Bouba Njida National Park
The Bouba - Ndjida National Park is a national park in the North Province of Cameroon, which was set up to save the black rhino and the giant eland.
History
In 1932 the territory of the Bouba - Ndjida was declared a wildlife reserve. In 1947 the park was classified as a forestry reserve. In 1968 it was converted into a national park. In December 2007, a convergence of national parks Sena Oura (Chad) and Bouba - Ndjida (Cameroon), the agreed transboundary biosphere reserve. The park is part of the IUCN Category II
Geography, geology and climate
The Bouba - Ndjida National Park borders Chad. Together with the Sena Oura National Park on the Chad side of the area is considered a bi- national National Park. The main entrance to the park is located about 45 kilometers east of Tchollire in Koum. The area is located on the river banks of Mayo Lidi River. The landscape is characterized by rugged rugged rocks of granite and gneiss.
The entire park covers an area of around 2,200 km ². The area is 350-900 meters above sea level. The annual rainfall is 1200 mm.
Near the Bouba - Ndjida, between the 90 km distant Bénoué National Park and Bouba - Ndjida, there is a medieval palace made of mud brick called Rey- Bouba, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage list of suggestions. The park takes its name from an ancestor of today's Baba ( ≈ Sultan ) Abdoulaye. This was called Bouba N'Djida and settled in 1799 in the territory of Mali coming on.
Fossils
Paleontologists found in the park dinosaur fossils. They are similar to the geographically proximate and more popular and in 1988 discovered fossils of Manangia in the same Department Mayo -Rey about 120 million years old.
Biodiversity
Flora
The park consists mostly of open forest and bush savannah. Parts of the savanna include elements of the Sahel. Thus, the flora of dense scrub and woody grasslands.
Fauna
According to a study by maneuvering & Esser in 1979 Eland found in the park ( taurotragus oryx ) with a density of 0.44 Eland / km ². The number of rare animals is estimated at 1,000 to 3,500 pieces. Other antelope species in the park are the hartebeest ( Alcelaphus buselaphus ), the roan antelope ( Hippotragus equinus ), the Kobantilope, the waterbuck, the Oribi and various Ducker. Furthermore you will find in the park, the Black Rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis). In addition to giraffes it should still give cheetahs. According to another study exist in the reserve, a population of 30 to about 50 lions and 41 to about 100 hyenas. Even elephants and cape buffalo should be present in the park. From January to March 2012 to have been killed by poachers at least 500 elephants.
In addition to mammals can be found with a little luck, joint turtles ( Kinixys belliana belliana ), the fan -toed Gecko ( Ptyodactylus hasselquisti ), Bunte Togoskink ( Mabuya perroteti ) or ball python ( Python regius ).