Faro National Park Explained

Faro National Park
Iucn Category:II
Location:Cameroon
Map:Cameroon
Relief:1
Coordinates:8.1667°N 52°W
Area:3,300 km2
Governing Body:Cameroon National Parks

Faro National Park is a national park in Cameroon's North Province. It covers an area of 3300km2 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]

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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sites/index.html?action=SitHTMDetails.asp&sid=6111&m=0 Faro National Park (Important Birds Areas of Cameroon)
  2. Book: Riley, Laura . William Riley . Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves . 2005 . Princeton University Press . 0-691-12219-9 . 40 .
  3. Web site: BirdLife Data Zone. 2020-10-23. datazone.birdlife.org.