Benin - Burkina Faso - Niger - W-Arly-Pendjari Complex

"This transnational extension (Benin, Burkina Faso) to the W National Park of Niger, inscribed in 1996 on the World Heritage List, cover a major expanse of intact Sudano-Sahelian savannah, with vegetation types including grasslands, shrub lands, wooded savannah and extensive gallery forests. It includes the largest and most important continuum of terrestrial, semi-aquatic and aquatic ecosystems in the West African savannah belt. The property is a refuge for wildlife species that have disappeared or are highly threatened. It is home to the largest population of elephants in West Africa and most of the large mammals typical of the region, such as the African Manatee, cheetah, lion, and leopard. It also harbours the only viable population of lions in the region."

Source: UNESCO World Heritage


Wanted: Looking for postcard of this site from Burkina Faso and Niger

Postcard 1 - Benin
Pendjari National Park of Benin. Thanks to Johanna of Germany.

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