Basse Casamance National Park
| Basse Casamance National Park | |
|---|---|
  Senegal | |
| Location | Ziguinchor |
| Nearest city | Oussouye |
| Coordinates | 12°23′45″N 16°35′40″W / 12.39583°N 16.59444°WCoordinates: 12°23′45″N 16°35′40″W / 12.39583°N 16.59444°W |
| Area | 50 km² |
| Established | 1970 |
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Basse Casamance National Park, located near Oussouye in Ziguinchor, is one of six national parks in Senegal. It is currently closed.
History[]
The park was created in 1970.
Characteristics[]
It encompasses an area of 5000 hectares.
The main biotopes are Guinean forests and savannah woodlands.
Fauna[]
There are 200 species of birds and 50 species of mammals, including African forest buffalo, African leopard, Campbell's mona monkey, Prince Demidoff's bushbaby and western red colobus.
Tourism[]
The site is located 20 kilometers from Cap Skirring Airport.
Because of the Casamance Conflict, the park, possibly mined, has been closed to visitors for several years.
See also[]
References[]
- André-Roger Dupuy (January–March 1971). "Le Parc national de Basse-Casamance au Sénégal". Bulletin du Poste scientifique hors-Siège de l'UNESCO pour l'Afrique (in French). Nairobi. VI (1): 23–27.
- André-Roger Dupuy (May–June 1971). "Le Parc national de Basse-Casamance, nouveau sanctuaire naturel de la République du Sénégal". Science et Nature (in French) (105): 16–21.
- André-Roger Dupuy (October 1971). "Le Parc national de Basse-Casamance". Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire. A (in French). Sénégal. XXXIII (4): 1029–1036. ISSN 0018-9634.
- André-Roger Dupuy (January 1973). "Premier inventaire des mammifères du Parc national de Basse Casamance". Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire. A (in French). Sénégal. XXXV (1): 186–197. ISSN 0018-9634.
- Jean Larivière; André-Roger Dupuy (1978). Sénégal : Ses parcs, ses animaux (in French). Paris: Fernand Nathan. p. 144. OCLC 461810927.
- Jacques Verschuren. "Les Parcs Nationaux, joyaux du Sénégal". Zoo (in French). 41 (4): 150–157. ISSN 0044-5029.
- Claude Marius (1979). Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire. A (in French). 41 (4): 669–691. ISSN 0018-9634. Missing or empty
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