Pama Reserve
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Pama Reserve | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | |
Coordinates | 11°26′12″N 0°46′3″E / 11.43667°N 0.76750°E |
Area | 2237 km2 |
Established | 1955 |
Pama Reserve is a partial reserve in Burkina Faso. Established in 1955, it is located in Kompienga Province and covers an area of 2237 km2. Its eastern border is the Singou river, separating it from two other reserves, Singou and Arli. The western border is the national road N18 from Fada N'Gourma to Porga. In the South the reserve reaches the Pendjari river, being Burkina Faso's border with Benin. The reserve is home to elephants, hippopotamuses, lions, leopards,[1] and 450 species of flowering plants.[2]
References
- ^ African Protected Areas Report[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Mbayngone, E.; M. Schmidt; K. Hahn-Hadjali; A. Thiombiano; S. Guinko. 2008. Magnoliophyta of the partial faunal reserve of Pama, Burkina Faso. Check List 4(3):251-266". Archived from the original on 2010-10-09. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
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