Yankari
National Park
Its a large wild life park located in the east-central
Nigeria. At first it was established as a reserve in 1956 and it became National Park in 1991.It is probably one of the biggest National Parks in
Nigeria as it covers more than 2,254 square kilometers.
What makes this natural park so special is that it
holds a large number of African species like baboons ,hippos , buffaloes,waterbucks, elephants… ; these also
make it the most visited national park of the country.
The most
important animals in the park has are the elephants since it owns the biggest
population in West Africa, estimated in more than 340 in 2008.This big elephant
population has become a problem for surrounding villages specially during the
rainy seasons because the animals enter local farms. They also have caused damages
in the park like stripping baobab trees.
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