Maps of rainforests in Africa

RAINFORESTS IN AFRICA

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Most of Africa's remaining rainforests are found in the Congo river basin on the Atlantic Ocean side of the continent.

The Congo rainforest is famous for its gorillas, chimpanzees, and elephants as well as its native population of forest dwellers known as pygmies.

Rainforests in the Congo are mostly under threat from logging, subsistence activities like small-scale agriculture and firewood collection, and commercial agriculture, including large plantations. Wildlife is endangered from hunting.

Satellite image of the region

AFRICAN RAINFOREST PHOTOS
Male Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) Bird nest ferns In search of gorillas in Bwindi (Uganda)		Rain forest along the Mpivie river in Gabon (Gabon) Forest elephant heading toward the jungle in Loango National Park (Gabon) Indri feeding on leaves		Rainforest in Chambura Gorge (Uganda) Young lowland gorilla (Gabon) Red duiker in the Bwindi rainforest (Uganda)

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