List of national parks of the Gambia
List of national parks of the Gambia
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The Gambia has the following National parks and nature reserves, managed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife Management:[1]
Park / reserve | Area (ha) | Established | Notes |
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Abuko Nature Reserve | 105 | 1916 | The country's first designated wildlife reserve. |
Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve | 22,000 | 1996 | The first reserve in the Gambia to be acknowledged as a wetland area worth of protection according to the Ramsar Convention. |
Kiang West National Park | 11,000 | 1987 | One of the largest and most important wildlife reserves in the Gambia. |
Niumi National Park | 4,940 | 1986 | On the coast, contiguous with Senegal’s Delta du Saloum National Park and Biosphere Reserve. |
River Gambia National Park | 570 | 1978 | A chimpanzee reserve, off-limits to visitors. |
Tanbi Wetland Complex | 4,500 | 2001 | |
Tanji Bird Reserve | 612 | 1993 |
See also[edit]
- Farasuto Forest Community Nature Reserve, the Gambia
References[edit]
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