The 52-square-kilometer Gombe Stream National Park was formed in 1968 after being upgraded from a wildlife reserve. It was established primarily to safeguard the endangered Chimpanzee population in the region. It is Tanzania's smallest national park. Jane Goodall's research station is located there. In addition to the chimps, the park has red and black & white Colobus monkeys, yellow baboons, Sykes' monkeys, and bush babies. There are buffalo, waterbuck, bushbuck, and even a leopard on occasion.
