Rusizi National Park Explained

Rusizi National Park
Iucn Category:II
Iucn Ref:[1]
Alt Name:Réserve naturelle du Rusizi
Map:Burundi
Relief:1
Location:Burundi
Nearest City:Bujumbura
Coordinates:-3.2477°N 29.2307°W
Area Km2:90
Established:1980
Governing Body:Office Burundais pour la Protection de l'Environnement

Rusizi National Park is a national park in Burundi, next to the Rusizi River.[2] It is 15 km north of the city of Bujumbura and home to hippopotamuses and sitatungas.[3] Gustave, a Nile crocodile, is rumored to have killed 300 people here.

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Notes and References

  1. UNEP-WCMC (2022). Protected Area Profile for Rusizi from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 22 March 2022 https://www.protectedplanet.net/9162
  2. Web site: 2021 . Protected Planet . Réserve naturelle du Rusizi . World Database of Protected Areas .
  3. Book: Pitcher, Gemma . David Andrew . Kate Armstrong . James Bainbridge . Africa . . 2007 . 616 . registration . 978-1-74104-482-9.