Gamba

History

Historically, the area was populated by gatherer-hunter-fishermen autochthons scattered in small villages around the Ndogo Lagoon and the Yenzi Lake. With the discovery in 1967 of a major oil field by Shell in the area, the town boomed and immigration of workers from various other parts of the country resulted in the population today of over 10000 people. Though production from the Gamba field is now only a fraction of what it once was, Gamba remains an important and strategic oil hub, being one of only two oil terminals in Gabon (the other one being Cape Lopez).

Most-observed species

• Rosy Bee-eater

  Merops malimbicus Shaw, 1806 · Aves
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• Black-casqued Hornbill

  Ceratogymna atrata (Temminck, 1835) · Aves
  2
• Gray Parrot

  Psittacus erithacus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2
• Palm-nut Vulture

  Gypohierax angolensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  2
• African Fish-Eagle

  Haliaeetus vocifer (Daudin, 1800) · Aves
  2
• African Darter

  Anhinga rufa (Daudin, 1802) · Aves
  2
• Water Thick-knee

  Burhinus vermiculatus (Cabanis, 1868) · Aves
  2
• Common Bulbul

  Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
  2