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Location of the reserve in Africa Itinerary to Tayna Address, contact Map of the Tayna Gorilla Reserve and surroundings |
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Forest and other species at Tayna |
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The
Tayna Gorilla Reserve
Maps and itinerary
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Location of the reserve in Africa Itinerary to Tayna Address, contact Map of the Tayna Gorilla Reserve and surroundings |
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| The Tayna gorilla reserve is located in the African rain
forest belt,
in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the
Congo, at 0°
00' - 0° 30' N and 28° 30' - 29° 00' E, in the ecological
zone
of the Albertine Rift and Congo Basin, west of Lake Edward
(see arrow).
The red line shows the extent of the reserve map
below.
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| Contact:
Pierre Kakule Vwirasihikya
Po BOX 167
Tel.: 00(250)08653697 or
00(243)8885531 or 00(250)543071
Facilities: Offices for Tayna: in Butembo; in
Muhanga.
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Itinerary
to Tayna:
By plane: to Goma, to Butembo via Goma, to Butembo. By car: see map below: From Goma: via Rugari, Rumangabo, Rubare, Rutsuru, Kirumba, Mabenga (in the Virunga National Park), Mai ya Moto, Kanyabayonga (end of Virunga National Park), Kasegbe, Matembe, Alimbongo (Tayna entry), Bingi and Muhanga to Tayna From Butembo: via Musienene, Lubero, Bikara, Alimbongo, Bingi and Muhanga to Tayna. |
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| The Tayna Reserve covers a surface of about 700 kmē of primary forest in the Bamate and Batangi collectivities in Lubero Territory. It is subdivised first into 4 sites, called stations, and several zones according to their ecological importance. Population density in the area is relatively low. |
| Tayna Gorilla Reserve - Conservation of rare and endemic species |
Last
amendment:
9 December 2005 |
