Upemba National Park

The National Park Upemba (French Parc national de l' Upemba ) is a large park in the province of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is surrounded by a landscape provided with some small lakes, including the eponymous Upembasees; adjacent to the Lualaba, he dominated the 11,730 km ² Kibara plateau.

The Upemba National Park was established in 1939. It is home to about 1,800 different species of animals, some of them were only discovered in 2003. There are even a handful of villages in the park. In recent years, the park was repeatedly attacked by poachers and local militias. On 28 May 2004, for example, the headquarters was attacked in Lusinga by members of the Mai-Mai militias. Some of the guards and their families were killed, the headquarters was burned down and the family of the park manager was kidnapped.

On 1 June 2005, the protector of the park the Abraham Conservation Award received for their efforts to protect biodiversity in the Congo Basin.

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  • National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo
  • National Park in Africa
  • Katanga ( province )
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