Bateke Plateaux

In the southern uninhabited part of the Bateke Plateaux.

Park highlights

• Gorilla vision
  A program of reintroduction of gorilla orphans into the forest is underway, run by the Howletts Foundation. This will lead to the organization of gorilla-watching for tourists
• Fantastic landscape
  The savanna-clothed hills spread down to ribbons of forest following the upper Mpassa river. This river, with its idyllic clear turquoise waters, has cut out wild and magnificent canyons, many of which are still unexplored.
• Birds
  The exceptional diversity includes many birds which are absent elsewhere in Gabon. Hundreds of storks stop here during their annual migration.
• Animal life
  We find Gabon’s well known mammals -  elephant, buffalo, sitatunga and the like - in the ribbons of forest. Species typical of the Plateaux include the “Ntsa” (Grimm’s duiker) and possibly the few lions remaining in Gabon . This area is the last refuge for the larger mammals of the Plateaux.

International status

• The area has been identified by IUCN as a critical site for conservation.

Tourist facilities

• The Howletts Foundation project plans to build a lodge and an airstrip to cater to tourists.