. The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Africa. Zaire. ForesI refuge in easlern Zoire (localily and area is approximate) Borrier between species Barrier between subspecies Figure The forest refuge in eastern Zaire and the rivers which have acted as barriers to faunal speciation (.Source: after Colyn, 1987, from UICN, 1990) concern: short-palate fruit bat Casinycteris argymnis (only known from the lowland forests of Zaire and Cameroon); Hayman's epauletted fioiit bat Micropleropus intemieduis; Anchieta's finait bat Plerotes ancht- elae and Rwenzori long-haired rousette Rousettus lano
. The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Africa. Zaire. ForesI refuge in easlern Zoire (localily and area is approximate) Borrier between species Barrier between subspecies Figure The forest refuge in eastern Zaire and the rivers which have acted as barriers to faunal speciation (.Source: after Colyn, 1987, from UICN, 1990) concern: short-palate fruit bat Casinycteris argymnis (only known from the lowland forests of Zaire and Cameroon); Hayman's epauletted fioiit bat Micropleropus intemieduis; Anchieta's finait bat Plerotes ancht- elae and Rwenzori long-haired rousette Rousettus lanosus. An estimated 25 bird species are thought to be endangered, 11 of which are endemic (Collar and Stuan, 1985). The threatened species include the shoebill Balacmceps rex, the wattled crane Bugeranits caninculatus, the remarkable endemic Congo peacock Afropavo congensis, and the endemic Itombwe owl Phodilus prigotiginei. The mountain forests on the eastern borders of the coun- try are particularly rich in birds. The forests on Itombwe JVlountain are home to at least 564 species of birds, and this site is thought to be the single richest area for birds in Africa (see Itombwe case study). Conservation Areas Zaire has some of the world's most extensive and spectacular national parks (see Table ). Four ofthe seven parks are included on the Unesco World Heritage list as being of outstanding natural value. These are: Garamba, which is open grassland; Kahuzi-Biega, largely comprising forest; Salonga (entirely forest), and Virunga (extensive forests). Collectively, the parks encompass 84,880 sq. km and four include extensive areas of moist forest. Apart from these national parks, several new protected areas have recently been proposed. Of these, the most significant area for forest conservation is in the Ituri Forest (see case smdy), where an extensive park is planned to conserve the okapi and other species characteristic of this otherwise unprotected forest. A second area in the
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