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25 Απρ 2017 · The Congo Basin is one of the most threatened habitats in the world. Years of civil war, political unrest, illegal mining, logging, poaching, and pet trade industry are highly active in this region. Here, we take a look at some of the iconic species of the Congo Basin and inspect the factors threatening the continued survival of these animals.
The Congo Basin’s rivers, forests, savannas, and swamps teem with life. Many endangered species, including forest elephants, chimpanzees, bonobos and lowland and mountain gorillas live here. Chimpanzee
10 Οκτ 2024 · The animal life of the Congo basin is identified to a certain extent with that of the equatorial forest, which is sharply distinct from the wildlife of the savannas. Within this equatorial domain, the Congo and its principal tributaries form a separate ecological milieu.
Relatve to other great rainforests, the Congo Basin is known for large, charismatic species of wildlife, including the lowland gorilla; the okapi, a type of forest giraffe; the bonobo; forest elephants; the chimpanzee; leopards; and hippos.
Congo Basin countries score lower on biodiversity relative to the Amazon and southeast Asia, but they have a greater variety of large-bodied mammals, led by forest elephants. Bushmeat hunting is widespread in Central African forests.
The bonobo or pygmy chimpanzee (Pan paniscus) the sun-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus solatus), black colobus (Colobus satanas) and the okapi (Okapia johnstoni) are only found in the Congo River Basin. A closer look at the…
The wider Congo River Basin has earned a global reputation for the variety of wildlife found inside its forests. [2] A large portion of the Republic of Congo is tropical rainforest. The forest is split into several sections, the first being low lying branches of large evergreen trees. The next level contains smaller trees and plants.
