Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site in both Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire. A further extension of the reserve in Liberia has also been proposed. The park includes significant portions of Mount Nimba, a geographically unique area with more than 200 endemic species. These species include multiple types of duikers, big cats, civets, and several types of viviparous toads. Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales A national park is a reserve of land, usually owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution. ... Site #86: Memphis and its Necropolis, including the Pyramids of Giza (Egypt). ... Genera Cephalophus Sylvicapra A duiker is any of about 19 small to medium-sized antelope species native to sub-Saharan Africa. ... Subfamilies Cryptoproctinae Euplerinae Hemigalinae Paradoxurinae Viverrinae The 35 species of civet, (pronounced sÇvÇt), genet, and linsang make up the family Viverridae. ... A viviparous animal is an animal employing vivipary, a method of reproduction in which the embryo develops inside the body of the mother from which it gains nourishment, and not from an egg. ...
A naturereserve differs from a national park (q.v.) in that the latter protects land and wildlife for public enjoyment, whereas a naturereserve protects animals for their own sake.
The reserve was established (1930) mainly to protect the natural habitat of the reindeer.
As the southern gateway to a large naturereserve known as “The Bohemian Paradise,” Jicín is a center for recreation and farming.
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