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'Waza National Park' () is a national park in Far North Province, Cameroon.^[1] It was founded in 1934, albeit as a hunting reserve, and covers a total of 1,700 km².^[2] The park became a National Park in 1968, and a UNESCO biosphere reserve in 1979.^[3]

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Management

Wildlife

See also

References

Management

The park is managed by the Conservation Service of the Waza National Park, part of the Cameroon Ministry of Environment and the Protection of Nature. In 1983, the park had a staff of twenty-five rangers; however, as of 2005, that number had dropped to seven, and poachers from Chad, Nigeria, and Cameroon itself were reported to have gone on a "rampage for the Park’s resources." Also in 2005 the Netherlands World Conservation Union Committee agreed to pay for an additional sixteen "eco-rangers" who would assist the regular ones.

Wildlife

Wildlife in Waza National Park includes giraffes^[4] and 379 species of birds; among the birds that have been sighted are Marmaronetta angustirostris, Aythya nyroca, Aquila clanga, Falco naumanni, Neotis nuba, Ortyxelos meiffrenii, Ardeotis arabs, and Struthio camelus.

See also

★ Tourism in Cameroon

References

1. June 2005 Waza Anti-Poaching Report
2. World Conservation Monitoring Centre
3. Waza National Park (Important Birds Areas of Cameroon)
4. WCP Intern Report