Gabon – Ivindo National Park

An entomological, herpetological and ornithological expedition organised by the Museo di Storia Naturale del Salento (Calimera, Lecce)

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Rainforest covers 100% of the land around the river Ivindo.

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Cattle egrets feeding on moths and other large insects attracted during the night by the entomologists' lamps

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The incredible Platysteira concreta is one of the more than one hundred species recorded during the expedition by the group of ornithologists.

Loxodonta cyclotis

The forest elephant Loxodonta cyclotis