Léfini Faunal Reserve

Léfini Faunal Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Lefini landscape
Map showing the location of Léfini Faunal Reserve
Map showing the location of Léfini Faunal Reserve
LocationRepublic of the Congo
Area6,300 km2
Established26 November 1951

The Léfini Faunal Reserve is a protected area in the south of the Republic of the Congo. It was established on 26 November 1951.

Geography and environment

The reserve covers 6,300 km2 (2,400 sq mi).[1] It lies on the Téké Plateau, which is characterised by an undulating grassy and forested landscape broken by limestone cliffs and rocky outcrops. There are extensive stretches of Loudetia simplex grassland and Hymenocardia acida wooded grassland. Local depressions in the landscape hold ponds and lakes. Much of the forest occurs as galleries and swamp forest along watercourses, with some patches of dry forest at higher elevations. Several small villages occur along roads in the area.[2]

De Brazza's monkeys

Wildlife

The reserve has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of many bird species. Despite being overhunted in the past, large mammals still occurring in the reserve include African buffaloes, sitatungas, duikers and primates, including De Brazza's monkeys.[2]

References

  1. ^ World Database on Protected Areas[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b "Léfini Faunal Reserve". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-04.

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