Biomonitoring Advisor

• *Background Upemba National Park:**
• Upemba National Park covers an area of approximately 13,600km2 of spectacular wilderness in Katanga Province of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Upemba with legal protection since 1939, is one of the oldest parks in Africa. The park is linked to Kundelungu National Park and a number of game reserves, together forming a massive mosaic of protected areas.
• Upemba harbors a wide diversity of habitats, including a full transitional gradient from highland steppe through miombo woodland to both wooded and grassland savanna. There are numerous rivers, waterfalls, wetlands and gallery forests. The Lufira River and Lake Upemba, both within the park boundaries, form a critical watershed for the region as well as the source of the mighty Congo River. The park’s wildlife populations suffered during the Congo war, and subsequent neglect and illegal poaching enabled bushmeat hunting to further decrease wildlife numbers. Nevertheless, many species remain and the park is a refuge for the last savanna elephants in Katanga as well as the last zebras in DRC. Other notable species include the Upemba lechwe, roan antelope, black sable, buffalo, leopard, giant ground hornbill and many other bird species.

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