Jebil National Park
Coordinates: 33 ° 0 ′ N , 9 ° 0 ′ E
The jebil national park is an official privy in 1994. National Park in the governorate Kebili in the south of Tunisia . The park consists entirely of desert or semi-desert areas and is the largest protected area in the country.
geography
The Jebil National Park, located south of the Chott el Djerid , covers an area of approximately 1500 square kilometers, making it the largest protected area in Tunisia. The national park consists of about 85% sand dunes, the rest of the area is dominated by desert steppes. The climate is hot and dry; At night, however, the thermometer can drop below 0 ° C when the sky is clear.
fauna
Native larger mammals are the Dorcas gazelle and the threatened dune gazelle . Originally native species for which the park could offer potential habitats are the saber antelope and the mendes antelope . The latter has now been settled in large fenced areas of the Jebil National Park. In 2007, 15 mendes antelopes were introduced from Bou Hedma National Park and thirteen more from zoological gardens. The population grew to 45 animals in October 2010.
Saber / Oryx antelope
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ DP Mallon, SC Kingswood: Antelopes, North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia: Global Survey and Regional Action Plans: North Africa, the Middle East and Asia (Pt. 4). Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature et de ses Ressources, Switzerland (January 2001). ISBN 2831705940 .