Basse Casamance National Park
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IUCN Category II (National Park)
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| 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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Located near Oussouye in Ziguinchor, Basse Casamance National Park is one of six national parks in Senegal. It is currently closed.
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[edit] History
The park was created in 1970.
[edit] Characteristics
It encompasses an area of 5000 hectares.
The main biotopes are Guinean forests and savannah woodlands.
[edit] Fauna
There are 200 species of birds and 50 species of mammals, including African Forest Buffalo, leopard, Campbell's Mona Monkey, Prince Demidoff's Bushbaby, and Western Red Colobus.
[edit] 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- (French) 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 (Nairobi) VI (1): 23–27. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb34480428r/PUBLIC.
- (French) André-Roger Dupuy (May-June 1971). "Le Parc national de Basse-Casamance, nouveau sanctuaire naturel de la République du Sénégal". Science et Nature (105): 16–21.
- (French) André-Roger Dupuy (October 1971). "Le Parc national de Basse-Casamance". Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire. A (Sénégal) XXXIII (4): 1029–1036. ISSN 0018-9634.
- (French) André-Roger Dupuy (January 1973). "Premier inventaire des mammifères du Parc national de Basse Casamance". Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire. A (Sénégal) XXXV (1): 186–197. ISSN 0018-9634.
- (French) Jean Larivière; André-Roger Dupuy (1978). Sénégal : Ses parcs, ses animaux. Paris: Fernand Nathan. pp. 144. OCLC 461810927.
- (French) Jacques Verschuren. "Les Parcs Nationaux, joyaux du Sénégal". Zoo 41 (4): 150–157. ISSN 0044-5029.
- (French) Claude Marius (1979). Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire. A 41 (4): 669–691. ISSN 0018-9634.
[edit] External links
- (English) Protected Areas and World Heritage Programme
- (French) Parks and reserves
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