Wildlife spotting from the air in Wonga Wongue Presidential Reserve, Gabon
Hordes of forest elephant, buffalo and more spotted from WCS' plane in the Wonga Wongue Presidential Reserve, Gabon
Leopards in Lope National Park, Gabon
Three leopards walk past a remote camera in Lope National Park.
Baby Forest Elephant, Lope National Park, Gabon
Toddler forest elephant sticks close to his/her mother in Lope National Park, Gabon
Lopé National Park, Gabon
The forest-savanna mosaic around the SEGC research station. Video to accompany Anabelle Cardoso's DPhil thesis.
Pausing Leopard in Lope National Park, Gabon
An obliging leopard takes a breather from the heat directly in front of the camera trap
Ivindo National Park | WCS Gabon
The Director of the WCS Ivindo Project, Modeste Mengue and Rostand Abaa, Director of Ivindo National Park for ANPN, the Gabonese Parks Administration, talk about the challenges and successes of their conservation efforts in Ivindo National Park in Gabon, Central Africa. Many of the African flag ship species such as Gorillas, Chimpanzees, Forest Elephants, Buffalo inhabit these forests.
Idea and Realization: Dietrich Ian Lafferty
Music: Wolfgang Voigt, Stephen Ulrich, Craig Peyton
Narrator: Ethan Herschenfeld
Audio Engineer: Mike Rudnick
Aerial survey of Wonga Wongue Presidential Reserve, Gabon
Join Mike Fay as he surveys forest elephants in Wonga Wongue Presidential Reserve. Plenty of great scenic views, and to get a close up of elephants skip to 1:08 on this video
Inquisitive Chimpanzee, Lope National Park, Gabon
Chimpanzee shows particular interest in camera traps, Lope National Park, Gabon
Forest Elephants in Ivindo National Park, Gabon
Two teenage male elephants play fight in Langoue bai, Ivindo National Park, Gabon
National Parks in Gabon
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Akanda National Park
Batéké Plateau National Park
Birougou National Park
Crystal Mountains National Park
Ivindo National Park
Loango National Park
Lopé National Park
Mayumba National Park
Minkébé National Park
Moukalaba-Doudou National Park
Mwangné National Park
Pongara National Park
Waka National Park
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A national park is a park in use for conservation purposes. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently, there is a common idea: the conservation of wild nature for posterity and as a symbol of national pride. An international organization, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and its World Commission on Protected Areas, has defined National Park as its Category II type of protected areas.
While this type of national park had been proposed previously, the United States established the first public park or pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people, Yellowstone National Park, in 1872. Although Yellowstone was not officially termed a national park in its establishing law, it was always termed such in practice and is widely held to be the first and oldest national park in the world. Some would say that the first official national park to be designated as such at its creation was Mackinac Island, legislated in 1875. Australia's Royal National Park, established in 1879, was the world's third official national park. In 1895 ownership of Mackinac Island was transferred to the State of Michigan as a state park and national park status was consequently lost. As a result Australia's Royal National Park is by some considerations the second oldest national park now in existence.
The largest national park in the world meeting the IUCN definition is the Northeast Greenland National Park, which was established in 1974. According to the IUCN, 6,555 national parks worldwide met its criteria in 2006. IUCN is still discussing the parameters of defining a national park.
National parks are almost always open to visitors. Most national parks provide outdoor recreation and camping opportunities as well as classes designed to educate the public on the importance of conservation and the natural wonders of the land in which the national park is located.
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Langoué Bai | WCS Gabon
Oliver Griffin, WCS field scientist and Langoué-Bai Research Station Manager in Ivindo National Park, Gabon, gives an overview of the scientific work at Langoué-Bai, it's logistical challenges and introduces present and future projects. Camera traps capture such species as Chimpanzees, Forest Elephants, Leopards, Pangolins and many more.
Idea and Realization: Dietrich Ian Lafferty
Music: Wolfgang Voigt, Stephen Ulrich, Craig Peyton
Gabon biodiversité - Angelina NONGOU MAVIKANA
Engagés à partager et défendre avec les internautes les magnifiques et généreuses expressions des écosystèmes du Gabon et des forêts vierges du bassin du Congo, notre site internet souhaite initier et contribuer à la prise de conscience de l'interdépendance des humains avec l'ensemble des vivants.
SAFARI NYONIE WONGA WONGUE GABON
The hidden lake forest of Gabon
Lake in the forest of nyonié in Gabon
les chimpanzés de Nyonié, GABON AFRIQUE
Les Chimpanzés sentent leurs fruits avant de le déguster, une curieuse expression peut être pour voir si le fruit est mûr !
The Chimpanzees feel their fruits before tasting it, a curious expression can be to see whether the fruit is ripe!
Happy St Valentine's day from Lope National Park, Gabon
A friendly potamochere send's valentine kisses from Lope National Park
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One of Central Africa's best kept secrets, that's what they call the Dzanga Sangha Reserve in the south of the Central African Republic. This breathtaking reserve is home to large mammals such as gorillas, forest elephants, forest buffalos, large boars, and forest antelopes, in densities described as unique.
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Moukalaba Doudou National Park
Canopy house, Loango NP, Gabon
Canopy house at Sette Cama in the forest between the ocean and the lagoon.
Gondwana Tours & Safaris - Odzala National Park (Congo)
The new Wilderness camp in Odzala National Park is now open.