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National Parks of Nigeria. The national parks of Nigeria are preserved, enhanced, protected and managed by the Nigeria National Park Service. [1] The Nigeria National Park Service is a parastatal under the Federal Ministry of the Environment, and is headed by a conservator general. [2] It works closely with the Nigerian Tourism Development ...
Topography of Nigeria. Nigeria is a large country in West Africa just north of the equator. It is bounded by Benin to the west, Niger to the north, Cameroon to the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The country consists of several large plateaus separated by the valleys of the two major rivers, the Niger and the Benue, and their tributaries.
Nigeria has extensive mangrove forests in the coastal region of the Niger Delta. Considered one of the most ecologically sensitive regions in the world, the Niger Delta mangrove forest is situated within a deltaic depositional environment. These mangrove forests serve a critical role in regional ecological and landscape composition, and support ...
[8] [20] Taylor Creek forest reserve is a lowland (<35 meters below the sea level). It is bordered by the following communities namely Biseni, Kaiama, Kalama, Odi, Zarama, Okordia, Odoni, and Ikarama. [27] Taylor creek forest reserve covers an estimated area of about 220 km 2. It is an overwhelming seasonal swamp forest shore of the Niger River ...
The Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary in Cross River State in southern Nigeria covers 104 km 2 (40 sq mi). [1] The wildlife sanctuary was founded in 2000 to provide refuge for endangered animal species, including the Cross River gorilla , the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee , the drill and the gray-necked rockfowl .
Ise Forest Reserve is located in Ekiti State, southwestern Nigeria, covering 142 km 2, 5° 20.804'E to 5° 25.331'E longitude and 7°21.069'N to 7° 25.579'N latitude in the tropical hemisphere. The protected area is about 9 km to the southern part of the reserve along the Akure-Benin expressway from the Uso community in Ondo State. [ 1 ]
In 1969, a wildlife expert from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations recommended the creation of a game reserve or national park to safeguard local wildlife resources. These reports coincided with a period when Nigeria, having recently gained independence, prioritized the management of its natural resources ...
Panorama of the eastern edge of Ngel Nyaki Forest Reserve on the Mambilla Plateau, Taraba State, Nigeria. The reserve contains a stand of rare dry type montane to sub-montane forest, and is the only forest of its type left on the heavily populated Mambilla plateau. [3] The forest is an isolated fragment of approximately 7.5 km 2. [4]