. ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁while ▁looking ▁for ▁ele ph ant ▁groups , ▁a ▁W WF ▁team ▁discovered ▁the ▁largest ▁b ai ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁I k wa ▁B ai . ▁Dr . ▁Mike ▁Lo om is , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁group , ▁confirmed ▁that ▁this ▁b ai ▁is ▁slightly ▁larger ▁than ▁D z anga ▁Sang ha ▁B ai ▁( Cent ral ▁African ▁Republic ), ▁which ▁had ▁previously ▁held ▁the ▁record . ▁He ▁also ▁reported ▁little ▁human ▁development ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁b ai , ▁and ▁noticed ▁ 2 1 ▁ele ph ants ▁and ▁ 1 6 ▁buff alo es ▁in ▁it ▁simultaneously . ▁The ▁b ai ▁has ▁a ▁small ▁cre ek ▁running ▁through ▁its ▁center , ▁which ▁s its ▁at op ▁a ▁bed ▁of ▁rocks ▁and ▁sand . ▁A ▁large ▁min eral ▁pit ▁is ▁located ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁stream . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁habitat ▁of ▁several ▁wild life ▁species , ▁the ▁largest - number ing ▁being ▁ch imp anze es , ▁ele ph ants , ▁buff alo es , ▁and ▁g or illas . ▁ ▁The ▁park ▁has ▁a ▁tropical ▁climate ▁with ▁temperature ▁r anging ▁from ▁ 2 3 . 1 – 2 5 ˚ C ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁annual ▁temperature ▁of ▁ 2 4 ˚ C . ▁Its ▁relative ▁hum id ity ▁var ies ▁between ▁ 6 0 ▁and ▁ 9 0 % ▁while ▁annual ▁ra inf all ▁is ▁ 1 5 0 0   mm ▁per ▁year . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Cam ero on ▁Ministry