Национальный парк Верхнего Нигера

Национальный парк Верхнего Нигера
Национальный парк Верхнего Нигера
МСКН категория II ( национальный парк )
	National Park of Upper Niger (Guinea)
Location	Faranah Region, Guinea
Coordinates	10.46, -10.23
Area	6,000 km2 (2,300 sq mi)
Established	1997

Национальный парк Верхнего Нигера - это национальный парк в Гвинеи , который был представлен в январе 1997 года с основной зоной 554 км. ² (214 кв. Миль). ^{[ 1 ]} Парк защищает важные участки леса и саванны и считается приоритетом сохранения для Западной Африки в целом.

История

Areas of low human impact are comparatively rare now in Guinea, and found only in areas of low population density. One such area is that of the Mafou Forest, the last remaining area of dry forest in Guinea and one of the few left in West Africa. This area has a low population because of widespread river-blindness and the atrocities of Samory Touré in the latter part of the 19th century. The area has been little disturbed in the last 50 years. The park comprises two zones, a core protected zone and a buffer zone in which local people are encouraged to use the resources of the park in a sustainable way. Farming and the collection of non-timber forest products is permitted. The government manages fishing, hunting, and timber harvesting in cooperation with local communities. Since 2005, the protected area is considered a Lion Conservation Unit.^[2]

Ecology of the park

The park covers several ecological zones, the dominant is that of savannah, consisting of woodland and bushland. A smaller area of the park consists of riparian forests along the Niger and Mafou Rivers. Around five percent of the park is agricultural, along the edges of the park. The park is subject to frequent fires during the dry season.

Fauna of the park

Surveys in the park conducted during 1996–97 revealed a diverse mammalian fauna of 94 species including:^[3]

24 rodents
18 bats: Franquet's epauletted fruit bat (Epomops franqueti), horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus alcyone)
17 carnivores: Caracal (Caracal caracal), Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon), Gambian mongoose (Mungos gambianus), spot-necked otter (Lutra maculicollis)
14 ungulates: giant forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni), kob (Kobus kob), waterbuck (K. ellipsiprymnus)
nine insectivores: four-toed hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris), climbing shrew (Suncus megalura)
seven primates: chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), Senegal galago (Galago senegalensis)
giant pangolin (Manis gigantea) and tree pangolin (M. tricuspis), and
African savanna hare (Lepus victoriae).

The African elephant (Loxodonta africana) once occurred in the park but is now extinct.^[3]

African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis) has been recorded. In 1997, lion (Panthera leo) returned to the protected area, probably migrating from the Tinkisso River region.^[1]

Threats to the park

There is a large trade in hunted animals from the park. At present this is carefully managed by park authorities, who feel that creating incentives for careful management of the resources is the best way to protect the forest as a whole. This is in line with current trends in community conservation.

References

^ Jump up to: ^а ^{беременный} Brugiere, D. and Magassouba, B. (2003). «Разнообразие млекопитающих в национальном парке Верхнего Нигера, Республика Гвинея - обновление» . Орикс . 37 (1): 19. doi : 10.1017/s0030605303000048 . {{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Группа специализированных IUCN CAT (2006). Стратегия сохранения для Льва Запада и Центральной Африки . Яунде, Камерун: МСКН.
^ Jump up to: ^а ^{беременный} Ziegler, S.; Николаус, Г.; Hutterer, R. (2002). «Высокое разнообразие млекопитающих в недавно созданном национальном парке Верхнего Нигера, Республика Гвинея» . Орикс . 36 (1): 73–80. doi : 10.1017/s003060530200011x .

Высокое разнообразие млекопитающих в недавно созданном национальном парке Верхнего Нигера, Республика Гвинея , Ziegler et al. , Oryx, 36 (2002)

10 ° 30′N 10 ° 12′W / 10,500 ° N 10,200 ° W / 10,500; -10.200

[Brugiere2003-1] Jump up to: ^а ^{беременный} Brugiere, D. and Magassouba, B. (2003). «Разнообразие млекопитающих в национальном парке Верхнего Нигера, Республика Гвинея - обновление» . Орикс . 37 (1): 19. doi : 10.1017/s0030605303000048 . {{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Группа специализированных IUCN CAT (2006). Стратегия сохранения для Льва Запада и Центральной Африки . Яунде, Камерун: МСКН.

[Ziegler_al2002-3] Jump up to: ^а ^{беременный} Ziegler, S.; Николаус, Г.; Hutterer, R. (2002). «Высокое разнообразие млекопитающих в недавно созданном национальном парке Верхнего Нигера, Республика Гвинея» . Орикс . 36 (1): 73–80. doi : 10.1017/s003060530200011x .

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v Т и Река Нигер
Countries	Guinea Mali Niger Benin Nigeria
Sections	Source of the Niger Middle Niger Inner Niger Delta Lower Niger Niger Delta
Tributaries (list) and distributaries	Tinkisso River Sankarani River Milo River Bani River Mekrou River Alibori River Sokoto River Sota River Kaduna River Benue River Anambra River Forcados River Nun River Brass River
Cities	Siguiri Bamako Segou Mopti Timbuktu Gao Niamey Lokoja Onitsha
Lakes	Kainji Lake Lac Debo
Dams and bridges	King Fahd Bridge Martyrs Bridge Markala Dam Gao Bridge Kennedy Bridge Kainji Dam Jebba Dam River Niger Bridge (Onitsha)
Protected Areas	Niger Basin Authority National Park of Upper Niger W National Park Kainji National Park
disasters	Kebbi boat disaster Kwara boat disaster Ogbaru boat disaster