Salonga National Park: 자연, 1984, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- 적도의 가장 큰 열대우림지대로 중심부로 자이레강이 흐르고 있어 강물을 건너야 접근이 가능한 격리된 공원  
- 많은 멸종위기의 희귀 동물이 살고 있음  
- 난쟁이 침팬지, 자이레 비둘기, 코끼리, 아프리카의 날씬하고 큰 코를 가진 악어 등이 살고 있음

Inscription on the List of World Heritage in Danger: 1999

Threats to the Site
The Park was inscribed on the List of the World Heritage in Danger for the first time in the period from 1984 to 1992 due to a serious decline in population of the white rhinoceros. As a result of actions undertaken by the World Heritage Committee, IUCN, WWF, the Frankfort Zoological Society, and the national authorities, the rhino population made a recovery from a meagre five individuals to around thirty-five animals, and the site was removed from the Danger List at the 16th session of the Committee.

More recently, however, the breakdown in civil order in the eastern part of the country has led to widespread attacks on the Park's infrastructure. Equipment has been looted and several staff have deserted the park. Nevertheless, reports from international conservation NGO's seem to indicate that remaining park staff are resisting poaching threats effectively. The overall threats to the integrity of the site are however unlikely to be mitigated until the law and order situation in the area improve.

Description
Salonga National Park is Africa's largest tropical rainforest reserve. Situated at the heart of the central basin of the Congo river, the park is very isolated and accessible only by water. It is the habitat of many endemic endangered species, such as the dwarf chimpanzee, the Congo peacock, the forest elephant and the African slender-snouted or 'false' crocodile.

Congo-UNESCO World Heritage


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