Parque Natural Obô do Príncipe
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Parque Natural Obô do Príncipe
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| location | Principe ; Sao Tome and Principe | |
| surface | 85 km² | |
| Geographical location | 1 ° 35 ' N , 7 ° 23' E | |
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| Setup date | 2006 | |
Parque Natural Obô do Príncipe (English: Obô Natural Park of Príncipe) is a natural park in São Tomé and Príncipe . It extends over the southern part of the island of Príncipe and has a small exclave in the northern part of the island. It covers an area of 85 km². It was founded in 2006 and together with the Parque Natural Obô de São Tomé it forms the main protected area of the island. 2012, the island was in the list of UNESCO - Biosphere Reserves added.
geography
The nature park comprises two geographically separated areas:
- the volcanic massif in the south of the island with the Pico do Príncipe and its secondary peaks and the island of Floresta de Azeitona
- the Zona Tampão in the north of the island
Overall, the park covers around two thirds of the island's area. The volcanic massif of the Cameroon Line rises to a height of 928 m . The pristine rainforests are precious for research and there are diverse forest and plant communities.
Flora and fauna
One of the noteworthy plants is the evergreen conifer Afrocarpus mannii . Orchids, ferns and mosses are also common. Important animal species are the frogs Phrynobatrachus dispar , Leptopelis palmatus , the skink Feylinia polylepis , the blind snake Typhlops elegans , and the butterfly species Agrotera albalis . A subspecies of the shrew Crocidura poensis is also endemic . 28 bird species have been identified, several of which are endemic and four of which are rare worldwide. Are worth mentioning the birds Prinzendrossling (Dohrn's thrush-babbler - Horizorhinus dohrni ) Príncipezwergfischer (Principe Kingfisher - Alcedo nais ), Prinz Glanzstar ( Lamprotornis ornatus ) and the Principe throttle (Principe thrush - Turdus xanthorhynchus ) and the Gray Parrot ( Psittacus Erithacus ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Parque Natural do Príncipe. 19th October 2018.
- ↑ Lei 07/2006 .
- ↑ Parque Natural OBO de São Tomé. World Database on Protected Areas November 1, 2018.
- ↑ visitprincipe.com .
- ↑ PARQUE NATURAL DO PRÍNCIPE arleciosoares13.wordpress.com (Portuguese).
- ^ Data from BirdLife International: Príncipe forests.
Web links
- protectedplanet.net
- discoversaotomeeprincipe.com
- PARQUE NATURAL D´ÔBO EM SÃO TOMÉ (Portuguese)
- eportuguese.blogspot.com (Portuguese)