Yob Wildlife Reserve Explained

Yob Wildlife Reserve
Iucn Category:IV
Map:Eritrea
Relief:1
Location:Northern Red Sea Region and Anseba Region, Eritrea
Nearest City:Nakfa
Coordinates:17.2575°N 37.76°W
Area:265800ha
Established:16 March 1959

Yob Wildlife Reserve is a protected area in the Northern Red Sea and Anseba regions of northern Eritrea. According to the Gazetta Eritrea, it was established on 16 March 1959 by the British, specifically to protect the significant populations of Nubian ibex in the area.[1]

The reserve is overlooked by the Wildlife Conservation Department of the Eritrean Ministry of Agriculture.[2] It covers an area of and its protection appears to have been reaffirmed on 1 January 1975.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yob Wildlife Reserve . Protectedplanet.net . https://web.archive.org/web/20130330141447/http://protectedplanet.net/sites/Yob_Wildlife_Reserve . 30 March 2013 . 30 May 2012.
  2. Book: Shackleton, David M.. Wild Sheep and Goats and Their Relatives: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan for Caprinae. 30 May 2012. 1997. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Species Survival Commission. Caprinae Specialist Group. 978-2-8317-0353-4. 26.
  3. Web site: National Parks of Eritrea . National Parks Worldwide.info . 30 May 2012.