Bafing National Park Explained

Bafing National Park
Alt Name:Parc national de Bafing
Iucn Category:II
Map:Mali
Relief:1
Coordinates:13.8°N -59°W
Area Km2:5,000
Established:2000

Bafing National Park (French: Parc national de Bafing) lies in southern Mali. It was established on 1 July 2000. This site is 5000 km².[1] Both Korofin and Wongo National Park (both IUCN category: II) are components of the Bafing Biosphere.[2]

Environment

Woodlands dominate the landscape of the park, which is the only protected area for chimpanzees within the Manding Plateau area. The park has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of violet turacos, blue-bellied rollers, fox kestrels, Senegal parrots, bronze-tailed starlings, white-crowned robin-chats, white-fronted black-chats, Mali and black-faced firefinches, and grey-headed olivebacks.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.wdpa.org/siteSheet.aspx?sitecode=317284 World Database on Protected Areas
  2. Web site: APES MAPPER . 2010-07-15 . 2010-07-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100716153059/http://apes.eva.mpg.de/apeswiki/index.php/Korofin_National_Park . dead .
  3. Web site: Bafing. . 2024. BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024-10-27.