Where to see a species
Where to see African Manatee
- 7 parks and reserves
- 1 dive site
- 6 countries
- 1 species
The African manatee is vulnerable and the eight places where it is documented run along Africa's Atlantic coast from Mauritania to Angola, with one inland entry: W National Park, transboundary and World Heritage, on the Niger. Kissama, in Angola, contributes 9,600 km², and the Bijagós Islands are the only dive site, a mangrove estuary.
Where
Places come from reviewed species-place links; the species shown at each place are only those in this group.
Mangrove reef/Estuary
Bijagós Islands
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-BissauUp to 15 m · Open Water
5 m26 °C
African Manatee
See dive siteNational Park
Diawling
Mauritania
MauritaniaAfrican Manatee
See park
UNESCONational Park
Djoudj Bird Sanctuary
Senegal
SenegalAfrican Manatee
See park
National Park
Kissama National Park
Angola
AngolaAfrican Manatee
See park
National Park
Loango National Park
Gabon
GabonAfrican Manatee
See park
National Park
Lower Casamance
Senegal
African Manatee
See park
National Park
Orango Islands National Park
Guinea-Bissau
African Manatee
See park
UNESCONational Park (transboundary)
W National Park
Niger
NigerAfrican Manatee
See park