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Tamou Reserve
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| Réserve totale de faune du Tamou | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
 Tamou Reserve on a map of WAP complex | |
 Interactive map of Réserve totale de faune du Tamou | |
| Location | Tillaberi Region, Niger |
| Nearest city | Say, Niger |
| Coordinates | 12°35′44″N 2°17′57″E / 12.59556°N 2.29917°E |
| Area | 756 km2 (292 sq mi) |
| Established | 1 January 1962 |
| Governing body | Parcs Nationaux & Reserves - Niger |
The Tamou Total Reserve is a nature reserve in the southwest of Niger. It is a Total Faunal Reserve IUCN type IV, covering some 756 km2 (292 sq mi) within the Tillaberi Region. The reserve abuts W du Niger, and is primarily dedicated to the protection of African elephant populations which migrate through the region.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ McShane, T. O. (1987), "Elephant-fire relationships in Combretum/Terminalia woodland in south-west Niger", African Journal of Ecology, 25 (2): 79–94, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2028.1987.tb01095.x
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- unep-wcmc site record[permanent dead link]
- World Database on Protected Areas / UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2008. Archived 21 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- Biodiversity and Protected Areas-- Niger,[dead link] Earth Trends country profile (2003)