Tamou Reserve
| Réserve totale de faune du Tamou | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
 Tamou Reserve on a map of WAP complex | |
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| Location | Tillaberi Region, Niger |
| Nearest city | Say, Niger |
| Coordinates | 12°35′44″N 2°17′57″E / 12.59556°N 2.29917°E |
| Area | 75,600 hectares |
| Established | 1 January 1962 |
| Governing body | Parcs Nationaux & Reserves - Niger |
The Tamou Total Reserve is a nature reserve in the southwest of Niger. It is a Total Faunal Reserve IUCN type IV, covering some 75,600 hectares within the Tillaberi Region. The reserve abuts W du Niger, and is primarily dedicated to the protection of African Elephant populations which migrate through the region.[1]
References
- ^ T. O. McSHANE Elephant-fire relationships in Combretum/Terminalia woodland in south-west Niger. African Journal of Ecology Volume 25 Issue 2, Pages 79 - 94.
- unep-wcmc site record[permanent dead link]
- World Database on Protected Areas / UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2008.
- Biodiversity and Protected Areas-- Niger, Earth Trends country profile (2003)