of Africa UNESCO inscribed it as a biosphere in 1982 and for its preservation and conservation a Management Master Plan was drawn up in 1997. The park's habitat is mainly in the "Chad depression" with average elevation in the range of a 300 to 320 m (highest ground goes up to 500m) in arid climatic conditions with average annual precipitation of 700mm and mean annual temperature of 28 °C. With this setting the vegetation types which cover the park are categorized under five broad types of open combretaceous shrub savanna, Anogeissus leiocarpus woodland, Lannea humilis open grass savanna, Acacia seyal tree savanna and Yaéré floodplains with perennial grasses. In the desert conditions with now streams flowing through the park area there are no perennial grasses in the park. The faunal species reported from the park are giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis, elephant Loxodonta africana, aardvark Orycteropus afer, warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus, hyena Hyaena hyaena, lion Panthera leo, red-fronted gazelle Gazella rufifrons, waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus, kob Kobus kob, topi Damaliscus lunatus, roan antelope Hippotragus equinus, impala Aepyceros melampus, vervet monkey Cercopithecus aethiops, patas monkey Erythrocebus patas, olive baboon Papio anubis, leopard Panthera pardus, and cheetah Acinonyx jubatus. Avifauna reported are also substantial and some of the important species are: areostrich Struthio camelus, ground hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus, bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus, white-faced tree duck Dendrocygna arborea, Abyssinian roller Coracias abyssinica, standard-winged nightjar Macrodipteryx longipennis and guinea fowl Numida meleagris. Proposed national parks Eight national parks have been proposed but not yet established: Ebo National Park (1,417 km2) Ma Mbed Mbed National Park (142 km2), proposed 2004 Kalamaloué National Park (67 km2) Kom National Park (678.39 km2) Manyange na Elombo-Campo National Park (1,103 km2), proposed 2007 Mefou National Park (11 km2), proposed 2000 Mozogo Gokoro National Park (17 km2), proposed 1968 Ndongere National Park (2,344 km2), proposed 2005 Wildlife sanctuaries Cameroon has four wildlife sanctuaries (IUCN category IV), and one proposed wildlife sanctuary: Mengame Wildlife Sanctuary (267 km2), est. 2008 Bayang-Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary (663 km2), est. 1996 Kagwene Wildlife Sanctuary (19 km2), est. 2008 Tofala Hill Wildlife Sanctuary (1,566 km2), est. 2014 Proposed wildlife sanctuaries Rumpi Hills Wildlife Sanctuary (452 km2) Faunal reserves Cameroon has four faunal reserves (IUCN category IV): Dja Faunal Reserve (5,266 km2), est. 2007 Lake Ossa Faunal Reserve (45 km2) Ngoyla Faunal Reserve (1,566 km2), est. 2014 Santchou Faunal Reserve (95 km2), est. 1987 Dja Faunal Reserve Dja Faunal Reserve was established as