Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park is a protected area in the north of the Central African Republic, near the border with Chad and Sudan. Its landscape is a vast plain of savanna and seasonal floodplains, crossed by rivers and surrounded by hills. At one time it held a rich community of wildlife, including black rhinoceros, elephants, buffalo and many large antelope, and it was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Heavy poaching and the insecurity that followed rebel conflicts in the region devastated the animal populations, leading to its placement on the list of World Heritage in Danger. Its recovery has been hampered by continued instability.
Before and after
- 5 March 1979Voyager 1 reveals Jupiter and its volcanic moon Io
- 28 March 1979Three Mile Island accident
- 4 April 1979Birth of Heath Ledger
- 5 April 1979Establishment of Kakadu National Park
- 17 May 1979Establishment of Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park
- 19 May 1979Birth of Diego Forlán
- 11 June 1979Death of John Wayne
- 18 June 1979Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
- 28 June 1979Establishment of Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
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