River Gambia National Park
River Gambia National Park | |
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Location | Gambia |
Coordinates | 13°38′30″N 14°57′50″W / 13.64167°N 14.96389°W |
Area | 585 hectares |
Established | 1978 |
River Gambia National Park is a
Topography
Established in 1978, River Gambia National Park is located in Niamina East district of Central River Division. It lies on the left bank of the Gambia River. The park includes the 585 ha (1,450 acres) Baboon Islands archipelago, which consists of one large and four small islands. The national park is not open to the public.
River Gambia National Park is adjacent to Nyassang Forest Park. On some maps, the two parks are represented together as one area.
Flora
The vegetation on the flat Baboon Islands is typical of a tropical rainforest in the form of a riparian forest.
Fauna
Since 1979, River Gambia National Park is site of a
For the protection of the animals and visitors, entry onto the islands is not permitted, as chimpanzees can be highly aggressive towards humans. Exceptions are possible only with governmental approval. Even travel by boat around the islands was drastically reduced in 1998. In the past, some attempted to steal chimpanzees from the park.
Apart from the
Of the antelopes, there is the
References
- ^ Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Association Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine http://www.panafricanprimates.org
- ^ http://www.panafricanprimates.org Archived 2007-03-14 at the Wayback Machine Gambia Chimpanzee expert Marsden earns O.B.E. from Queen Elizabeth
- ^ "Page 24 | Supplement 57855, 31 December 2005 | London Gazette | The Gazette". Archived from the original on 2016-10-21.
Further reading
- Brewer, Stella. (1981) Die Affenschule: neue Wege d. Wildtierforschung. Moewig, München [i.e. Rastatt]. ISBN 3-8118-3117-8.
- Jahn, Rosel. (1997) Gambia: Reiseführer mit Landeskunde; mit einem Reiseatlas, Mai, Dreieich. ISBN 3-87936-239-4.