Lagoas Cufada Natural Park
The Lagoas de Cufada Natural Park is found in Guinea-Bissau. It was established on 1 December 2000. This site is 890 km2.[2] It was the first protected area in Guinea-Bissau.
| Lagoas de Cufada Natural Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category II (national park) | |
| Official name | Lagoa de Cufada |
| Designated | 14 May 1990 |
| Reference no. | 469[1] |
Chimpanzees are reported to live in the National Park, making nests in oil palms, but details are lacking about density and size of the chimpanzee population within the protected area (Kormos et al. 2003)
Other animals found at the site include; Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), Roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus), African buffalo (Syncerus caffer), Leopard (Panthera pardus), Hyenas and African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis).
References
- "Lagoa de Cufada". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- World Database on Protected Areas
Kormos, R., Boesch, C. Bakarr, M. I. and Butynaski, T. M. 2003. West African Chimpanzees. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.