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| Kahuzi-Bixc3xa9ga National ParkIUCN category II (national park)Park entranceLocation within the Democratic Republic of the CongoLocationDemocratic Republic of the CongoCoordinates2xc2xb030xe2x80xb20xe2x80xb3S 28xc2xb045xe2x80xb20xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf2.50000xc2xb0S 28.75000xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / -2.50000; 28.75000Coordinates: 2xc2xb030xe2x80xb20xe2x80xb3S 28xc2xb045xe2x80xb20xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf2.50000xc2xb0S 28.75000xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / -2.50000; 28.75000Area6,000 kmxc2xb2Established1970Governingxc2xa0bodyl'Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN) UNESCO World Heritage SiteTypeNaturalCriteriaxDesignated1980 (4th session)Referencexc2xa0no.137State PartyDemocratic Republic of the CongoRegionAfricaEndangered1997xe2x80x93present | WIKI |
| Established in 1970 by the Belgian photographer and conservationist Adrien Deschryver, the park is named after two dormant volcanoes, Mount Kahuzi and Mount Biega, which are within its limits. | WIKI |
| The park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, inscribed in 1980 for its unique biodiversity of rainforest habitat and its eastern lowland gorillas. | WIKI |
| The park lies west of the Bukavu town in South Kivu Province,[1] covering an area of 6,000xc2xa0km2 (2,300xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi). | WIKI |
| A small part of the park is in Mitumba Mountain range of the Albertine Rift in the Great Rift Valley, and the larger part is in lowland terrain. | WIKI |
| [1] The eastern part of the park is the smaller mountainous region measuring 600xc2xa0km2 (230xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi); the larger part measures 5,400xc2xa0km2 (2,100xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi) and consists mainly of lowland stretching from Bukavu to Kisangani, drained by the Luka and Lugulu rivers which flow into the Lualaba River. | WIKI |
| [2] Two dormant volcanoes are set within the park's limits and lend their names to it: Kahuzi (3,308xc2xa0m (10,853xc2xa0ft)) and Bixc3xa9ga (2,790xc2xa0m (9,150xc2xa0ft)). | WIKI |
| The park receives an average annual precipitation of 1,800xc2xa0mm (71xc2xa0in). | WIKI |
| Five years later, the park was extended to cover 6000 km2. | WIKI |
| [4] The park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980,[2] under Criterion (x) for its unique habitat of rainforest and diversity of the mammal species, particularly the eastern lowland gorillas, Gorilla beringei graueri. | WIKI |
| The park has a rich diversity of flora and fauna and provides protection to 1,178 plant species in the mountainous region of the park, with some 136 species of mammals 349 species of birds, as of 2003. | WIKI |
| The park's swamps, bogs, marshland and riparian forests on hydromorphic ground at all altitudes are rare worldwide. | WIKI |
| The western lowland sector of the park is dominated by dense Guineo-Congolian wet equatorial rainforest, with an area of transition forest between 1,200 metres (3,900xc2xa0ft) and 1,500 metres (4,900xc2xa0ft). | WIKI |
| Among the 136 species of mammals identified in the park, the eastern lowland gorilla is the most prominent. | WIKI |
| According to a 2008 status report of the DR of Congo, the park had 125 lowland gorillas, a marked reduction from the figure of 600 gorillas of the pre-1990's conflict period, and consequently the species has been listed in the endangered list. | WIKI |
| The park is the last refuge of this rare species. | WIKI |
| [6] According to the census survey of eastern lowland gorillas reported by the Wildlife Conservation Society in April 2011, at least 181 gorillas were recorded in the park. | WIKI |
| The park, under the management of the Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature, has a basic management and surveillance structure. | WIKI |
| However, the park's 1975 expansion, which included inhabited lowland areas, resulted in forced evacuations with about 13,000 people of the tribal community of Shi, Tembo and Rega affected and refusing to leave. | WIKI |
| [2] Cooperation by the communities living around the park and employment of the Twa people to enforce park protection was pursued by the park authorities. | WIKI |
| In 1999 a plan was developed to protect the people and the resources of the park. | WIKI |
| The Park contains a flora and fauna of exceptional diversity, making it one of the most important sites in the Rift Albertine Valley, it is also one of the ecologically richest regions of Africa and worldwide. | UNESCO |
| The Park protects 136 species of mammals, among which the star is the eastern lowland gorilla and thirteen other primates, including threatened species such as the chimpanzee, the colubus bai and cercopiuthic of Hoest and Hamlyn. | UNESCO |
| Characteristic mammals of the central African forests also live in the Park, such as the bush elephant, bush buffalo, hylochere and bongo. | UNESCO |
| The Wildlife Conservation Society established a complete list of birds in the Park in 2003 with 349 species, including 42 endemic. | UNESCO |
| Also, the Park was designated as a centre of diversity for plants by IUCN and WWF in 1994, with at least 1,178 inventoried species in the highland zone, although the lowland yet remains to be recorded. | UNESCO |
| The Park is one of the rare sites of sub-Saharan Africa where the floral and fauna transition from low to highlands is observable. | UNESCO |
| The Park also contains plant formations, rare worldwide, such as the swamp and bog altitudes and the marshland and riparian forests on hydromorphic ground at all altitudes. | UNESCO |
| Although the greater part of the property is inhabited, some villages were included in the Park at the time of its extension in 1975, creating disputes with the populations. | UNESCO |
| This is particularly important both in the lowlands and the key corridor connecting the high and low biographic regions of the Park. | UNESCO |
| At the time of the inscription of the property in 1980, challenges of protection and management had been highlighted, including the economic problems that have caused a serious reduction in the effectiveness of the management and necessary protection to guarantee the survival of species in the Park and the sustainability of its ecosystems. | UNESCO |
| It was also noted that because of logistical problems large areas of the Park were only rarely observed, even never visited by the under-staffed guards, and poaching has since increased. | UNESCO |
| Political instability in the region, provoking the displacement of thousands of people, represents a very serious threat to the integrity of the property, resources and populations of large mammals in the Park have declined dramatically. | UNESCO |
| The Park does not have a designated buffer zone, supporting cooperation of the neighbour populations in the conservation of the property is one of the principal tasks of management, in particular in the zones of heavy human density. | UNESCO |
| Hunting of wild game for bush meat as well as the conversion of habitats are considered the consequence of the presence of numerous miners in the Park. | UNESCO |