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Abumonbazi Nature Reserve is a large protected area in Nord-Ubangi Province, protecting northern Congolian forest ecosystems and their associated wildlife.

Abumonbazi

Bili-Uere Hunting Reserve is one of the largest protected areas in DR Congo, covering over 32,000 km² of northern Congolian forest and savanna. The reserve is a designated Lion Conservation Unit along

Bili-Uere

Bombo-Lumene Hunting Reserve is the closest protected area to Kinshasa, protecting Bateke Plateau savanna and gallery forest ecosystems. The reserve includes both a hunting domain and an integral rese

Bombo-Lumene

Bomu Wildlife Reserve extends along the south bank of the Mbomou River on the border with the Central African Republic. The reserve protects northern Congolian forest-savanna ecosystems and diverse wi

Bomu

Bushimaie Hunting Reserve protects savanna and gallery forest ecosystems in Kasai Province. The reserve serves as an important wildlife corridor in the southern Congo Basin.

Bushimaie

Gangala-na-Bodio Hunting Reserve adjoins Garamba National Park and extends the protected habitat corridor in northeastern DR Congo. The reserve historically served as an elephant domestication center.

Gangala-na-Bodio

Garamba National Park is one of Africa's oldest national parks, established in 1938. The park is known for being one of the last places where northern white rhinoceros existed in the wild, though they

Garamba

Itombwe Nature Reserve protects the Itombwe Mountains, one of the most biodiverse areas in Africa. The reserve is home to eastern lowland gorillas, chimpanzees, and numerous endemic bird and amphibian

Itombwe

Kahuzi-Biega National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site named after two extinct volcanoes. The park is one of the last refuges of the eastern lowland gorilla and contains a diverse range of habitat

Kahuzi-Biega

Kisimba-Ikobo Primate Nature Reserve protects critical habitat for eastern lowland gorillas and okapi in North Kivu Province. The reserve contains over 45 threatened species of flora and fauna.

Kisimba-Ikobo

Kundelungu National Park features spectacular waterfalls and diverse savanna ecosystems. The park is known for its Kundelungu Falls, which drop 340 meters in a single cascade. The park supports variou

Kundelungu

Lake Tshangalele Nature Reserve protects the lake and surrounding wetlands created by the Mwadingusha Dam on the Lufira River. The area supports diverse waterbird populations and aquatic ecosystems.

Lake Tshangalele

Lomako-Yokokala Nature Reserve protects lowland tropical rainforest between the Lomako and Yokokala rivers. The reserve is an important habitat for bonobos, forest elephants, and numerous primate spec

Lomako-Yokokala

Lomami National Park is one of the newest national parks in DRC, protecting pristine rainforest habitat. The park is home to bonobos, okapi, and forest elephants. It represents one of the last large i

Lomami

Luama-Katanga Hunting Reserve protects miombo woodland and savanna ecosystems in Tanganyika Province. Established in 1947, it is one of the older protected areas in eastern DR Congo.

Luama-Katanga

Luama-Kivu Hunting Reserve is located in South Kivu Province, protecting montane and lowland forest ecosystems west of Lake Tanganyika.

Luama-Kivu

Lubudi-Sampwe Hunting Reserve protects miombo woodland and savanna ecosystems in Haut-Katanga Province. The reserve is located between Upemba and Kundelungu National Parks, forming part of a larger co

Lubudi-Sampwe

Lufira Biosphere Reserve is a UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme site in southeastern DR Congo. The reserve protects miombo woodland ecosystems and is also designated as a Ramsar wetland site with

Lufira

Luki Biosphere Reserve is one of Africa's oldest biological reserves, protecting a remnant of the Mayombe Forest in western DR Congo. It serves as a key site for tropical ecology research and contains

Luki

Luo Scientific Reserve is an important site for bonobo research in the Tshuapa Province. The reserve protects lowland tropical rainforest and hosts long-term primate research programs conducted in col

Maika-Penge Hunting Reserve protects tropical forest ecosystems in Maniema Province in central-eastern DR Congo.

Maika-Penge

Maiko National Park is one of the most remote and pristine parks in DRC. The park protects important populations of eastern lowland gorillas, okapi, and Congo peafowl. It consists primarily of primary

Maiko

Mangai Nature Reserve protects forest and savanna ecosystems in eastern Kwilu Province. The reserve is classified as IUCN Category VI, allowing sustainable use of natural resources while maintaining b

Mangai

Mangrove Nature Reserve protects coastal mangrove ecosystems along the Atlantic coast of DR Congo in Kongo Central Province, complementing the adjacent Mangroves Marine National Park.

Mangrove

Mangroves Marine National Park is the only marine national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, located at the mouth of the Congo River. The park protects significant mangrove forests and was des

Mangroves Marine

Ngiri Triangle Nature Reserve is located at the confluence of the Congo and Ubangi rivers. The reserve protects significant swamp forest and flooded grassland ecosystems and is part of the Ngiri-Tumba

Ngiri Triangle

Okapi Wildlife Reserve is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Ituri Forest, protecting approximately one-fifth of the forest. The reserve is home to the rare okapi, forest elephants, and 13 species of

Okapi

Rubi-Tele Hunting Reserve is one of the oldest protected areas in DR Congo, established in 1930 between the Rubi and Tele rivers. The reserve protects significant forest ecosystems in Bas-Uele Provinc

Rubi-Tele

Rutshuru Hunting Reserve is located adjacent to Virunga National Park in North Kivu Province. The reserve provides an important buffer zone for the park's wildlife populations.

Rutshuru

Salonga National Park is Africa's largest tropical rainforest reserve and a UNESCO World Heritage site. The park consists of two separate sectors and protects numerous endemic species including bonobo

Salonga

Swa-Kibula Hunting Reserve is located in Kwilu Province, protecting savanna and forest mosaic ecosystems in western DR Congo.

Swa-Kibula

Tumba-Lediima Nature Reserve protects a portion of the eastern Congolian swamp forests east of the Congo River. Together with Ngiri Triangle Nature Reserve, it forms part of the Ngiri-Tumba-Maindombe 

Tumba-Lediima

Upemba National Park features diverse landscapes including savannas, wetlands, and mountains. The park contains the Upemba Depression and is home to various antelope species, zebras, and numerous wate

Upemba

Virunga National Park is Africa's oldest national park and a UNESCO World Heritage site. The park features an exceptional diversity of landscapes including active volcanoes, savannas, forests, and gla

Virunga

Yangambi Biosphere Reserve is a crucial site for scientific research of tropical ecosystems. The reserve contains extensive botanical collections and research facilities dating back to colonial times.

National Parks in DR Congo

Top 10 Parks in DR Congo

Virunga

Kahuzi-Biega

Okapi

Upemba

Garamba

Kundelungu

Itombwe

Lomami

Lomako-Yokokala

Salonga

Top Parks by Category

Top 10 Parks for Uniqueness in DR Congo

Virunga

Okapi

Garamba

Kahuzi-Biega

Salonga

Maiko

Lomako-Yokokala

Lomami

Upemba

Lufira

All Parks (35)

Virunga

Kahuzi-Biega

Okapi

Upemba

Garamba

Kundelungu

Itombwe

Lomami

Salonga

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