Zemongo Faunal Reserve is a protected reserve of the

Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central ...

. Established in 1925, it was extended and redesignated in 1975, although still open to hunting in 1980.

Geography and environment

The main rivers are the Vovado River and the Goangoa River, covering an area of , of which is inundated forest.

Flora and fauna

The reserve contains dense

Isoberlinia ''Isoberlinia'' is a genus in the family Fabaceae of five species of tree native to the hotter parts of tropical Africa. They are an important component of miombo woodlands. The leaves have three or four pairs of large leaflets and stout seed po ...

savanna woodland and gallery forests and supports

eastern chimpanzee The eastern chimpanzee (''Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii'') is a subspecies of the common chimpanzee. It is native to the Central African Republic, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania. Taxono ...

s and other primate species. It formerly held a large elephant population and a diverse antelope community. It has been designated an

Important Bird Area An Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) is an area identified using an internationally agreed set of criteria as being globally important for the conservation of bird populations. IBA was developed and sites are identified by BirdLife Int ...

(IBA) by

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because it supports significant populations of many bird species.

References

Protected areas of the Central African Republic Important Bird Areas of the Central African Republic Protected areas established in 1925 Haut-Mbomou Northern Congolian forest–savanna mosaic {{Africa-protected-area-stub