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A national park is a park in use for conservation purposes. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently, there is a common idea: the conservation of 'wild nature' for posterity and as a symbol of national pride. An international organization, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and its World Commission on Protected Areas, has defined "National Park" as its Category II type of protected areas.
While this type of national park had been proposed previously, the United States established the first "public park or pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people", Yellowstone National Park, in 1872. Although Yellowstone was not officially termed a "national park" in its establishing law, it was always termed such in practice and is widely held to be the first and oldest national park in the world. The first area to use "national park" in its creation legislation was the US's Mackinac Island, in 1875. Australia's Royal National Park, established in 1879, was the world's third official national park. In 1895 ownership of Mackinac Island was transferred to the State of Michigan as a state park and national park status was consequently lost. As a result, Australia's Royal National Park is by some considerations the second oldest national park now in existence.
The Niokolo Koba is a river in Senegal. The river is a tributary to the Gambia River, and runs mainly through the Niokolo-Koba National Park.
Coordinates: 13°01′N 13°14′W / 13.017°N 13.233°W / 13.017; -13.233
The Niokolo-Koba National Park (fr. Parc National du Niokolo Koba PNNK) is a World Heritage Site and natural protected area in south eastern Senegal near the Guinea-Bissau border. It is served by Niokolo-Koba Airport, an unpaved airstrip.
Established as a reserve in 1925, Niokolo-Koba was declared a Senegalese national park on 1 January 1954. Expanded in 1969, it was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1981 as a UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve. In 2007 it was added to the UNESCO List of Endangered World Heritage sites.
The park lies in an upland region through which the upper stretch of the Gambia River flows, towards the northwestern border of Guinea. The Biosphere park itself covers some 9,130 square kilometres, in a great arc running from Upper Casamance/Kolda Region at the Guinea-Bissau border into the Tambacounda Region to within a hundred kilometers of the Guinean border near the southeast corner of Senegal. Its altitude ranges from 16m to as high as 311m.
Senegambia Bissau Tours takes you on a trip from the Gambia to Senegal, to visit the country's number one wild animal park. As is usually the case, getting to see the elephants, lions and leopards was an almost impossible task. February/March is the best time for sightings. We did see a hyena though, which walked right up to the hotel's restaurant. Unfortunately, no one had a camera with them.
Le Niokolo est situé à une heure et demie de route au Sud de Tambacounda. Il est l'une des aires protégées les plus précieuses de l'Afrique de l'ouest. D'une surface de près d'un million d'hectares, le parc concentre une grande diversité d'espèces végétales et animales de l'Afrique subsaharienne. Parmi elles, on peut compter plus de 80 espèces de mammifères, 330 espèces d'oiseaux, 20 espèces d'amphibiens, 60 espèces de poissons et près de 36 espèces de reptiles.
セネガル - ニオコロ-コバ国立公園(1981)/Senegal - Niokolo-Koba National Park(1981)
Beautiful places to travel to game : http://www.purposegames.com/game/beautiful-places-aroud-the-world-quizbeautiful, Located in a well-watered area along the banks of the Gambia river, the gallery forests and savannahs of Niokolo-Koba National Park have a very rich fauna, among them Derby elands (largest of the antelopes), chimpanzees, lions, leopards and a large population of elephants, as well as many birds, reptiles and amphibians. travel, travel destination, travel advice, skyline, famous buildings, street life nice city, tourist , toursm, beautiful, pictures, beautiful photographs, landmarks, street life, life, street, streets, aerial, famous, parks, statues, people, nice people, friendly , friendly people, amazing, train station, city hall, hotel, vacation, trees, green, techno...
Making friends.
Niokolo Koba (Sénégal), Campement du Lion
A two day visit into the reserve Niokolo Koba, Senegal.
Original Children's Programming Independently Produced- Senegal West Africa- 1997 Documentary http://jspinwestafrica.blogspot.com/ http://sambalivesinafrica.blogspot.com/ Samba travels through West Africa's Game Preserve located in Senegal, Guinea Conakry. The journey was in search of the source of the River Gambia, one of the world's longest navigable waterways. The Confluence Of The River Gambia & The Niokolo River 3. 5 million hectares in size. Thanks For Watching! joelsamuelpresents http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/153
Senegambia Bissau Tours takes you on a trip from the Gambia to Senegal, to visit the country's number one wild animal park. As is usually the case, getting to see the elephants, lions and leopards was an almost impossible task. February/March is the best time for sightings. We did see a hyena though, which walked right up to the hotel's restaurant. Unfortunately, no one had a camera with them.
Le Niokolo est situé à une heure et demie de route au Sud de Tambacounda. Il est l'une des aires protégées les plus précieuses de l'Afrique de l'ouest. D'une surface de près d'un million d'hectares, le parc concentre une grande diversité d'espèces végétales et animales de l'Afrique subsaharienne. Parmi elles, on peut compter plus de 80 espèces de mammifères, 330 espèces d'oiseaux, 20 espèces d'amphibiens, 60 espèces de poissons et près de 36 espèces de reptiles.
セネガル - ニオコロ-コバ国立公園(1981)/Senegal - Niokolo-Koba National Park(1981)
Beautiful places to travel to game : http://www.purposegames.com/game/beautiful-places-aroud-the-world-quizbeautiful, Located in a well-watered area along the banks of the Gambia river, the gallery forests and savannahs of Niokolo-Koba National Park have a very rich fauna, among them Derby elands (largest of the antelopes), chimpanzees, lions, leopards and a large population of elephants, as well as many birds, reptiles and amphibians. travel, travel destination, travel advice, skyline, famous buildings, street life nice city, tourist , toursm, beautiful, pictures, beautiful photographs, landmarks, street life, life, street, streets, aerial, famous, parks, statues, people, nice people, friendly , friendly people, amazing, train station, city hall, hotel, vacation, trees, green, techno...
Making friends.
Niokolo Koba (Sénégal), Campement du Lion
A two day visit into the reserve Niokolo Koba, Senegal.
Original Children's Programming Independently Produced- Senegal West Africa- 1997 Documentary http://jspinwestafrica.blogspot.com/ http://sambalivesinafrica.blogspot.com/ Samba travels through West Africa's Game Preserve located in Senegal, Guinea Conakry. The journey was in search of the source of the River Gambia, one of the world's longest navigable waterways. The Confluence Of The River Gambia & The Niokolo River 3. 5 million hectares in size. Thanks For Watching! joelsamuelpresents http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/153
Original Children's Programming Independently Produced- Senegal West Africa- 1997 Documentary http://jspinwestafrica.blogspot.com/ http://sambalivesinafrica.blogspot.com/ Samba travels through West Africa's Game Preserve located in Senegal, Guinea Conakry. The journey was in search of the source of the River Gambia, one of the world's longest navigable waterways. The Confluence Of The River Gambia & The Niokolo River 3. 5 million hectares in size. Thanks For Watching! joelsamuelpresents http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/153
Welcome to Akagera National Park, Rwanda, which represents the story of rebirth and resilience. Experience the lakes, the hills and an incredible diversity of wildlife.
Visite du park de Hann par les élèves du daara vacances de Al-Falah
Des animaux , rien que des animaux , Lions,Girafes,Éléphants,Gnous,zèbres,Impalas, Phacochères,Grands Koudous ,Rhinocéros,Cobes à croissants, Hippopotames,Singes,et de nombreux oiseaux
Une Semaine à JOAL, DIOUROUP dont mission humanitaire non incluse dans ce film Une semaine dans le sud est : Parc de NIOKOLO KOBA, TAMBACOUNDA, KEDOUGOU, PAYS BEDICK, IWOL, DINDEFELO , fête des jeunes filles BEDICK Une semaine en CASAMANCE : ZIGUINCHOR, ELINKINE, CARABANE, OUSSOUYE