Mamunta Mayosso Wildlife Sanctuary

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Mamunta - Mayoso (or Mamunta - Mayawso ) is located in the center of Sierra Leone. It is one of the most important wildlife sanctuaries in the country and last Rückzugebiet some endangered animal species, including the dwarf crocodile.

  • 2.1 Mammals
  • 2.2 birds

The Park

Introduction

This wildlife sanctuary consists of a variety of different vegetation zones. The largest portion Boliland, a grass savannah several months is flooded every year. This is traversed by marshes, secondary forest and two lakes. The swamps reach a depth of up to 1.5 meters. The average annual rainfall is up to 3,000 millimeters. The daily temperatures are year-round at 30 ° C.

A major problem for the protected area is that there is only one parking attendant. Illegal settlements and hunting threaten the increasingly rare animal and plant world.

Check-in

Mamunta - Mayoso is one of the few protected areas in Sierra Leone which is accessible with a car. The drive from Freetown takes about 5 hours. The distance (about 35 km) of Magburaka a protected area is not fixed and impassable in the rainy season.

Accommodation and facilities

In the reserve, vielmahr on the main road there, there is a small tourist information. There is also a facility in the local population produces very good Flechtprodukte (eg baskets ). Weiterhion there are no facilities or accommodations. You can stay best in Makeni, about 50 km north of the conservation area.

Fauna and Flora

Mammals

In addition to the extremely rare and endangered dwarf crocodile ( dwarf crocodile ) eight different primate species were found in the park. In addition, there are bushbuck, bush pig and duiker. A few dwarf hippos call the park their home.

Between 1979 and 1991, 252 bird species were observed, two of which are threatened with extinction.

External links and references

  • Mamunta - Mayoso Wildlife Sanctuary, visitsierraleone.org
  • Information of forest and nature Commission of Sierra Leone
  • World Council for Protected Areas: Mamunta - Mayoso
  • National Park in Africa
  • National Park in Sierra Leone
  • Northern ( Sierra Leone)
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