Mandelia Faunal Reserve

Mandelia Faunal Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location Chad
Nearest city Chad
Area 1,380 km2 (530 sq mi)
Established 1969

The Mandelia Faunal Reserve in Chad was declared a reserve in 1969 covering an area of 1380 km2[1] [2][3]

Geography

The reserve gets flooded when the rivers Chari and Logone overflow during the rainy season.[4]

Wildlife

The reserve has a good amount of dense savanna woodland vegetation.[4]

The fauna consists of mammals including elephant (there were 660 initially when the reserve came to be gazetted Many ungulate species and birds are also reported. Larger mammals species such as elephant and kob which had migrated to Cameroon are reported to be coming back to Chad due to hunting pressure in that country.[4]

Conservation

There are apart from poaching pressure, illegal grazing and cultivation which are issues created by the local people inhabiting in many villages within the reserve and also poachers and from Cameroon. There are indications that the reserve may be de-gazetted.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "The National Parks and Nature Reserves of Chad". National Parks-Worldwide.info. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Chad" (PDF). Birdlife International Organization. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Mandelia Faunal Reserve". Protectedplanet.net. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Ecologically Sensitive Sites in Africa. Volume 5: Sahel". Chad. Archive.org. pp. 19–29. Retrieved 20 October 2013.

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