11°42′36″N 15°04′46″W / 11.71006°N 15.07942°W
| Lagoas de Cufada Natural Park | |
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| Official name | Lagoa de Cufada |
| Designated | 14 May 1990 |
| Reference no. | 469[1] |
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.
Wildlife
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Chimpanzees are reported to live in the park, making nests in oil palms, but details are lacking about the density and size of the population within the protected area.[3] Other animals found at the site include hippopotamus, waterbuck, roan antelope, kob, bay duiker, African buffalo, king colobus, western red colobus, leopard, hyenas, African manatee and dwarf crocodile. The park has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Lagoa de Cufada". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas[permanent dead link]
- ^ Kormos, R; Boesch, C; Bakarr, MI; Butynaski, TM (2003). West African Chimpanzees. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. Gland and Cambridge: IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group.
- ^ "Lagoas de Cufada". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
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