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Basse Casamance National Park

Basse Casamance National Park (French: Parc National de la Basse Casamance), located near Oussouye in Ziguinchor, is one of six national parks in Senegal. It is currently closed.[when?]

  • Basse Casamance National Park
  • Parc National de la Basse Casamance
Senegal
LocationZiguinchor
Nearest cityOussouye
Coordinates12°23′45″N 16°35′40″W / 12.39583°N 16.59444°W / 12.39583; -16.59444
Area50 km2
Established1970
of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Senegal (archived)

History edit

The park was created in 1970.

Characteristics edit

It encompasses an area of 5,000 hectares (12,000 acres).

The main biotopes are Guinean forests and savannah woodlands.

Fauna edit

There are 200 species of birds and fifty species of mammals, including African forest buffalo, African leopard, Campbell's mona monkey, Prince Demidoff's bushbaby and western red colobus.

Tourism edit

The site is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Cap Skirring Airport.

Because of the Casamance conflict, the park, possibly contaminated with land mines, has been closed to visitors for several years.[timeframe?]

See also edit

References edit

  • 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 (in French). VI (1). Nairobi: 23–27.
  • André-Roger Dupuy (May–June 1971). "Le Parc national de Basse-Casamance, nouveau sanctuaire naturel de la République du Sénégal". Science et Nature (in French) (105): 16–21.
  • André-Roger Dupuy (October 1971). "Le Parc national de Basse-Casamance". Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire. A (in French). XXXIII (4). Sénégal: 1029–1036. ISSN 0018-9634.
  • André-Roger Dupuy (January 1973). "Premier inventaire des mammifères du Parc national de Basse Casamance". Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire. A (in French). XXXV (1). Sénégal: 186–197. ISSN 0018-9634.
  • Jean Larivière; André-Roger Dupuy (1978). Sénégal : Ses parcs, ses animaux (in French). Paris: Fernand Nathan. p. 144. OCLC 461810927.
  • Jacques Verschuren. "Les Parcs Nationaux, joyaux du Sénégal". Zoo (in French). 41 (4): 150–157. ISSN 0044-5029.
  • Claude Marius (1979). "Effets de la sécheresse sur l'évolution phytogéographique et pédologique de la mangrove en basse Casamance" (PDF). Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire. A (in French). 41 (4): 669–691. ISSN 0018-9634.

External links edit

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