Rusizi National Park

Rusizi Nature Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)

Hippopotamuses in Rusizi Nature Reserve
A map of Burundi showing the location of Rusizi Nature Reserve
Location Burundi
Nearest city Bujumbura
Coordinates 3°14′52″S 29°13′50″E / 3.247723°S 29.230671°E / -3.247723; 29.230671Coordinates: 3°14′52″S 29°13′50″E / 3.247723°S 29.230671°E / -3.247723; 29.230671

Rusizi Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Burundi, next to the Rusizi River. It is 15 km north of the city of Bujumbura and home to hippopotamuses and sitatungas.[1] Gustave, a Nile crocodile rumored to have killed 300 people lives here.

References

  1. ↑ Pitcher, Gemma; David Andrew; Kate Armstrong; James Bainbridge (2007). Africa. Lonely Planet. p. 616. ISBN 1-74104-482-0.
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