Bahr Salamat Faunal Reserve
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See also: 2006 Zakouma elephant slaughter
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Bahr Salamat Faunal Reserve (Réserve de faune du Bahr Salamat) is a conservation area in Chad. It is named after the Bahr Salamat River which flows through it. The area was designated 1 January 1964 and is classed as IUCN category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area).
It has an area of 20,600 square kilometres and includes parts of the prefectures of Salamat, Guéra and Moyen-Chari, and surrounds the Zakouma National Park. Approximately half of its area is Lac Iro Controlled Hunting Area.
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