Faro National Park

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Faro National Park
Mouth of the Mao Déo (from the west) into the Faro (from the east) with the Faro National Park in between.
Mouth of the Mao Déo (from the west) into the Faro (from the east) with the Faro National Park in between.
Faro National Park (Cameroon)
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Coordinates: 8 ° 10 ′ 0 ″  N , 12 ° 35 ′ 0 ″  E
Location: North , Cameroon
Surface: 3300 km²
Founding: 1980
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The Faro National Park is a national park in the Northern Province of Cameroon .

history

The Faro National Park was first established in 1947 as a wildlife sanctuary. In 1980 Faro was given the status of a national park.

geography

The 3300 km² park lies on the border with Nigeria , while the areas on the east side are partially designated as hunting reserves. The park is part of the Sudan savannah . In this area, the park is 250 to 500 meters above sea level. The mountains in the national park reach heights between 700 and 1010 meters. The park is surrounded by two year-round water-bearing rivers. In the northeast flows the eponymous Faro , in the west the Déo, which flows into the Faro in the north of the park.

There is an area in the park that has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International .

biodiversity

flora

The dry Sudan zone is characteristic of the park's flora . The south of the Faro National Park is dominated by Isoberlinia trees. The north is characterized by more open land with woods or single trees. There is semi-evergreen riparian forest along the Faro.

fauna

In a short census by BirdLife International , at least 243 bird species were inventoried . It is believed that there are over 300 different species in the park. The avifauna covers numerous types as Weißhaubenturako ( Tauraco leucolophus ), blue-bellied roller ( Coracias cyanogaster ), furrow-billed barbet ( Lybius dubius ) Braunbürzelammer ( Emberiza affinis ), Senegal Beutelmeise ( Anthoscopus parvulus ), Dorst-Cistensänger ( Cisticola dorsti ) and Rotschwingensänger ( Drymocichla incana ).

The black rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis ) can also be found in the park . Other mammals are lion , African elephant , buffalo , warthog , giraffe , waterbuck , bleaching ram , gob , giant elen , lyre , horse and hartebeest . The anubis baboon is found among the primates .

literature

  • Michael Bright: 1001 natural wonders . Faro National Park page 526ff, Edition Olms, 2007, ISBN 978-3283005429
  • Wally and Horst Hagen: The African National Parks as Elephant Habitats , in: Vitus B. Dröscher , Rettet die Elefanten Afrikas , 1990, p. 216

Web links

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  1. ↑ http://www.freebase.com/view/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000087ad6a1
  2. ↑ a b Description of the park at birdlife.org (English), accessed on March 5, 2010
  3. ↑ http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/6111
  4. ↑ http://www.pachydermjournal.org/index.php/pachy/article/view/64/35
  5. ↑ http://www.jagen.lu/index-ressort-21.html