Manovo-Gounda St Floris

Manovo-Gounda St Floris was inscribed as world heritage for a savanna that ran from floodplain grass up to the wooded slopes of the Bongo massif, and it once held black rhino and some of the largest herds in the region. Heavily armed poaching crews killed four park staff and the site went onto the danger list, where it has stayed ever since. Something like four fifths of the wildlife was lost in that period. Tourism stopped then and never restarted, and armed groups, gold panners and herders now use the interior freely. It is recorded here rather than recommended.