User:Nvvchar/sandbox/Termit Massif Reserve
| Réserve totale de faune du Termit Massif | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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| Location | Zinder Region, Diffa Region, Niger |
| Nearest city | Termit Kaoboul, Tasker |
| Coordinates | 16°23′38″N 11°39′29″E / 16.39389°N 11.65806°E |
| Area | 700,00 hectares |
| Governing body | Parcs Nationaux & Reserves - Niger |
The Termit Massif Total Reserve is a nature reserve in the southeast of the African nation of Niger which was s established as a total Faunal Reserve IUCN type IV on 1 January 1962 covering an area of 700,000 hectares.
Geography[edit]
It is a Total Faunal Reserve IUCN type IV, established 1 January 1962, covering over 700,000 hectares of the Termit Massif. The reserve includes the Termit Massif Faunal Reserve Buffer Zone, forming a half ring around the southern border of the larger Termit Massif Total Reserve.[1] This section is termed a "Faunal Reserve Buffer Zone". The rocky Sahel highlands on the southern edge of the Sahara desert are known for their endangered antelope populations.
Fauna[edit]
While details are difficult to established, some researchers believe Termit may be home to the last self-sustaining population of the critically endangered Addax, which at one time made regular migrations from what is now the Aïr and Ténéré Addax Sanctuary on the edge of the Ténéré desert.[2] Several hundred dama gazelle are noted here.[3] Though the Slender-horned Gazelle had previously been reported here, it was unknown by 1999 if it is still found in the area.[4] The cheetah[5] and Air Barbary sheep[6] occurs here.
References[edit]
- ^ Map of reserve
- ^ Roseline C. Beudels-Jamar, Pierre Devillers, René-Marie Lafontaine and John Newby. ADDAX NASOMACULATUS, CMS report, 2007, Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique.
- ^ Stuart, S. N.; Adams, Richard J. (1990). Biodiversity in Sub-Saharan Africa and Its Islands: Conservation, Management, and Sustainable Use. IUCN. pp. 156–. ISBN 978-2-8317-0021-2. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ East, Rod (1999). African Antelope Database 1998. IUCN. pp. 246–. ISBN 978-2-8317-0477-7. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ Nowell, Kristin; Jackson, Peter; Group, Ssc Cat Specialist (1996). The Wild Cats: A Status Survey & Conservation Action Plan. IUCN. pp. 15–. ISBN 978-2-8317-0045-8. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ David M. Shackleton; International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Species Survival Commission. Caprinae Specialist Group (1997). Wild Sheep and Goats and Their Relatives: Status Survey and Action Plan for Caprinae. IUCN. pp. 39–. ISBN 978-2-8317-0353-4. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- Conservation of Termit and Tin Toumma (Niger). Annual Report for 2007 of the Sahara Conservation Fund, Thomas Rabeil, John Newby, Abdoulaye Harouna.
- unep-wcmc site record
- World Database on Protected Areas / UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2008.
- Biodiversity and Protected Areas-- Niger, Earth Trends country profile (2003)
Category:National parks of Niger Category:Protected areas established in 1962