Binder-Léré Faunal Reserve
Binder-Léré Faunal Reserve | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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Location | Mayo-Kébbi, Chad |
Nearest city | Mayo-Kébbi, Chad |
Coordinates | 9°40′00″N 14°28′00″E / 9.6666°N 14.4666°E[1]Coordinates: 9°40′00″N 14°28′00″E / 9.6666°N 14.4666°E[1] |
Area | 1,350 km2 (520 sq mi) |
Established | 1974 |
Official name | Réserve de faune de Binder-Léré |
Designated | 14 November 2005 |
Reference no. | 1561[2] |
The Binder-Léré Faunal Reserve, in south-west Chad, bordering Cameroon, was established in 1974 covering an area of 1,350 square kilometres (520 sq mi).[1][3] It has been designated as a Ramsar site since 2005.[2]
Geography[]
The terrain which lies in an elevation range of 400–500 metres (1,300–1,600 ft) has rock exposures and eroded soils. It forms a transition zone between open forest and savanna woodland. The park is drained by The Mayo-Kébbi River flowing from east to west and Gauthiot Falls lies here. On the western part of the reserve there are the Léré Lake and through which the Mayo-Kébbi flows. The river runs in a westerly direction, enters Cameroon, then Nigeria and finally debouches into the Niger River system. The Léré Lake has a length of 14.5 kilometres (9.0 mi) with a width of 4 kilometres (2.5 mi). The Tréné Lake has a length of 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) and width of 2 kilometres (1.2 mi). The Touboiris marsh and Loké marsh are close to the headwaters of the Mayo-Kébbi River which is a plain area but outside the limits of the reserve. The mean annual incidence of rainfall in the reserve ranges from 800–950 millimetres (31–37 in).[1]
Flora[]
Vegetation consists of species of leguminous tree species and Combretum woodland in the southern and northern zones of the reserve. The genera of Anogeissus and Boswellia are the dominant plants.[1]
Fauna[]
Migrant Palearctic waterbirds are recorded in Léré Lake and . Falco naumanni and two species of the Sahel biome are also reported from the reserve. Trichechus senegalensis is found in fairly good numbers; 100 numbers were reported in the 1980s. However, poaching by hunters from Cameroon is very extensive and a wildlife monitoring system with village guards has been instituted.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Chad" (pdf). Birlife International Organization. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Réserve de faune de Binder-Léré". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Binder-Léré Faunal Reserve". Protectedplanet.net. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- IUCN Category IV
- Faunal reserves
- Protected areas of Chad
- Ramsar sites in Chad