Yankari-Nationalpark

The Yankari National Park ( Yankari National Park ) is a national park in eastern Nigeria.

Geography

The Yankari National Park is located in the south of the dry savannah landscape in the United Sudan and consists of grass savannah and forests. The height of most hill is between 200 and 400 meters, the highest point is 640 meters of Kariyo Hill. The main entrance to the west of the national park is located near the village Mainamaji, about 120 km southeast of Bauchi, the state capital of Bauchi. The entire area is located in the Local Government Area Alkaleri.

The annual rainfall in the park is between 900 and 1000 mm, the rainy season the West African monsoon lasts from May to September. The temperatures usually vary between 18 ° and 23 ° C. In the dry season the dusty harmattan often brings However, temperatures of 12 ° C at night. The highest day temperature, 40 ° C, is measured in the months of March and April.

The life of animals from the river and its tributaries Gayi go missing. The Gayi is the only watershed and divides the park into two parts.

History

In 1953, the Regional Commission for the Protection of Wildlife recommended to set up a test Reserve in Bauchi. The proposal was supported by the then Environment and Agriculture Minister Alhaji Muhammadu Ngeleruma, who had already visited a Sudanese game reserve. The administration of the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria approved the request in 1956, the opening was followed on 1 December 1962 as the first wildlife reserve of Nigeria. In 1991, the territory of the national park status.

Fauna

The park management identified so far 52 different mammal species, including African elephants, baboons, monkeys Hussars, vervet monkey, roan antelope, hartebeest, lions, African buffalo, waterbuck, bushbuck and hippo.

The park is home to over 350 bird species, of which 130 are indigenous, 50 migratory birds that move between Africa and Europe, and the rest of migratory birds within Africa. They include the saddle-billed stork, the Bengalgeier, the Helmperlhuhn, the Grautoko and the Cattle Egret.