Faro National Park

Faro National Park is a national park in Cameroon's North Province. It covers an area of 3,300 km2 (1,300 sq mi) and is close to the Nigerian border, surrounded on the eastern side by several hunting reserves.[1] It is home to cheetahs, black rhinoceros, elephants, and is known for its colonies of hippopotamuses.[2]

Faro National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
LocationCameroon
Coordinates8°10′N 12°40′E
Area3,300 km²
Governing bodyCameroon National Parks

The park is enclosed between two large sandy, perennial rivers, the Faro on the north-east and the Déo along the western side, which flows into the Faro in the extreme north.[3]

See also

References

  1. Faro National Park (Important Birds Areas of Cameroon)
  2. Riley, Laura; William Riley (2005). Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves. Princeton University Press. pp. 40. ISBN 0-691-12219-9.
  3. "BirdLife Data Zone". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2020-10-23.


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