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The '''Boma National Park''' is found in [[South Sudan]] close to the [[Ethiopia]]n border. It was established in 1986. This site is 22,800 km².<ref>[http://www.wdpa.org/siteSheet.aspx?sitecode=1371 World Database on Protected Areas]</ref> |
The '''Boma National Park''' is found in [[South Sudan]] close to the [[Ethiopia]]n border. It was established in 1986. This site is 22,800 km².<ref>[http://www.wdpa.org/siteSheet.aspx?sitecode=1371 World Database on Protected Areas]</ref> |
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The park is an important refuge for the [[white-eared kob]] (''Kobus kob leucotis'') the [[tiang]] ''(Damaliscus korrigum korrigum)'' and the [[Mongalla Gazelle]] (''Eudorcas albonotata''). Other large species are [[African buffalo]], [[African elephant]], [[leopard]], [[giraffe]], [[plains zebra]], [[oryx]], [[hartebeest]] and [[cheetah]].<ref>[http://www.frameweb.org/adl/en-US/3794/file/479/SouthernSudanPeterFS_proof1.pdf Peter Amun: ''Bushmeat Field Assessment from Boma National Park in Southern Sudan.'' BEAN Bushmeat Factsheet 2009]</ref> The neighboring [[Gambela National Park]] in Ethiopia protects similar species. |
The park is an important refuge for the [[white-eared kob]] (''Kobus kob leucotis'') the [[tiang]] ''(Damaliscus korrigum korrigum)'' and the [[Mongalla Gazelle]] (''Eudorcas albonotata''). Other large species are [[African buffalo]], [[African elephant]], [[leopard]], [[giraffe]], [[plains zebra]], [[oryx]], [[hartebeest]] and [[cheetah]].<ref>[http://www.frameweb.org/adl/en-US/3794/file/479/SouthernSudanPeterFS_proof1.pdf Peter Amun: ''Bushmeat Field Assessment from Boma National Park in Southern Sudan.'' BEAN Bushmeat Factsheet 2009]</ref> The neighboring [[Gambela National Park]] in Ethiopia protects similar species. |
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For safaris to the park contact Bahr El Jebel Safaris <ref>[http://www.bahr-el-jebel-safaris.com]</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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The Boma National Park is found in South Sudan close to the Ethiopian border. It was established in 1986. This site is 22,800 km².[1] The park is an important refuge for the white-eared kob (Kobus kob leucotis) the tiang (Damaliscus korrigum korrigum) and the Mongalla Gazelle (Eudorcas albonotata). Other large species are African buffalo, African elephant, leopard, giraffe, plains zebra, oryx, hartebeest and cheetah.[2] The neighboring Gambela National Park in Ethiopia protects similar species.
For safaris to the park contact Bahr El Jebel Safaris [3]
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