[5] The park and biosphere reserve complex is located in the country's centre-north, west of N'Délé and close to the border with Chad.

[3] The national park is 1,070,000 ha in size, and lies within the mid-Sudanian phytogeographic domain of the Central African Republic.

[11] Subspecific endemism seen in the large mammals appears to link to Chari-Logone River system Pleistocene isolation.

[12] The red faced lovebird is found here and in Nigeria's Gashaka Gumti National Park.

[1] Ecological threats to the park reserve include foreign timber and mining concessions, poaching and agricultural land-clearance.