Lomami National Park

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Lomami National Park is a remote protected area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo known for its intact Congo Basin rainforest and populations of rare and endemic wildlife, including bonobos and forest elephants.

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Lomami National Park canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national park ⓘ
rainforest reserve ⓘ
accessibility difficult to access ⓘ
area approximately 8,800 square kilometres ⓘ
approximately 880,000 hectares ⓘ
biodiversityStatus important site for endemic species of the Congo Basin ⓘ
biome Congo Basin rainforest ⓘ
linked to: Congo Rainforest
climate equatorial ⓘ
conservationProgram anti-poaching patrols ⓘ
community-based conservation initiatives ⓘ
conservationValue important refuge for forest elephants ⓘ
stronghold for bonobo populations ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
ecosystemType tropical rainforest ⓘ
established 2016 ⓘ
governingBody Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature ⓘ
habitatFor African forest elephant ⓘ
Congo peafowl ⓘ
bongo ⓘ
bonobo ⓘ
duikers ⓘ
leopard ⓘ
numerous endemic primate species ⓘ
okapi ⓘ
red colobus monkeys ⓘ
IUCNCategory II ⓘ
knownFor high biodiversity ⓘ
intact primary rainforest ⓘ
low human population density ⓘ
remote location ⓘ
legalStatus national park under Congolese law ⓘ
locatedIn Congo Basin ⓘ
linked to: Congo Rainforest

Maniema Province ⓘ
Tanganika Province ⓘ
Tshuapa Province ⓘ
nearestMajorCity Kindu ⓘ
partOf Congo rainforest ⓘ
linked to: Congo Rainforest
rainfall high annual rainfall ⓘ
river Lomami River ⓘ
supportedBy international conservation NGOs ⓘ
threat illegal wildlife trade ⓘ
poaching ⓘ
slash-and-burn agriculture in surrounding areas ⓘ
small-scale mining ⓘ
vegetation dense evergreen forest ⓘ
swamp forest areas ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lomami River → associatedProtectedArea → Lomami National Park ⓘ
ICCN → manages → Lomami National Park ⓘ