Chad

Parc national de Zakouma

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Zakouma National Park is one of the last wildlife sanctuaries in Sahelian Africa, which still shelters decent numbers of large mammals. Zakouma is part of the Sudano-Sahelian vegetation zone, and has shrubland, high grasses, and Acacia forests. A variety of large mammals have been recorded in Zakouma, such as buffalo, elephant, Kordofan giraffe, hartebeest, leopard, and lion. The parks suffered heavily from (mainly elephant) poaching in the 2000s. The situation has improved significantly since, and the elephant numbers are rising again and rhinos have been reintroduced.

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Full Name
Parc national de Zakouma (ID: 2056)
Country
Chad
Status
On tentative list 2005 Site history
History of Parc national de Zakouma
2021: Incomplete - not examined
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2017: Incomplete - not examined
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2005: Added to Tentative List
Added to tentative list
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  • nytimes.com — NYT article: In Chad, the Elephants (So Many Elephants) Are Back
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  • nytimes.com — NYT article: In Chad, the Elephants (So Many Elephants) Are Back
News Article
  • May 3, 2018 african-parks.org — Wild Black Rhinos to Return to Chad After a 50-Year Absence

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  • Wildlife habitat: Fauna
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