W-Arly-Pendjari National Park Complex
W-Arly-Pendjari National Park Complex | |
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UNESCO world heritage | |
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Map of the various protection assignments of the WAP complex |
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National territory: |
Benin Burkina Faso Niger |
Type: | nature |
Criteria : | (ix) (x) |
Surface: | 1,494,831 hectares |
Buffer zone: | 1,101,221 ha |
Reference No .: | 749bis |
UNESCO region : | Africa |
History of enrollment | |
Enrollment: | 2017 ( session 41 ) |
The W-Arly-Pendjari National Park Complex , also WAP National Park Complex or WAP Complex , is a cross-border complex of several protected areas between the states of Benin , Burkina Faso and Niger . At the center of the complex are the W , Arly and Pendjari National Parks . The multinational national park complex, which is unique in the world, has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2017 , after the part of the W in Niger was designated as such since 1996.
location
The national park complex is located in the south of West Africa in the north of Benin, south-east Burkina Faso and south-west Niger. The protection complex is crossed by the Niger River in the east and the Pendjari , a tributary of the Volta , in the west . Overall, the area has an area of around 31,000 km² and is therefore larger than, for example, the state of Brandenburg .
In addition to the three national parks that form the core, other protected areas belong to the WAP complex: For example the Réserve partielle de Pama , Réserve totale du Singou and Réserve partielle de la Kourtiagou in Burkina Faso.
fauna
The WAP complex is one of the last refuge areas for the endangered West African lion . It is believed that around 90 percent of the total West African lion population resides in the area.
Other large animals include the African elephant , leopard , hippopotamus , African buffalo , warthog , roan antelope , West African hartebeest and others. There are also cheetahs and African wild dogs .
Individual evidence
- ^ W-Arly-Pendjari Complex . Accessed September 7, 2017.
- ^ Project site - The W-Arly-Pendjari Parks Complex . Created November 22, 2012. Accessed December 11, 2015.
- ↑ Only 400 lions still live in West Africa . Published on January 14, 2014 by n-tv . Accessed December 10, 2015.