forest buffalo and water chevrotain. The reserve has over 300 species of bird,"
"Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurtii), the golden monkey, the blue monkey, and the L'Hoest's monkey (also known as mountain monkey). Though not since 2002, a fifth species of primate, the black and white colobus has been reported having been seen. There are currently estimated to be 20 East African chimpanzees in the forest. This is a 54% increase in population size from the 13 chimps in 2008, when the GACP first started. This includes five infants. The average density of chimpanzee nests was found to be 1.473 per km2 by Dr. Plumptree. Other mammals include the red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus),"
"Apart from these, the following mammals can be seen here: Hedgehog, lesser bushbaby, vervet monkey, chacma baboon, pangolin, scrub hare, tree squirrel, spring hare, greater cane rat, porcupine, bat-eared fox, black-backed jackal, striped polecat, honey badger, Cape clawless otter, African civet, large spotted genet, small spotted genet, yellow mongoose, marsh mongoose, slender mongoose, white-tailed mongoose, banded mongoose, aardwolf, spotted hyena, brown hyena, cheetah, caracal, serval, Southern African wildcat, black-footed cat, aardvark, rock hyrax, Burchell's zebra, bushpig, common warthog, hippo, giraffe, klipspringer, common duiker, steenbok, blesbok, reedbuck, mountain reedbuck, impala, springbok, blue wildebeest, black wildebeest, tsessebe, red hartebeest, gemsbok, waterbuck, bushbuck,"
"who recognised its significance and importance for wildlife, calling it the ""most important discovery"" of the 2000 mile hike through Congo and Gabon. The surrounding forest supports a relatively intact forest elephant population, unlike many other baïs in the region which are targeted for poaching, and up to 90 different forest elephants can be seen visiting the baï per day during peak seasons, with more visiting at night. Other mammal species that make use of the baï include western lowland gorilla, African forest buffalo, red river hog, and a resident population of sitatunga. Numerous bird species also frequent the clearing,"
"near-endemic mammals include the golden-bellied mangabey (""Cercocebus chrysogaster""), bonobo (""Pan paniscus"", EN), okapi (""Okapia johnstoni""), Allen's swamp monkey (""Allenopithecus nigroviridis""), Angolan kusimanse (""Crossarchus ansorgei""), Thollon's red colobus (""Procolobus tholloni"") and Wolf's mona monkey (""Cercopithecus wolfi""). There are two birds that are near-endemic in the region the Congo peafowl (""Afropavo congensis"", VU) and the yellow-legged weaver (""Malimbus flavipes""). The forest remains largely unspoilt as human population is limited to small communities who hunt and fish along the many rivers that cross this remote, swampy region. However many animals are vulnerable to poaching, and their movements are restricted by the network of"
"buffalo were common, as were lion, cheetah, African wild dog, spotted hyena and leopard. Two of these only ever occurred within the fynbos biome: bluebuck and bontebok. Of these large mammals, only the mountain zebra and leopard survived (by fleeing to the mountains), with the bontebok just surviving near Bredasdorp. All the other species became extinct in the fynbos biome (a tiny relict elephant population still survives in the area around the Gouritz River and surrounding areas within the fynbos biome area), although many have been introduced into conservation areas from outside the region. The quagga and bluebuck are extinct,"
"Mochokidae and Cichlidae. Bird species include several threatened or endangered species, such as the shoebill, wattled crane and spotted ground-thrush. Schmidt's snouted frog is only known from the park. Upemba National Park Upemba National Park is a large national park in Katanga Province of the southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly Zaire. At the time of the creation of Upemba National Park, on 15 May 1939, the park had a surface area of . It was the largest park in Africa. In July 1975, the limits were revised and today the integral park has an area of with an annex"
"Black, and Caspian seas. There are about 15,000 European freshwater known animal species. Arctic tundra is the northernmost (and coldest) of European habitats, in extreme northern Scandinavia, Svalbard archipelago, northernmost part of Russia. Some typical animals include reindeer, Arctic fox, brown bear, ermine, lemmings, partridges, snowy owl and many insects. Most tundra animals undergo hibernation during the colder season. Iceland is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean with very scarce land fauna. The only native land mammal when humans arrived was the Arctic fox. There are no native reptiles or amphibians on the island, but a rich marine fauna"
"surveyed in 2001. Mammals: The park has a number of small mammals including the red panda, leopard cat, barking deer, yellow-throated marten, wild boar, pangolin and pika. Larger mammals include the Himalayan black bear, leopard, clouded leopard, serow and takin. Tigers occasionally wander into the area, but do not have a large enough prey base to make residence in these forests feasible. Birds: The park is a birder's delight with over 120 species recorded including many rare and exotic species like the scarlet minivet, kalij pheasant, blood pheasant, satyr tragopan, brown and fulvous parrotbills, rufous-vented tit, and Old World babblers"