Nigeria's most visited park, known for its elephant herds and for the Wikki warm springs.
Area
2,244 km²
Declared in
1991
Region
West Africa
Climate
Tropical, Árido / desértico
Highlight
The Wikki warm springs and savannah
Location
See on the interactive map42 species documented in Yankari National Park
At conservation risk:León,Elefante africano,Leopardo,Buitre orejudo,Cocodrilo de hocico alargado africano
VulnerableLeón
Panthera leo
Least ConcernAntílope acuático (bosbok)
Tragelaphus scriptus
Near ThreatenedBúfalo africano
Syncerus caffer
Least ConcernCocodrilo del Nilo
Crocodylus niloticus
EndangeredElefante africano
Loxodonta africana
VulnerableLeopardo
Panthera pardus
Least ConcernPitón de Seba
Python sebae
Agama de cabeza roja
Agama agama
Boomslang
Dispholidus typus
Buitre orejudo
Torgos tracheliotos
Caracol gigante africano
Lissachatina fulica
Cercopiteco mona
Cercopithecus mona
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in Nigeria, where Yankari National Park lies.
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