Gombe Stream National Park

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by Ikiwaner

/ GFDL 1.2

Gombe Stream National Park in Kigoma, Tanzania, is a renowned wildlife sanctuary famed for its population of chimpanzees. It was established in 1968 and covers an area of approximately 35 square kilometers along the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika. The park gained international prominence through the pioneering work of primatologist Jane Goodall, who began her groundbreaking research on chimpanzee behavior there in the 1960s. Visitors to Gombe Stream can experience guided chimpanzee tracking, hiking through the lush forests, and observing a variety of other wildlife such as baboons, red colobus monkeys, and a diverse array of bird species.