Angola's most visited park, the setting of the Operation Noah's Ark wildlife reintroduction project after the civil war.
Area
9,600 km²
Declared in
1957
Region
Southern Africa
Climate
Tropical, Árido / desértico
Highlight
Coastal savannah beside the Kwanza River
Location
See on the interactive map8 species documented in Kissama National Park
At conservation risk:Elefante africano,Manatí africano,Tortuga verde
Near ThreatenedBúfalo africano
Syncerus caffer
Least ConcernCocodrilo del Nilo
Crocodylus niloticus
Least ConcernEland común
Taurotragus oryx
EndangeredElefante africano
Loxodonta africana
VulnerableManatí africano
Trichechus senegalensis
EndangeredTortuga verde
Chelonia mydas
Least ConcernBabuino chacma
Papio ursinus
Least ConcernCercopiteco verde
Chlorocebus aethiops
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in Angola, where Kissama National Park lies.
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