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Cameroon has a number of national parks created with the intention of protecting wildlife and flora. In many parts of Africa it is said the tourists outnumber the animals. Not so in Cameroon, where visitors are limited, and the parks are pristine.

Waza National Park		Waza National Park is the country most famous park. The small village of Waza is north of the park entrance. Access to the park can be difficult.Wildlife at Waza National Park includes elephants, antelopes, giraffes, gazelles, hippos and lions, as well as primates.The park also has a diverse bird population including hornbills, ostriches, crested cranes, herons and storks. The hottest season in the park is from March to May, which coincides with the best animal viewing. Waza is open from Nov. 15 to June 15, and every vehicle entering the park must have a guide. There are no accommodations inside the park boundaries, but camping is available near the entrance or at Waza
Benoue National Park		Benoue National Park covers 180 000 hectares, and features a wide frontage to the Benoue River. It has large numbers of buffalos, elephants, lions, water buck, warthogs, monkeys, crocodiles, and is well known for it's hippopotamus colonies.
Boubandjidda National Park		Boubandjidda National Park covers 220 000 hectares, and is the most remote , and beautiful, being located on the border with Chad. It is home to the black rhinoceros and antelope. Lions roam freely throughout the area. Dinosaur fossils are also located in the park.
Faro National Park		the Park covers an area of around 45 square kilometres.It contains a number of big animals. The rhinoceroses, buffalos, elephants, giraffes etc…
Korup National Park		As for the Korup National Park, it is situated in the South West Province of Cameroon. It has a surface area of 1,259km2 and is considered to be one of the oldest and most beautiful tropical rain forests in the world. Its rich flora and fauna result from a unique fact: the site of the Korup Park, in fact survived the ice age!
Kalamaloue Reserve		The Kalamaloue Reserve is small but offers opportunities for viewing several species of antelopes, monkeys and warthogs; some elephants cross the reserve.the Reserve covers an area of around 1,700 square kilometres. Resident species include: cheetah, elephant, giraffe, hartebeest, lion and warthog.
Mozoro-Gokoro National Park		the Park covers an area of around 14 square kilometres.It is first and fore most of botanical interest.
Dja Reserve		The Dja Wildlife Reserve (5,260 km2) was listed as a World Heritage Site in 1987. The Reserve contains important populations of chimpanzees, gorillas, elephants and buffalos (Nzooh Dongmo 2001). The most extensive survey (Nzooh Dongmo 2001) describes the spatial distribution of all large mammals throughout the reserve. This survey (1,478 km of transects) also reveals the presence of 71 hunting camps within the reserve. Hunting pressure is alarming (WSPA 2001). Although ecoguards are present, the human pressure is too important to be controlled. Moamosse refers to 5,000-7,000 people living within or at the edge of the reserve, and the population is still growing.

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