Niokolo-Koba National Park
Senegal
Date of Inscription: 1981
Criteria: (x) Property : 913000.0000 ha Eastern Senegal and Upper Casamance regions N13 4 0.012 W12 43 0.012 Ref: 153 |
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Inscription Year on the List of World Heritage in Danger: 2007
Brief Description
Located in a well-watered area along the banks of the Gambia river, the gallery forests and savannahs of Niokolo-Koba National Park have a very rich fauna, among them Derby elands (largest of the antelopes), chimpanzees, lions, leopards and a large population of elephants, as well as many birds, reptiles and amphibians.
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