Sambisa swamps
Coordinates: 11 ° 32 ′ 0 ″ N , 13 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ E
The Sambisa swamps ( s : Sambisa Swamp) are located in the Nigerian state of Borno , in the southwestern part of the Chad basin , approx. 60 km southeast of the capital of the state of Maiduguri .
location
They are an approximately 130 km² large complex of wetlands , swamps , floodplain areas and water channels, which are formed by the rivers Ngadda , Gombole and Yedseram on their upper reaches. The courses of the three rivers are not defined in this area, with the Yedseram forming the main water inflow and the other two rivers giving off a large part of its water masses. Due to the influence of the West African monsoons , the Sambisa swamps reach their greatest extent between July and November.
Flora and fauna
The vegetation in the area corresponding to a wetland in the region of the Sudan , in which the tree species Detarium macrocarpum , Ficus species, Vitex doniana , anogeissus leiocarpa , Prosopis africana , Acacia species, Piliostigma thonningii , Combretum species, Diospyros mespiliformis , tamarind trees ( Tamarindus indica ) and Terminalia species form the most widespread species and genera. In the peripheral areas, parts of the wetlands have been drained, which means that the desert date ( Balanites aegyptiaca ) and the African baobab tree ( Adansonia digitata ) also grow in this area .
From the avifauna come in this area, among others, the Arabian Bustard ( Ardeotis arabs ) Saviletrappe ( Lophotis savilei ) African Collared Dove ( Streptopelia roseogrisea ) Rotkehlspint ( Merops bulocki ), Long-tailed Starling ( Lamprotornis pulcher ) Rußheckensänger ( Cercotrichas podobe ) Braunwangenmahali ( Plocepasser superciliosus ), brown-gold back Sperling ( registration luteus ) and the bush Sperling ( Petronia dentata ) before nesting birds.
Protected areas
The Sambisa swamps are part of the Sambisa Game Reserve and are an important protected area for the African elephant ( Loxodonta africana ), roan antelope ( Hippotragus equinus ) and hartebeest ( Alcelaphus buselaphus ) in Nigeria.
In 1999 the government of the state of Borno proposed to integrate the hunting reserve into the Chad Basin National Park , but this project was not fully implemented. The Sambisa Game Reserve is administratively managed by the national park, but is not legally part of the national park.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lake Chad Conventional Basin p. 98 (PDF document; 758 kB) (English)
- ↑ PHYSICAL SETTING of Borno State in Nigeria Online (English)
- ↑ Birdlife International: NG024 Sambisa Game Reserve (English)
- ↑ Ajao Adeyinka: HARNESSING NIGERIA'S BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY IN AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT June 2012 ISSN 1596-8308 p. 42 (PDF document; 76 kB) (English)
- ↑ CHAD BASIN NATIONAL PARK ( memento of October 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) on Nigeria Park Service (English)