Fosse aux Lions National Park
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Fosse aux Lions National Park | |
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Parc National Fosse aux Lions | |
Location | Savanes Region of Northern Togo |
Nearest city | Tandjouaré |
Coordinates | 10°45′11″N 0°9′20″E / 10.75306°N 0.15556°E |
Area | 16.5 km2 (6.4 sq mi) |
Established | 1954 |
Fosse aux Lions National Park (French: Parc National Fosse aux Lions) is a national park in the Savanes Region of Northern Togo. The park is approximately 16.5 square kilometres (6.4 sq mi) in size, and was first established as a reserved forest in 1954.[1]
At one point, the park was home to a significant number of African elephants in the 1970s and 1980s, but their numbers have declined to nearly zero.[2]
The small town of Tandjouaré, Togo lies within the park.
References
- ^ Fosse aux Lions National Park, Protected Planet
- ^ Strategie pour conservation des populations d'elephants au Togo Archived 2016-08-09 at the Wayback Machine, Togo Ministry of the Environment & Forest Resources and US Fish & Wildlife Service, May 2003
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