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Senegal 1960. Giant Eland.
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Senegal 1960. Roan Antelope.
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Senegal 1960. Warthog.
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Senegal 1960. Defassa Waterbuck.
Niokolo-Koba National Park
(1981)
Senegal
Located in a well-watered area along the banks of the Gambia river, the gallery forests and savannahs of Niokolo-Koba National Park have a very rich fauna, among them Derby elands (largest of the antelopes), chimpanzees, lions, leopards and a large population of elephants, as well as many birds, reptiles and amphibians.
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Senegal 1960. (Top middle) Savannah Buffalo.
Senegal 1960. (Bottom middle) Bushbuck.
The Niokolo Koba Park is an international biosphere reserve. It counts 350 bird species and 80 mammal species such as lions, leopards, elephants, antelopes, monkeys, baboons, warthogs, buffaloes, hippopotamus, and crocodiles.
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The Niokolo Koba Park extends on about 900.000 hectares of land. It presents varied ecosystems and almost all the plant and animal species of the West African savannahs. The landscape is rather flat with only a few hills like the Assirik (311 m of altitude). The Niokolo Koba Park is watered by the Gambia River and its two affluents, the Niokolo Koba and the Koulountou. The vegetation is diversified: savannah, forests, lakes and marshes.
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Sources and links:
Other World Heritage Sites in Senegal (on this web site). Please refer to the UNESCO-listing, Senegal section, for further information on the individual properties.
Revised 20 jul 2006 |
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