Zugurma Game Reserve

The Zugurma Game Reserve is a section of the Kainji National Park, in the Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria. It is bordered by the Kontagora River to the northwest and the Manyara River to the north, and covers an area of 138,500 hectares.[1] It was amalgamated with the Borgu Game Reserve in 1975 to form the Kainji Lake National Park.[2]

The reserve consists of a low plateau with gradually sloping sides forming an east to west watershed. It is poorly drained, with no tributaries running into the Manyara River, and with the Yampere and Lanser rivers running only seasonally. The vegetation is typically Guinea savanna woodland, but has been badly over-grazed except for riparian forests along the Manyara River and other water holes. The reserve has received virtually no research attention.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kainji Lake National Park". United Nations Environment Programme: World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  2. ↑ Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature et de ses ressources. Antelope Specialist Group. Antelopes : global survey and regional action plans. IUCN. p. 84. ISBN 2-8317-0016-7.

Coordinates: 9°50′N 5°00′E / 9.833°N 5.000°E / 9.833; 5.000

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