Gabon and Sao Tome/Principe 2000
We traveled to Gabon and the islands of Sao Tome and Principe in August, 2000, spending several days in the coastal rain forest near Iguela looking for animals and birds. We were hoping to see lowland gorillas and chimpanzees but were only able to see their signs and hear their calls. We did see many elephants and buffalo as well as monkees such as mangabeys and colobus. We also spent time in the interior at Lope where there is a mix of savanna and forest. At the end of the trip, we went to the island nation of Sao Tome and Principe, a former Portugese colony, looking for more birds. These islands are known for a variety of endemic bird species. Here are a few pictures from the trip.
Trip Map
Arrival at Iguela
Iguela Camp
Iguela Ferry
Sitatunga
Forest Buffalo
Yellow-Billed Storks
Red-Capped Mangabees
Akaka Camp
Elephant in baie
Forest hike
Vermiculated Fish Owl
Monitor
Red River Hogs
Elephant in papyrus
Shining-Blue Kingfisher
Thonningia Sanguinea
Echira River
Iguela the cat
Boat in lagoon
Iguela Camp
Jean et Jean-Pierre
Train to Lope
Train to Lope
Lope
Lope landscape
Forest Elephant
Lope logging camp
Ogooue River
White-Cheeked Bee-Eater
Forest Buffalo
Bamboo Forest
Torch ginger
Roca Bom Baim
Sao Tome Waterfall
Cat at Bom Baim
Bom-Bom Resort
Bom-Bom sunset
Blue-breasted Kingfisher
Sundi
Sundi stables
Sundi experiment
Bom-Bom mascot
Roberto & Norberto
Baobab tree
Sao Tome
Guadaloupe
Roca Agostino Neto
Sao Tome
Sao Tome market
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